Hammond A-162 console organ with two waterfall manuals, harmonic drawbars, reverse-color preset keys, and a detachable 25-note pedalboard in a compact wooden console cabinet.

HAMMOND A-162 — Synthesizer

$20,540.00
$20,540.00
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Hammond A-162 console organ with two waterfall manuals, harmonic drawbars, reverse-color preset keys, and a detachable 25-note pedalboard in a compact wooden console cabinet.
  • Hammond A-162 console organ with two waterfall manuals, harmonic drawbars, reverse-color preset keys, and a detachable 25-note pedalboard in a compact wooden console cabinet.
  • HAMMOND A-162 — Synthesizer
  • HAMMOND A-162 — Synthesizer
  • Hammond A-162 console organ with two waterfall manuals, harmonic drawbars, reverse-color preset keys, and a detachable 25-note pedalboard in a compact wooden console cabinet.
  • HAMMOND A-162 — Synthesizer
  • HAMMOND A-162 — Synthesizer
HAMMOND A-162 — Synthesizer

HAMMOND A-162 — Synthesizer

$20,540.00
$20,540.00
Condition Brand New
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Use Churches, chapels, schools, and home or studio organists who want authentic B-3-style Hammond drawbar tone in a single self-contained console — Hammond markets the A-162's small footprint specifically for these settings.
Requires compatible power and data connections, monitoring or MIDI setup as required
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Specifications

Waterfall keyboards · 150-watt onboard sound system

Sound Engine

Tone Generator 2 × VASE III as digital tonewheels
Polyphony 61-note polyphony
Engine Lineage Same VASE III tonal engine as the Hammond B-3mk2
Manual Voicing 5 choices (B-Type1, B-Type2, Mellow, Brite, Sawtooth) with variable key-click
Pedal Voicing 4 choices (Normal, Muted, Synth1, Synth2)

Keyboards & Pedalboard

Swell Manual 73 keys (C1-C6 61 playing keys + 12 preset keys)
Great Manual 73 keys (C1-C6 61 playing keys + 12 preset keys)
Key Type Waterfall keyboards
Pedalboard 25-note radiating, detachable

Drawbars & Presets

Swell Drawbars 9 pitches
Great Drawbars 9 pitches
Pedal Drawbars 2 pitches
Preset Capacity 12 banks, 11 presets per manual
Preset Keys Reverse-color preset keys, as on classic B-3/C-3/A-100

Effects

Percussion Touch-Response Percussion; buttons Second, Third, Fast, Soft; adjustable touch, velocity, decay, level
Internal Leslie Advanced Digital Leslie, 2 rotors; Brake/On/Fast buttons
Vibrato & Chorus Digital scanner; rotary mode knob V1, V2, V3, C1, C2, C3; independent Swell/Great on-buttons
Overdrive Digital
Reverb Digital, 11 programs
Equalizer Bass, Mid (sweep), Treble, Tone

Amplification & Speakers

Amplifier 3 × 50-watt RMS amplifiers
Total Onboard Power 150-watt onboard sound system
Speakers Five heavy-duty speakers
Speaker Complement 8-inch and 6-inch full-range drivers plus 15-inch woofer

Connectivity & Control

MIDI In, Out; 3 templates; 1 internal and 1 external zone per keyboard
Audio I/O Line In L/R, Microphone In with volume control, Line Out L/R, Headphones
External Leslie 11-pin connector, 1 to 3 channels
Pedals & Switches Expression pedal with 1 foot switch; optional CU-1 console foot switch
Storage CompactFlash card slot
Display 20-character, 2-line; 9 control buttons and value knob
Tuning & Transpose Master tune 430-450 Hz in 1 Hz steps; transpose -6 to +6 semitones
Couplers Pedal to Great, Great to Pedal, Pedal to Swell (adjustable highest note)

Dimensions & Weight

Dimensions (console) 38" H × 47" W × 25.5" D (without rack and pedalboard)
Dimensions (with pedalboard) 45" H × 47" W × 36.5" D (with rack and pedalboard)
Weight (console) Console 200 lbs
Weight (pedalboard) Pedalboard 76 lbs
Weight (bench) Bench 42 lbs

Fit and constraints

Churches, chapels, schools, and home or studio … · 150-watt onboard sound system

Intended use

Use Churches, chapels, schools, and home or studio organists who want authentic B-3-style Hammond drawbar tone in a single self-contained console — Hammond markets the A-162's small footprint specifically for these settings. Its 150-watt five-speaker system with 15-inch woofer means no external amplification is needed, the 25-note pedalboard and Pedal/Great/Swell couplers suit traditional two-manual-and-pedals playing, and the built-in two-rotor Digital Leslie delivers rotary effect without a cabinet (an 11-pin jack supports a real Leslie later).
Not for Anyone shopping for an actual synthesizer — despite the catalog title, this is a digital tonewheel console organ, not a synth (drawbars, percussion, chorus-vibrato; no synthesis engine beyond two 'Synth' pedal voicings). Also a poor fit for gigging players: the console alone weighs 200 lbs, plus a 76-lb pedalboard and 42-lb bench per the owner's manual. Players who already own amplification and a Leslie may prefer a lighter, non-amplified Hammond instead of paying for the onboard sound system.

Constraints

Power150-watt onboard sound system
Controls1) Catalog mislabels it as a 'Synthesizer'; every source (manufacturer and retailers) d...

To use it

Required compatible power and data connections, monitoring or MIDI setup as required

Questions

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Description

Product details

The Hammond A-162 is a digital console organ modeled on the 1960s Hammond A-100 and built around the same VASE III tone engine as Hammond's flagship B-3mk2. It has two 73-key waterfall manuals (61 playing keys from C1 to C6 plus 12 reverse-color preset keys each), nine harmonic drawbar pitches per manual, and a detachable 25-note radiating pedalboard with two drawbar pitches. It is self-contained, with a 150-watt onboard sound system driven by three 50-watt RMS amplifiers into five speakers including a 15-inch woofer, plus a built-in two-rotor Digital Leslie. Classic Hammond features include Touch-Response Percussion, scanner-style Vibrato and Chorus (V1-V3/C1-C3), digital overdrive, and an 11-program digital reverb. Connections include MIDI in/out, stereo line in/out, a microphone input, headphones, and an 11-pin jack for an external Leslie cabinet.

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