From djacques@csulb.edu Sun Feb 24 17:14:05 2008
Subject:Re:Diversi Organ Vs Hammond
That will be interesting. Will you travel to the organ's residence and record it?... or will you have to send the organ to diversi to have this done? In either case it seems that it will be rather costly.
I sampled all three of my B3's and they reside in the sample memory of my Motif XS. It does take a long time to do this with care (dealing with mic placement, leslie type, loop points, etc ).
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From: Thomas Tuson
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:05:18
To:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re:Diversi Organ Vs Hammond
Thank you for your comments and your concern. The Hammond Clock Company, when it started making the organs, went though some tough years. According to Hammond's history (when it was still called the Hammond Clock Company), they manufactured the automatic bridge table as a means to raise cash.
Also, I think we all are looking for "our" Hammond Organ sound. That is one of the reasons for the 5 different on board clones. With that said, something that we will be offing in the late spring or early summer is "custom cloning". For a charge, we will be able to clone your personal vintage tonewheel organ. Please, don't ask the price for this service as we are still working on the details. Please know that it is something that we will be offering. In effect you will be able to have "your tonewheel organ" inside of a Diversi.
Regards,
Tom Tuson
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To: CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 4:34:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CWSG] 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@yahoogro ups.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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