From diversiorgan@yahoo.com Fri Feb 29 17:13:24 2008
Subject:Re: Diversi Organ Vs Hammond
Since you sold Lowrey organs at one time you may know this name Billy Wennlund. He passed away on the 19th of Feb.
Regards,
Tom Tuson
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From: "goffmac747@aol.com"
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:38:12 PM
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Diversi Organ Vs Hammond
Yes i understand that, that you as the player need to feel comfortable
on the board. We all do, actually. My point was to show how Joey played
on a Hammond vs. the Diversi. If he could do the song that he did on
the Hammond, and put that out of him playing on the Diversi, then
perhaps, since the Diversi is only available in Philly or after you've
paid for it, that Diversi might make more instant converts., myself
included.This was the point of some of my previous posts where I
mention that back when Hammonds were all there was, just by hearing the
hits on records, many Hammonds were sold, no questions asked.
If you say that Joey can make an XK3 sound, good, well, it's still a
Hammond. You are trying to decide purchasing a Diversi. How can you use
Joey's making an XK3 sound good as a basis for him being able to make a
Diversi sound good as well?
The fact that you are skeptical about the "feel" of the Diversi, means
that something is missing in the promotional tools Diversi has given us
coupled with the marketing, which is limited to one state or take a
chance and order it.
Based on what I see of Joey on a Diversi, I'm not convinced. What we
are doing is watching someone like Joey who is an ace at what we like
to do. If we can't be there to demo the Diversi ourselves, Joey's the
next best thing.
I feel, watching Joey on the Diversi in the Steamer's clip, makes me
feel the Diversi doesn't "feel "right as you are wanting to know. From
those two clips alone, my not being able to demo a Diversi myself,
makes me feel, if Joey can't negotiate a Diversi as well as he is seen
working on a Hammond, then I must follow what I see on those clips and
come to the conclusion that I would not like the way the Diversi would
fee eitherl. This is why Diversi's solution is for us to make a trek to
Philly to try it out.
That adds to the total cost now doesn't it? Traveling expenses, hotel
rooms...
It was not a point of making the instrument sound great as you mention
with the accordion, it's more of HOW WELL Joey's fingers moved on one
instrument vs. the other. Which is what you are more concerned about at
this juncture anyway. Granted the three instruments may "sound" the
same, but the issue is how each one triggers that sound and allows our
fingers to move with ease.
It has been mentioned on this forum that there are many lurkers who are
satisfied with their rigs and to shell out another $2+K on a new
untested unseen keyboard is not interesting to them.
Hence, back to the original issue which to me, is, show me a clip that
convinces me that Joey can play the Diversi AS WELL AS he can play the
Hammond on the clip I've provided on the song "Ya See What I'm Sayin,"
and perhaps you may...see what I'm saying....
-----Original Message-----
From: David Jacques
To: CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 4:23 am
Subject: RE: [CWSG] Diversi Organ Vs Hammond
Not me.. Because I know that Joey can make an accordion sound great! :)
When Joey used to do his demos on a XK3 it sounded pretty damn good
too. In
fact, that recent PBS interview that had Joey playing the XK3 was also
pretty damn impressive.
I feel that the XK3c and Diversi and C1 are so close in sound quality
that
the only real difference is player interface. And if that is the case,
then
you cannot tell from watching a video of Joey if the Diversi "Feels"
right
for you, the player.
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From: CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com] On
Behalf Of goffmac747@aol. com
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:57 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Diversi Organ Vs Hammond
A return policy iis the American way of life.
But....
You might be willing to drop $2.5k without a hands on if you saw Joey
do this on a Diversi:
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v= T90yYNh17Ps& feature=related
Instead of this:
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v= 8XWBcUGQdzs
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From: M T com>
To: CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 1:23 am
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Diversi Organ Vs Hammond
What Tony said at the end of his post is exactly what
would get me to make the call right now...a return
policy. There is no way I am going to drop $2,500 on
something that I haven't actually touched without the
ability to return it.
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