Hammond organ

Trademark.

1. a brand of musical instrument, resembling in shape an upright piano, with two keyboards and electronic tone generation.

Hammond organ

noun

1. an electric organ with two keyboards, electronic tone generation, and a wide variety of tone colours: invented in 1934

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hammond organ¹

C20: named after Laurens Hammond (1895–1973), US mechanical engineer

Example Sentences

Like the Hammond organ of the 1930s, it was soon discovered and adopted by many contemporary musicians.

From Salon

He received his first Hammond organ as a teenager and painted it gold.

From Washington Post

Churning, overloaded post-punk guitars open the new album in “Back to the Radio,” but other songs are built around keyboards, from shallow synthesizers to stately Hammond organ.

From New York Times

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench lends his Hammond organ to a pair of songs, including the album’s first single, the Petty-inflected “Long Way.”

From Seattle Times

The richly varied orchestration includes captivating effects for a battery of percussion, along with some silent-film effects from a Hammond organ.

From New York Times