From sven.wannas@multi.fi Sun Nov 02 01:46:13 2008
Subject:SV: Hammond XK-5 or X-5

A little correction for the model name it is XB-5 and not XK-5.

Regards,
Sven

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Re: [CWSG] Hammond XK-5 or X-5

HI,

>Any info would be great.

Two completely different animals.

The X-5 was a 2-manual organ made in Japan under the Hammond name in the
late '70s/early '80s. I haven't heard one in years, but the general opinion
was that the sound wasn't all that close to a real tonewheel organ, at
least, by todays standards.

The XK-5 was produced in the '90s. IIRC, it came out after the XB-2, but
before the XK-2. The sound engine is sampled, rather than modeled. Not a
bad instrument if you can pick one up at a decent price. It's not as good
as the latest round of clones, though (Nord C1, Hammond XK-1/XK-3, etc.).