From keysandguitars@yahoo.com Sun Feb 24 13:34:09 2008
Subject:Re:Diversi Organ Vs Hammond

Dave, You've repeated this a few times. My thought is that much of the money that went into producing these pieces was spent far prior to the credit crunch of July '07. I don't think it would be wise of them to just sit on what they have developed in hopes that the economy will pick up. Either way, I'm with you in wishing Diversi the best of success.

djacques@csulb.edu wrote: Every organ's chorus vibrato sounds different. The age of the Hammond, the condition of the scanner, the age of the electronics all contribute to the vibrato's sound and depth. All three of my B3's have different sounding vibrato. To my ears, all the new clones, diversi, c1, xk3c all are very close in the vibrato effect.

My concern with any new company is the financial health of the company itself. It is very brave for the owners of Diversi to make a go of it in this very limited market and during a severe world economic environment. My best wishes for their success.
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From: MRK7421@aol.com

Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:23:05
To:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CWSG] Re:Diversi Organ Vs Hammond

First of all. I am not going to get into this "Diversi VERSUS Hammond
business. After all , Diversi is trying to emulate the original..... the main thing
is , they have done an incredible job.

I was just listening to Dr. Lonnie Smith's TOO DAMN HOT CD, and I was
noticing once again just how important chorus vibrato is to the Hammond sound. I
have harped on this subject many many times.....there are a lot of good clones
out there but for the most part it has been the chorus vibrato that has been
among the main deal breakers that have affected my decision NOT to invest in
the latest clones.

I heard the Diversi quite a bit at the NAMM show last month. I played it
myself and heard Joey D. play it on several of the days I was there. As far as
the jazz organ thing goes, the organ I heard sounded like a very good late
model Hammond. The chorus vibrato was very right and the Motion Sound amp did
not display a hint of distortion.

For my taste, the Motion Sound gear may have added a touch of brightness. I
did not have time to "tweak" the amp. I pretty much just played the
instrument as it was set up. The percussion seemed a bit strong ( hence some of the
brightness) but Tom Tucson told me there was a percussion volume adjustment
on the front of the organ, which I would have liked to adjust down slightly to
my own taste.

My overall impression was that Diversi has upped the ante on the quality of
clone organs considerably. I feel the reason they have done so well is that
all of the people involved really care about getting the sound RIGHT. I did
have a chance to meet the Italian engineers responsible for the sound engine,
and their commitment to the realization of their dream was obvious.

Bob Schleicer has a great motto for his organ repair business in Oakland
California - "When good enough - isn't". The people at Diversi seem to have
adopted the same level of commitment to the sound of their new product. I look
forward to seeing these instruments out in the real world, and hearing the
results that it will bring.

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