Hammond Novachord

Posted: November 10th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Music | Tags: , , , | 30,540 Comments »
1939 bleeding edge!

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.

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