From hammond321@yahoo.com Tue Aug 20 04:53:24 2013
Subject:Re: Neo Ventilator - from the horse's mouth

Jack: I was just thinking the same thing. Anyone who wants to buy a new Leslie sim right now is probably going to buy a Burn.  It's not likely that a keyboard player is going to shell out almost $350 for the new Mini Vent tailored for guitar players.  Maybe the new Ventilator and rack mount Vent will be worth waiting for, but there might be a fair number of players who don't want to wait.

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From: Jack Ponissi
To: "CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com"
Cc: "CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com"
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Neo Ventilator - from the horse's mouth


 
Very interesting, thanks!

Well, GSI surely choose a great moment to release Burn: months with
the only seriuos competitor being unavailable?!

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Il giorno 19/ago/2013, alle ore 18.41, "gandjoan" ha
scritto:

> Hi all,
> I am the U.S. and Canadian distributor for the Neo Ventilator, and
> work closely with Neo on all aspects of the product. I've been a
> Clonewheel member for a long time as I am a Hammond player and
> keyboardist myself. I also co-own Gand Music and Sound in
> Northfield, IL and we are a Ventilator dealer. We are also the N.
> American service center for the Ventilator and handle all warranty
> and non-warranty repairs.
>
> The official word at this time on the Neo Ventilator is this: Neo
> Instruments has decided it is time for a change for its rotary sim
> pedal, which has become the standard of the industry. After many
> years of the huge success of the Ventilator, which we will start
> referring to as the Ventilator 1, Guido at Neo is planning some
> great new products. The Ventilator 1 is no longer available as a new
> product. Most dealers are out of stock, and unfortunately, there
> will be a gap in supply until the new Ventilator products ship.
>
> The first new product will be the Mini Vent, designed with guitar
> players in mind. The Mini Vent will ship to the U.S. and be
> available for purchase in mid-September. It will include the famous
> Ventilator drive and user programmability. Neo has taken extra time
> to add as many features and controls in this small package and it
> looks and sounds amazing. Like the name implies, the unit is
> smaller, less expensive, and has less features than the original
> Ventilator. But most importantly, it has the "soul" of the original
> Ventilator in it, and sounds great. You can see a photo of it here: http://www.gand.com/products/MINI-VENT-69049.html
> . You can pre-order it from Gand or from your favorite Neo dealer
> including Ashby Solutions, Sweetwater, and many more. The Mini Vent
> is designed to reach a new market - the guitar player - and it will
> not have all the knobs and adjustments that the original Ventilator
> had. For keyboardists, the main attraction is a lower price and that
> it will be available soon.
>
> Good things come to those who wait - for keyboardists: the updated
> Ventilator (which I will call the Ventilator II) is projected for
> delivery for late 2013. It will be a pedal like the original
> Ventilator, with different cosmetics, and some slight feature tweeks
> and updates that you've been asking for. Neo also has plans for a
> rack mount version sometime in 2014.
>
> If you haven't already, LIKE the Neo Ventilator User's facebook page
> for the latest updates and to meet other Ventilator users. I will
> also answer questions posted to the page, as well as Clonewheel.
> www.facebook.com/neoventilator
>
> So now you have it straight from the horse's mouth (you can call me
> Ms. Ed - :-)
> Everything I have told you here is what I know at this time. As I
> get more info I will post it!
>
> Joan Gand, Gand Music Distributing
> jgand@gand.com
>
>

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