Hammond Novachord
Posted: November 10th, 2011 | Author: g-swift | Filed under: Music | Tags: hammond, novachord, synth, vintage | 53,051 Comments »
1939 bleeding edge!
A year before Hitler decided he’d like to own a Poland, Hammond built the worlds first polyphonic synth, the Novachord. Production began in 1938, and just over a thousand units were built up until 1942. The actual synth part of the Novachord ran entirely on tubes and caps and had a pretty amazing sound.
