From hammond.b3@verizon.net Fri Jan 09 08:22:20 2009
Subject:Re: Lack of Drawbars - Nord C1


Well, a Corvair ain't a Ferrari but it pleased many people.
It looked like a sports car and was reasonably priced for the average
buyer.
Digital grands lack something as well but I would venture to say that
none of us carry a Steinway around.
I bought an Electro some months ago and took it back due to many
reasons, none of which had anything to do with drawbars.
I had the XK3 and the XM module and DBs. As well as a couple of
consoles and Leslies.
I finally decided the most important thing for my style and taste was
the Leslie sim.
HS didn't quite give me what I wanted to hear.
After revisiting the Electro I decided to give it another go.
I'm now fairly happy with it and don't regret selling my XK3.
In conclusion, there are many functions of a Hammond we'd all like to
have but not every clone suits all these functions for every person.
It's nice that we have several options to attain the sound we want.
Everything has a trade-off and for each player those trade offs are
different.
Back in the early 70's when I bought my first B I would never have
considered something like a NORD even if they had been available.
Things change and today I['m happy with mine.
I second Tony's closing statement.
If you have to have DBs, get yourself an XK3. They're great instruments
AND they have DBs.

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Dan A wrote:

Ditto on that with 8-track players too.  I'm not that surprised at all.

--- On Fri, 1/9/09, djacques@csulb. edu <
djacques@csulb. edu > wrote:

From: djacques@csulb. edu < djacques@csulb.
edu >
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re: Lack of Drawbars - Nord C1
To: "Clonewheel Group" < CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com
>
Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 8:50 AM

Yeah, a lot of people also bought Corvairs. It did not mean that it was
a great design though.
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-----Original Message-----
From: "funkyhammond"

Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:19:43
To:
Subject: [CWSG] Re: Lack of Drawbars - Nord C1

Considering how successful the Nords have been, criticizing Clavia's
design decisions really doesn't hold much water. C'mon, we're just
being biased, face it. If drawbars were such a big deal, the C1 would
have been a total failure.

I love drawbars, and when I really want them, I hook up my VK8M via
the MIDI Solutions EPP and use it to drive my C1 (and previously my
NE2). I can even switch which manual it's controlling. But on gigs
where I don't need lots of dynamic drawbar manipulation, I leave the
VK8M at home to save setup time.

Real drawbars would add depth, weight, and a bit if height to the
instrument. Just compare the XK3's depth to the Electro's. Of course,
the added depth will also mean that cases will also be bigger and
heavier.

I like the compactness of the Nord gear. Obviously lots of people do.
Clavia found their niche. If you want drawbars and knobs and switches
to be more familiar, there's the XK3c. It seems like a damn fine
clone. But I love the portability of the dual-manual C1. And if I
really want drawbars, I deal with a bit of extra setup time to hook up
an external drawbar unit. Problem solved!

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