From bt1955@aol.com Wed May 29 15:46:21 2002
Subject:Re: Bass pedals on the organ

In a message dated 5/29/2002 4:01:21 PM Central Standard Time,
kr-johnson@comcast.net writes:

> Bruce,
>
> Point very well made, and taken.
>
> The gigging musicians probably ARE a huge percentage of the available
> sales,
> and they do seem to be moving to lighter/smaller. Us older home players
>
> (dimminishingly small market), and the "fixed" location players (churches,
> etc), however, do cherish the full instrument. There are organ
> manufacturers out there serving this market, (Yamaha, Hammond, Roland,
> Viscount), but it is shrinking with each day.
>
> Ken
>

I also agree with Bruce, most players really don't need the second manual
or pedals. At 70 lb. plus its not that light. But the churches really like
this piece because IT LOOKS LIKE A. B-3. It has 2 manuals, Its priced right,
and can be moved fairly easy to different halls of a church. The Vk77 does
not look like a B-3. BIG selling point to churches, especially in the Bible
belt. I have seen the BX-3 at the Namm, and Korg did a great job on the
cabinet, they used real nice mahogany veneer that looks like an old B. That
catches peoples eyes real quick. But no pedals, so the point is moot.

Best Regards,
Tony

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