From ccmacdon@rogers.com Sat Dec 01 09:22:59 2012
Subject:Re: Anything new on the horizon for organs?

I have disagree with the suggestion that a13 note pedal board is crap... I agree with Fox that is is very useful. 
 
First let's remember that THOUSANDS of spinet organs were sold with pedals like these and many players have gotten used to playing these style of pedals before they went on to learning heel/toe on a big console organ.   I have the PK5 pedals and I used them with a Friday night classic rock trio for several months last year and they did a great job..  I used them to trigger an external sonic cell synth (both from my feet and the lower manual of my Nord which was set to the same midi channel) and I set the sonic cell to a nice bass guitar sound, and our trio of organ, drums, and guitar, sounded like we a great 4 piece band with a medeocre bass player.. ;-) 
 
BTW the PK5's are velocity sensitive which really helped to add dynamics to our 3 piece..  tricky bass grooves I used my left hand, and for simpler "peddling" or single notes I just used my foot.  Seriously, there is a place for these pedals, and they are definately NOT crap.
 
Again, a bit of an innovation with the Mojo pedals is the ability to control leslie speed.. Very nice touch..  Last but not least Guido just posted that the pedals will be approx $399 US, and that includes a hard case, duties taxes.. (all in).. and 320 Euros.   This isn't a firm price,  but the price point that they're aiming for.. Like Guido's pricing on other Crumar products, it seems very reasonable to me.!!  He also said that the wooden rails on the ends are not so high that they interfere with playing.
 
Craig
Re: Anything new on the horizon for organs?
Sat Dec 1, 2012 6:39 am (PST) . Posted by:
"jukefox" jukefox
It's 13 notes, actually ... and, for a pedal clavier, perhaps the most common configuration, although I would still prefer to see an octave and a half version. But I can assure you that, for those of us who kick bass, a 13-note pedal board is certainly not "crap," and far and away better than nothing ... many of us (myself included) are still carrying the original Roland PK-5 pedals around (AKA: "The MIDI Nightmare!") and you can control anything with them that responds to MIDI (even up and down octaves if you're light enough on your feet). Anyway, if you need to play a bass note (or even a string or flute line) and both of your hands are busy, it's hard to beat a good pedal clavier ... even a 13-note one!

Best,
Fox

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