From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Tue Jan 15 05:13:08 2002
Subject:Re: Hammond XB1

Steve,

I believe that it's essentially an XK-2 with synth-style keys. The reason you don't see it in the US is that it's sonically identical to the XK-2. The reason why it's sold outside the US, rather than the XK-2, is a bigger question. I suspect it boils down to cost: If Ham-Suz' distribution system isn't lean enough, the cost of an XK-2 may be too high, so corners were cut to get the cost down. Then again, it might be marketing research that shows a preference for synth keys outside the US, or something.

At 11:46 P 1/14/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Saw this keyboard on www.hammond-organ.com. Is this keyboard available only outside the USA? A search on Yahoo turned up references in Europe, Australia--but none in the US. Can somebody hazard a guess as to why you don't see this one is the States?
>
>---Steve

Regards,

-BW

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