From rohanbaker@rabbit.com.au Fri Apr 19 01:36:53 2002
Subject:Re: Intending to buy a clone...

>Do Hammond-Suzuki do a two manual clone?
>
>> HS do not produce a dual manual clone and if they did it would
>> probably be based on the XK2, which IMO is also inferior to the CX3.
>>>
>>>Conjecture. FYI, they will and it won't.

The Ham-Suz 2 manual clones are the XB-5, XB-3, XB-3a, XB-3m, XC-3 (an XB-3 in the "C-3" style case). I believe the first 3 are discontinued. Ham-Suz have also proposed building the "New B3", which is entirely different from any of these altogether. Not sure about the XB-5, but the XB-3's and XC-3 has a different and improved sound engine and sampling method than the XK-2/XB-1. The earlier XB-3's have a poor build quality. Tim Neal, a local (Melbourne) Jazz organist has an XB-3, and it's falling apart at the seams literally. Not bad for an instrument that's only 4-5 years old and cost $25k (US$12.5k)

Rohan

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