From breynold@usc.edu Thu Jan 15 19:12:02 2004
Subject:Re: Namm and Hammond?

I'll add a little. The xk-3 will retail for around $2195. The basic sound was superb. This is a single contact keyboard. I'd have to play it some more, but I kinda thought the c3 chorus was a little too "warbly," i.e., too much vibrato. But the basic sound matches my a-100 on every drawbar setting I tried. It will play pedal input. Unlike the new b3 and portable, the xk-3 will respond to midi in. I agree that the HS "Leslie 21" thingy is OK but no comparison to the real 122 sitting next to it. The keyboard action on all of these is kinda like an electro, which is great for anyone who has never played a "Classic Hammond." I absolutely understand what David is saying, but a lot of younger players won't mind this action, and they might not miss the 10 contacts keyboard (that is on the portable b3 but not on the xk-3).

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