From acantralto@yahoo.com Sat Oct 22 00:39:57 2011
Subject:Thinking of selling NE3 and Going Hammond SK-1 What do you think ??

Hi All

I am thinking of going Hammond SK1!   I presently own a Nord
Electro 3 73 ..w.Vent and Ocean Beach DB-2 Drawbars .powered thru

a QSC  K 12.
I find the Nord to be the best of any clone i have used ..
I think i want a change .....I am tired of the color of my Nord .
red dresses and red keyboards are very distracting .

I also have a B-3  and Casio Privia PX 330  and Fantom X-8.  and Previously i
owned a Hammond XK-1
The Nord has been great for easy moves to an fro band practice & or the few gigs I  play .

I have a lot of knowledge gathering to do before i make this change ...and am
enthusiastically looking forward to getting to know an SK-1.. I just got my complimentary Hammond DVD today ...

A few of the questions about the Hammond SK1 are:

1. Should I use onboard/leslie  rotor or  Vent or Real Leslie ...( I think we all agree there is nothing like the real deal ..) But the Vent is really great ..i have had one for over a year ..

2.   I was initially questioning the  SK 1 pianos and 'Other Sounds " but after watching  few of the latest youTube vids ...I am hearing a very good ...AP ...and EP sounds on the SK1 SK2

3.  What is avail as a case or carry bag? ...I really love the red well padded
NORD Bag i carry my NE3 around in ...tho it does lack the snappy look and appeal of a good REI sleeping bag ...and i def would not fit inside my red Nord
carry case.  I do not gig enuff per year to warrant a heavy duty hard case
as i travel to an from the few gigs in my suburban.

4. Should i go SK 1 or SK 2 ?  I like the idea of the SK2  but no separate drawbars for the lower manual ...has me a bit perplexed ...I spose space on the top of the keyboard was the reason ..

5.  If i was to get the SK2   will it fit on one of my Z stands or X stands ?...I think i have about 4 or 5 stands around my house ...but a Hammond really needs a Hammond stand ...oh my that is a whole nother can of worms ...

6. A really big question is ease of operation ...manipulating thru the digital
Menus ...I really did not easily get into my XK-1 menus ...

so many things to contemplate ...but time is awasting ...

Please let me know what you think ... ....
Opinions  are welcome ...

As always i expect brutally frank comments on my quest to get outside the
Nord Box .

thanks

Mike

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