From djacques@csulb.edu Thu Feb 28 06:57:05 2002
Subject:Re: official New B-3 page..

It's actually a silly analogy as automobiles are a necessity and Hammond
organs (to most people) are not. It really has to do with demand in the
marketplace. If I was a church that wanted a Hammond I would pay
$3000-$5000 for a used B3 before I shell out $23,000 for a new one....

Hammond has also decided not to allow the technology to trickle down to
their less expensive XK2 as they do not wish to "compete with
themselves". That's ok as Korg is doing a pretty good job of that
already.

-----Original Message-----

Similar discussions about the XB-3 have appeared on other forums. The
Ham-Suz pricing logic seems to revolve around the fact that a brand new
B-3 + Leslie cost about $3K in 1965, which was about the cost of a
decent new car, like a Chevy Impala or Ford Galaxy. That would imply
that a "serious" organist is willing to shell out the cost of a new car
for his/her brand new tonewheel organ. In 2002, a new Impala-class car
runs ~$20-25K, so a $20K B-3 + a $2200 Leslie is right in the ballpark.

I won't even get into the issue of whether this comparison is really
valid in today's musical market; it's just an observation that certain
players and techs have noticed.

Regards,

-BW

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