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- OBJECT TYPE
- MUSICAL
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0406.003
- MANUFACTURER
- HAMMOND INSTRUMENT CO.
- MODEL
- SOLOVOX K SERIES B
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 72540
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL & SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 54.5 cm
- Width
- 26.0 cm
- Height
- 10.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Music
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HAMMOND
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS SOLOVOX WAS USED BYORIGINAL OWNER MR. KEN BAER C. 1948- 1950S; USED AGAIN IN LATE 1960S OR EARLY 1970S
- Canada
-
SOLOVOX ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT, OWNED AND PLAYED BY MR. KEN BAER. IT WAS PURCHASED IN TORONTO CO. 1948 FROM HEINTZMAN & CO. LTD., AND USED MOSTLY IN CHURCHES OR FOR EVANGELICAL MEETINGS. .7-.8 BRASS LEGS MADE BY MACHINIST FRED MCGLASHEN, AND ALLOWED SOLOVOX TO BE USED WITH A PIANO ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IE. DID NOT HAVE TO PERMANENTLY SCREW KEYBOARD TO PIANO. (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO GENERATE A RANGE OF STRING, WOODWIND AND ORGAN TYPE MUSICAL SOUNDS TO ACCOMPANY A TRADITIONAL PIANO. - Technical
-
EARLY FORM OF ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT, CONSISTING OF A KEYBOARD OF 3 OCTAVES AND 36 KEYS, AND A "TONE CABINET" HOUSING A SPEAKER & VACUUM TUBE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS RESPONSIBLE FOR TONE GENERATION & AMPLIFICATION. SOLOVOX IS MONOPHONIC DEVICE: PLAYS ONLY ONE NOTE AT A TIME. DESIGNED FOR USE WITH PIANO. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate mounted under keyboard reads "HAMMOND SOLOVOX KEYBOARD/ SERIAL NO. 72540 MODEL K SERIES B/ IMPORTANT-/ FOR CONNECTION TO SERIES/ B/ SOLOVOX TONE CABINET ONLY/ U.S. PAT. 2099204 2117002 2142580 2203569/ 2233258 2251052 2253782 2254284 2254366/ 23-1870 1956350 RE 20831/ DES. 123686 DES. 124405 OTHER PATS. PEND./ HAMMOND INSTRUMENT CO. CHICAGO, ILL./ MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." Red decal, beside, reads "CAUTION/ PERMANENT INJURY TO THIS DEVICE MAY/ RESULT IF SCREWS ENTER THIS BOTTOM/ SURFACE MORE THAN 1/8 INCH./ PO 168381". Second plate, on lower section of keyboard, reads "Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ SOLOVOX KEYBOARD PER R16707-21/ SERIAL NO. 1720/ PAT. [blank]/ VOLTS/ 117/ AMPS. 1.3/ CYCLES/ [blank]/ WATTS [blank]/ MADE IN CANADA CSA APP. NO. 3676." Synthetic register keys labelled (l to r) "HAMMOND", "BASS", "TENOR", "CONTRALTO", "SOPRANO", "VIBRALTO/ OFF", "FAST ATTACK", "MUTE", "DEEP TONE", "FULL TONE", "FIRST VOICE", "SECOND VOICE" and "BRILLIANT".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Dark brown moulded synthetic register keys. Dull silver colour metal panels on casing housing volume control lever.
- Decoration
- N/A
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