The internal components are otherwise largely identical to the earlier B3 model.Hammond B3 Organ vs. The Hammond C3 organ is identifiable by its walled slides and sleeker, angular cabinet style. Manzarek's collaboration wit Echo & the Bunnymen continued when he played keyboards on their track 'Bedbugs and Ballyhoo'. The cover subsequently reached number 29 in the UK charts. Originally invited to produce a cover version of Echo & the Bunnymen's 'People are Strange' for use in The Lost Boys (Warner Bros, 1987), Manzarek also played the present organ for this recorded track. In 1987 whilst at Amazon Studios - the forerunner to Parr Street Studios - the organ was played by The Doors co-founder, Ray Manzarek. This organ's use on the track has been verified by Ken Nelson, co-producer of Coldplay's first three albums at Parr Street Studios. 'Fix You' also features as one of Rolling Stone's '500 Best Songs of All Time'. The single peaked at number 4 in the UK charts and 18 in the US, to date the single is certified triple Platinum (UK) and Gold (US). The song begins with the organ coupled with Martin's falsetto for the opening minutes, before guitars, piano and drums are gradually added. The present organ was played by Chris Martin on the Coldplay track 'Fix You', the second single released for the band's third album X & Y (2005).

The resident Hammond organ at Amazon Studios, Kirkby, and later Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, until 2021. The speaker 41in x 29in x 20 1/2in (104cm x 73.5cm x 52cm) Footnotes The console 38 3/4in x 47in x 29in (98.5cm x 119.5cm x 73.5cm)Ĥ1in (104cm) long including foot pedals and heel rest

London serial plaque to the console interior, two 61-note manuals, each with 12 pre-set keys, 7 switches, vibrato and chorus rotary control, together with a Leslie model-122 tone cabinet speaker, pine with walnut veneer, serial number 3178, with serial plaque to the back, pedal keys, Hammond bench with hinged lid, and connecting cables accompanied by a letter concerning the provenance from Parr Street Studios Serial number 214481, the pine console with walnut veneer, Hammond Organ (U.K.) Ltd.

Hammond organ serial numbers