Since 2001 Analog Outfitters has repaired and rebuilt hundreds of vintage Hammond organs in churches, night clubs, funeral homes, recording studios, and private homes. During these service calls to work on vintage B3 organs, we often encountered many of the other 40-plus models produced by the original Hammond Organ Company who made over 2 million organs from the from their inception in 1935 until their bankruptcy in 1985. These non-commercially viable models were stuffed into back rooms, closets, or basements. We were offered countless numbers of these organs, sometimes with the caveat that if we did not take the organ, the owner would be smashing it up and burning it. As Hammond Organ enthusiasts, this was very difficult to witness.
The Scanner is made from vintage vibrato scanners and reverb tanks from these Hammond organs.
The science behind The Scanner is really where the magic happens. Applying the audio signal to a delay circuit produces 9 phase-shifted copies of the signal, thus creating a vibrato effect. These signals are applied to capacitive plates mounted inside the scanner assembly. A rotating armature then picks up the phase shifted signals off of the plates, producing an incredibly rich vibrato sound.
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