From gabru@comsec.net Wed Mar 14 13:28:58 2012
Subject:RE: Watch "Vb3 controller" on YouTube

I don’t remember a dual manual from them but it is possible they did a limited production of some sort.
I used the OB-X in the 80s….I think it is the best thing they ever made. What a beast! ☺

From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tonysounds
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 1:20 PM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Watch "Vb3 controller" on YouTube

Didn't Oberheim also make a dual manual poly synth?

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From: Gary Brumm >
To: "CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com" >
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 1:49 PM
Subject: RE: [CWSG] Watch "Vb3 controller" on YouTube

Hey Bruce,

I remember the Prophet 10 very well. I owned one since new for a decade or so. It was an interesting board
but I think they only made about 600 or so. So I agree, outside of the organ world there's not much call for a dual
manual keyboard.

Gary

From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Wahler
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:50 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Watch "Vb3 controller" on YouTube

Hi All,

Let's all step back a little and take a breath ...

Bobby, your PhotoShop skills are indeed great. The controller that you
designed would be fantastic. And it would also require at least $100K
worth of plastic tooling costs, maybe even twice that much. Outside of
the organ world, very few players even consider the idea of a
dual-manual keyboard. (Anybody even *remember* the Prophet-10?) So,
we're back to the same old problem: how does one create a complicated
interface for a product that has a small market?

Making a one-off version for personal needs isn't the same as making
them for mass-production. Even Ricky's design -- which while not
perfect, is really clever -- would be difficult to mass-produce at a
reasonable profit. I would bet that none of the dual-manual clones in
recent memory -- BX-3, VK-77/VK-88, Key5, XK System, KeyB Duo,
Hamichord, etc. -- has ever sold more than 1,500 units; some of them
never sold half that many. There just aren't that many dual-manual
players out there. This makes it difficult to tool up to mass-produce
any design, let alone a 'perfect' one.

Regards,

-BW

Bruce Wahler
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On 3/14/2012 10:19 AM, Bobby Simons wrote:
> On Mar 14, 2012, at 9:30 AM, sysricky@ymail.com wrote:
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