Crumar Haven
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Hammond Style Crumar Haven Leslie Organ.Very Rare. This is a very rare Hammond style Drawbar organ, that was made by Italian company Crumar sometime in the 70's or 80's. It has two keyboards, each being 4 octave. Each of the keyboards volume can be set separately, allowing for chord playing and soloing at the correct volumes respectively. The Lower Keyboard volume is controlled by a Drawbar volume control, and the Main volume is controlled by the built in foot Volume pedal. Also each of the keyboards sound can be shaped separately as they each have their own drawbars, with the Upper Keyboard having 16 Drawbars, and the Lower keyboard having 8 Drawbars. The sound of this organ is very versatile as it can be shaped to a multitude of sounds with its drawbars. As well as its Drawbar Organ sound, it also has settings for Piano's, which include, Piano Mellow, Piano Bright, Honky Tonk and Hapsich, which can be played on the Lower Keyboard. There is also a Decay Knob for the Piano sounds. It has two built in speakers that can be used alternatively, one being a Leslie Speaker. The Leslie Speaker has Fast and Slow rotation mode. As well as the Leslie Speaker, it also has a 3 Vibrato levers, which include ON/OFF, Fast and Heavy. This has a nice effect also. There is also a built in Reverb. There is also a built in Drum machine and Accompliment, called the Nerve Centre. This have various built in drum rhythms. Also a Bass, and/or Chord accompliment can be switched on also. There is also a Sustain function for the Top keyboard. Another useful function is a Headphone Out socket, so you can practice without disturbing anyone. Next to the Headphone socket, is a Mic and Tape Recorder sockets, with the old fashioned DIN type connectors. What this Organ is amazing for is its Hammond Organ sound. When it is run through the Leslie Speaker, the sound that is created is a beautiful, authentic Hammond Drawbar Organ sound, that simply cant be recreated by modern synths or samplers. To get this fantastic sound onto your recordings, you would just place a mic at the Leslie speaker, and you would have the most amazing, and real Drawbar organ sound, that has a soul about it. This Organ is so rare there is no information on the internet about it at all. I searched for ages trying to get more info on it. There is however plenty of info about the firm that made it, Crumar. There is also some info about a similar model, called the Crumar Haven61, or also called the Crumar Organizer2. This is basically the same organ, except it doesn't have any speaker or the Leslie speaker, and isent made from solid wood. Here is a link to some reviews about the Crumar Organizer on Harmony Central. As you will see, it gets top mark's for sound, http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Keyboard+And+MIDI/product/Crumar/T2+Organizer/10/1 Its dimensions are; Width 1206 x Depth 630 x Height 994 mm, ( or in inches ; 47 1/2" x 24 3/4" x 39") This is a unique, and very rare organ, very well made with beautiful solid wood. http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Keyboard+And+MIDI/product/Crumar/T2+Organizer/10/1shapeimage_4_link_0