CUSTOM SETUPS READ ME
The Hammond Sk Stage Keyboards have been developed to serve musicians of every genre all
over the world, and the Presets found in the OEM set reflect the Sk’s readiness to serve as the
core keyboard in any lineup, anywhere.
Our US and Canadian Artists /Endorsees, along with the thousands of you in the extended
Hammond Family have shared your wants and needs with us, and we have begun to create
special Setups and Whole Setups to reflect those needs. We have created new combinations,
combining the most popular OEM presets and often, adding brand new presets making the Sk
even easier to play. We’ve condensed the USER collections in some cases to make the selection
of presets easier for the Working Musician. You’ll only see the presets that fit the category. Of
course the entire OEM Preset list resides in the “P” Bank of the Sk’s.
The FAVORITES in each setup are the “Go-To” sounds for that choice, and reflect the sounds
you’ll need most.
The Presets may all be edited to your needs, and the Setups can be changed, as always.
Remember, a SETUP loads and saves in seconds-It records ALL the parameters, Presets, Leslie
Cabinets and Custom Tonewheel sets.
A WHOLE records everything a SETUP records, plus ALL the Library Voices currently loaded in
your SK keyboard. This load/save can take from 7 to 30 minutes depending on the speed of your
USB thumb drive.
AND BE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR CURRENT SETUP BEFORE LOADING ANY NEW SETUP, SO YOU
WILL NOT LOSE YOUR PREVIOUS WORK!!
Consult the “Galleries” section of www.hammondorgandorgan.com, with attention to the “Save
Your Setup” and “Loading A Custom Setup” Videos.
Descriptions of Custom Setups:
USA PRO STANDARD SETUP (r0914):
10 Presets Tweaked by Hammond USA HQ, in conjunction with some of our top Artists, loaded to
the
Favorites-A
quick
basic
Keyboard
Consists of 10 presets
1. Vint B-3 DLS
2. Crunch B-3
3. Classic B-3 Full
4. Farf Combo Organ
5. Vx Combo Org/Rho Bass
6. Stereo Grand Piano
7. Tine Electric Piano
8. Reed Electric Piano
9. Clav (BD)
10. Church Pipe Organ
Presets U011-U100 duplicate P011-P100
Sk2 USA PRO STANDARD r4
USA Pro Standard adapted for the Double Manual Sk2
Library
for
any
genre.
USA PRO STANDARD EXPANDED SETUP:
25 Presets
Some
of
these
use
Jim
Alfredson’s
“1954
C-2”
Custom
Tonewheel
Set.
Our USA “Pro Standard” Expanded to include some of the best Organ Presets from the Sk Series,
along with New “Tweaked” Presets created by Hammond USA in conjunction with some of our
top Artists. The Remainder of the U Bank is blank.
1. B-3 1
2. Swirly & Big
3. Vintage B-3-J2
4. Crunch B-3 2
5. All the Stops
6. Stereo Grand Piano
7. Tine Electric Piano
8. Reed Electric Piano
9. Clav (AC)
10. Church Pipe Organ
11. Farf Combo Organ
12. Vx Combo Organ/Rho Bass
13. Classic B3 Full
14. Squabble
15. Purple
16. McGriffin’
17. The Gnome
18. Some Lovin’ r3
19. Groove Richard
20. 5 Spot
21. InAGaddaDaVeeda
22. Green Lady Eyes
23. GreggsEvilWays
24. Mr. Hammonds Dream
25. Full Swing
SK PRO PIANO SETUP
15 Presets
For the times the Sk is called upon to be a Stage Piano, or if the Player is not in quick need of
the Organ division. All the Acoustic and Electric voices of the Sk are represented in “tweaked”
presets. The Remainder of the Bank is Blank.
1. Grand Piano
2. Road’s Suitcase
3. Road’s Stage
4. Wurli E-Piano
5. Clav (BD)
6. Wah Clav (AC)
7. CP70 Egnd Piano
8. Grand/Strings 1
9. Upright Piano
10. FM Belly E Pno
11. Harpsichord 8’
12. HonkyTonk Piano
13. Roads Key Bass
14. Grand/Strings 2
15. Grand/Strings 3
BEST OF THE XK-1C SETUP
63 Presets.
Our Ultralight Xk-1c has become one of our most popular Organs ever. We have been asked to
provide the Presets of the Xk in the Sk format. The remainder of the set is blank
1. Vintage B-3 DLS
2. Purple Smoke
3. Squabble
4. Open The Doors
5. Church Pipe Organ*
6. Drawbars Dimed*
7. Vintage BV 31H*
8. Retro Lounge B-3
9. Full Gospel new
10. Model A & PR-40*
11. Total Praise
12. Vintage Mellow*
13. Vintage BV2 31H*
14. Jimmy’s Sound 8
15. Ball Park B2
16. Oblivion
17. Question 96
18. White Shade
19. The Gnome
20. Some Lovin’*
21. Hint Of Wah
22. InThGardnOfEden
23. Rock B-3
24. Crunch B-3
25. Jimmy’s #1
26. One Foot Preset
27. The Lower Manual
28. Full Swing
29. Mighty Burner
30. Groove Richard
31. Five Spot
32. Mr. Hammond’s Dream
33. Soap Opera
34. Walter’s Summer
35. Sweet Ballad
36. Onions!
37. Soul Lead & Pad
38. Comping Manual
39. Quiet Prayer
40. Classic Gospel
41. Slow Gospel
42. Contemp. Gospel
43. Shout Gospel
44. Quiet Praise
45. Reflective Praise
46. Dramatic Praise
47. VntFctPrstB3 C#
48. VntFctPrstB3 D
49. VntFctPrstB3 D#
50. VntFctPrstB3 E
51. VntFctPrstB3 F
52. VntFctPrstB3 F#
53. VntFctPrstB3 G
54. VntFctPrstB3 G#
55. VntFctPrstB3 A
56. Pianissimo
57. Piano
58. Mezzo Piano
59. Mezzo Forte
60. Forte
61. Fortissimo
62. Reed Solo
63. Portative
64. Relic B-3
Sk PRO CLINIC SET (Big 50) WHOLE
51 presets.
Our clinicians travel far and wide training our dealers, and presenting seminars for the public
demonstrating the wide-reaching capacities of the Sk Series. We are often asked to share the
unique set of presets used in those programs. The remainder of the set is blank
1. B-3 1
2. Swirly & Big
3. Vintage B-3 J2
4. Crunch B-3 2
5. All The Stops 8
6. Ste Grand Piano
7. Tine E-Piano
8. Reed E-Piano
9. Clav (AC)
10. Church Pipe Organ
11. Farf Combo Organ
12. VxCombOrg/PnoBs
13. Classic B3 Full
14. Black Beauty 18
15. Purple
16. McGriffin’
17. The Gnome
18. SomeLovin’ R3
19. Groove Richard
20. Five Spot
21. Bass/B-3 R2
22. Girls PCD
23. Melodion
24. Jazz Guitar
25. 80s Piano
26. ACC perf
27. Flute PCD
28. Big Band Fall PCD
29. Big Band Gup PCD
30. Vibes
31. Doug Ingle
32. Jerry Corbetta
33. Gregg Rolie
34. Mr. Hammonds Dream
35. Ball Park B-2
36. Ensemble Strings
37. Black Beauty r5
38. Rhodes Bass
39. Brassy Bee 3
40. Syn String Pad
41. TheatreOrgPad 2
42. TooMello-Rho/B3
43. Theatre Org Pad
44. Theatre Org Tibia
45. Vibes/B-3 Bass
46. Jazz Guit/B-3bs
47. Solo A Sax
48. Solo Trumpet
49. Tp. + Tb.
50. Tp. + Tb. Muted
51. Squabble
VINTAGE B-3 OEM PRESETS SETUP
36 Presets.
The Stock OEM Presets of Vintage Hammond Organs have been used by countless Artists over
the past 80 years, making them among the most recognized sounds in all music. There were 2
sets available-The “Standard” Set (sometimes referred to as the “Liturgical” set) which dates back
to the earliest Hammond Models. These were the “factory” presets. You also had the option to
order your Hammond with the “Theatre” Set, which was a bit more skewed towards popular
music. (N.B. Please keep in mind “popular” music here means the popular music of the day-in this
case
the
40’s,
50’s
and
60’s)
These sounds were created by Hammond Hall-Of-Famer Porter Heaps. Here they are replicated,
as they were installed on the Classic Instruments at the factory. The Organ Profile for all these
registrations is identical, using Jim Alfredson’s 1954 C-2 Custom Tonewheels and a Vintage 31-H
Leslie
created
especially
for
this
Setup
by
Hammond
Artist
Steven
Eaklor.
There are 37 presets. The STANDARD Upper and Lower presets are followed by the THEATRE
Upper and Lower Presets. Favorites 1-10 correspond to U001-U010. Presets U037-U100 are blank.
The Legend on each preset is to be read as follows:
“Up” refers to the “reverse key” presets on the UPPER Manual of a Vintage Hammond
“Lo” refers to the “reverse key” presets on the LOWER Manual of a Vintage Hammond
The Note name (A, B, C#, etc.) refers to the location of the preset on a Vintage Hammond.
N.B. Even though the presets are divided into “Upper” and “Lower” designations, the split
function is not engaged, and all the presets will play on the “Upper” section of the Sk.
“STANDARD” SET:
1. Up C# 00 5320 000 Stopped Flute
2. Up D
00 4432 000 Dulciana
3. Up D# 00 8740 000 French Horn
4. Up E
00 4544 222 Salicional
5. Up F
00 5403 000 Flutes 8’&4’
6. Up F# 00 4675 300 Oboe Horn
7. Up G
00 5644 320 Swell Diapason
8. Up G# 00 6876 540 Trumpet
9. Up A
32 7645 222 Full Swell
10. Up !
88 8888 888 Sforzando (extra preset added)
11. Lo C# 00 4545 440 Cello
12. Lo D
00 4423 220 Flute & String
13. Lo D# 00 7373 430 Clarinet
14. Lo E
00 4544 220 Diapason, Gamba & Flute
15. Lo F
00 6644 322 Great, No reeds
16. Lo F# 00 5642 200 Open Diapason
17. Lo G 00 6845 433 Full Great
18. Lo G# 00 8030 000 Tibia Clausa
19. Lo A 42 7866 244 Full Great w/16
“THEATRE” SET:
20. Up C# 00 8740 000 French Horn
21. Up D
00 8408 004 Tibias 8’& 2’
22. Up D# 00 8080 840 Clarinet
23. Up E
08 8800 880 Novel Solo
24. Up F
60 8088 000 Theater Solo
25. Up F# 00 4685 300 Oboe Horn
26. Up G 60 8807 006 Full Tibias
27. Up G#00 6888 654 Trumpet
28. Up A 76 8878 667 Full Theater Brass
29. Lo C# 00 4545 440 Cello
30. Lo D 004432 000 Dulciana
31. Lo D# 00 4800 000 Vibraharp
32. Lo E 00 3800 460 Vox 8’ & Tibia 4’
33. Lo F 00 6554 322 String Accomp
34. Lo G 43 5434 334 Full Accomp
35. Lo G# 00 8030 000 Tibia 8’
36. Lo A 84 7767 666 Bombarde 16’
TEN MANUALS SETUP
10 Presets
Many musicians prefer to register their Hammond Organs manually, rather than rely on Presets.
We have also found these types of Players are sometimes reluctant to go “under the hood”,
relying on the Hammond Profile last used in Manual Mode, which may or may not be the ideal
“model” an Organist desires. In this Setup, various “styles” of Hammond Organs with their Typical
Leslies or Speakers are assigned to each of the Favorite buttons without registration. Here you
may set the Drawbars, Vibrato, Percussion and other parameters as if the Sk was in MANUAL
mode. Also included are “Manuals” for the Pipe Organ Voices, Farf Combo Organ and VX Combo
Organ. Two extra patches are provided-Acoustic Piano with Bass and Electric Piano with Bass, for
the jobbing player’s convenience. The entire control panel is LIVE, ready for your resgistrations.
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PRESS THE MANUAL BUTTON WHEN USING THESE FAVORITES. THE
MANUAL BUTTON REMAINS IN ITS USUAL STATE AND MAY BE USED AS AN “ELEVENTH”
MANUAL.
Positions U011 to U100 are intentionally left blank.
1. Vintage B-3/31h Leslie
2. Mellow B-3/31h Leslie
3. The Relic/122 Leslie
4. Rock B3
5. 1930’s Hammond/Pr40
6. Pipes
7. Farfisa
8. Vox
9. B-3 Bass/Piano
10. B-3 Bass/Rhodes
AMERICAN CLASSIC
Ten Favorites encompassing the most common Classic Pipe Organ Registrations. The remainder
of the set is blank.
1. Principal Chorus
2. Flute Chorus
3. String Celeste
4. Oboe Solo
5. Trio Sonata
6. Gedeckt 8’ & 2’
7. Solo Trompette
8. Plenum
9. Full Crescendo
10. Sforzando
AMERICAN CLASSIC Sk-2
The same set as “American Classic”, optimized for the Model Sk-2 Double Manual.
BASIC KEYBOARD PALLETTE
(10 Presets)
Ten Presets with a slightly wider scope than our Pro Standard Set, Designed for the Working
Ensemble Keyboard Player, Songwriter, or Single Player. The Remainder of the set is Blank.
1. Vintage B
2. Full Swing
3. Comping Manual
4. Pad O’Stringa
5. Grand/Strings I
6. Grand Piano
7. Road’s Suitcase
8. Wurli E Piano
9. Clav (BD)
10. FM Belly E-Piano
MIGHTY WURLI WHOLE
(10 Presets)
Ten
Presets
inspired
by
the
sounds
of
the
Mighty
WurliTzer
Presets U011-100 are duplicates of P011-100
1. Tibia 8’ & 4’
2. Tibia 16’ & 4’
3. Tibia & Quintadena
4. Tibia 16/8/2
5. Orch Oboe & Tibia
6. Tibia & Brass Sax
7. Tibia & Vox
8. Romantic
9. Tibias & Strings
10. Full Ensemble
MIGHTY WURLITZER Sk-2
The “Theatre Organ” Setup optimized for the Double Manual Sk-2
Theatre
Pipe
Organ.