From pjprevitejr@yahoo.com Fri Jul 08 14:31:10 2011
Subject:RE: Hammond SK1

Looking forward to seeing the manual too.
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Donald Watson wrote:

>Tony is certainly one from whom we'd all appreciate and respect feedback.
>While the SK1 and SK2 might not be the answer to everyone's needs, there's a
>good chance that these keys might fulfill a niche for many of us now.
>
>I sent a message to info at Hammondorgan.. last week regarding line out
>specification and rear panel drawings and received a prompt and courteous
>response from Ray which included the following:
>
>*****
>Subject: RE: SK-1 Specifications
>The owners manual will be posted soon to the website. Sorry for the delay.
>The owners manual does have line drawings of the control panel and jacks.
>
>The main outputs are not balanced
>Output level is about 100mv with one key played the level will go up as more
>notes played.
>
>*****
>
>I was surprised that the output was not available as a balanced line via
>1/4" TRS jack(s). This is a keyboard obviously intended for gigging
>musicians attracted to the light weight among other notable features. At
>the price point, this is a serious expenditure for most anyone. The
>impedance was not mentioned. I'm a bit baffled as to why this option was
>excluded on keyboards of this caliber. Bruce or anyone care to tell me why
>this might not be of importance or concern?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Donn
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On
>Behalf Of Ken Hall
>Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 9:44 PM
>To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [CWSG] Hammond SK1
>
> Tony,
>
>I can't wait to hear your in-depth review. I'm close to pulling the
>trigger on an SK-2. I would really like your opinion on how the SK-1 is
>for playing acoustic piano patches and how the Wurly stacks up against
>the Electro.
>
>Thanks, Ken
>