From fingerz@woh.rr.com Sat Feb 25 15:44:27 2012
Subject:Re: VB3 Main Stage Emergency parachute

You can get the PC361 online for around a grand if you look.



From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of rafael2pop
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 6:38 PM
To: CloneWheel
Subject: [CWSG] Re: VB3 Main Stage Emergency parachute





Guess that for a budget concious buyer Kurzweil PC3 LE series would be an
option
if Hammond parameters shouldn't be of concern, i.e. , vibrato, leslie ,
drawbar settings, etc.

IIRC PC3 LE6 and the like carries only "Hammond" presets (aka KB3 mode)

Curious: when googling have seen this Amazon PC3 LE6 is offered at $ 1.199 (
almost $300 less than MFriend)

http://www.amazon.com/Kurzweil-PC3LE6-Synthesizer-Performance-Workstation/dp
/B003HZNPS4

Can be read that there are several LE models out there: PC3 LE6 , LE7 and
LE8 (88 hammer action)

Made in China ?

Haven't see any manuf. label yet but in Kurzweill site's contact shows up:
YOUNG CHANG CO., LTD South Korea

Still cheap labor.

Best,

Rafael

Posted by: "dave" davedoerfler@yahoo.com
davedoerfler
Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:45 am (PST)

when I bought my PC3LE6 7 last summer I had wanted to buy a Nord
Stage but couldn't find one I could afford. I call it a "poor man's
stage". I bought the LE version as the keys are closer to waterfall,
the PC361 has diving board style keys, whick I've played most of my
life, but don't want to anymore. I don't use it anymore, it's boxed up
as I have it for sale, so I can't post any recordimgs. It is a nice
alternative to the Stage for much less money. The reasons for this is
that Kurzweil is built in China and Clavia is built in Scandanavia.
Labor costs and currency exchanges factor in greatly.

dave

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