From goffmac747@aol.com Wed Feb 05 09:35:37 2014
Subject:Re: numa organ

true for the sound company part. but sound companies cater to the artists who send the sound company the equipment rider. if the artist is not looking for it, no one will think to invest in it, let alone where to get one. so far Roland VK's, Hammond Sk's, Xk's, Nord 4D's or the other Nords and even old Korg Cx's are the staple rider requests, if not a real B3. And mainly the clone request is because there are stage-visual issues and multi keyboard stacks that dictate the use of a clone. not really a preference for sound off the bat, and definitely not ease of portability because the guy/gal playing the clone etc. has nothing to do with moving it. but there are preferences i'm seeing among the clones in the above list. so players seem to have their "faves" and will look for them on tour. but it's not that pervasive yet. it's usually "any of the above" on the rider list.

i would say marketing ability is the main reason the italian clones are not squarely in the picture. the artists on major tour are not aware of them.

g/

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Hall
To: CloneWheel
Sent: Thu, Feb 6, 2014 1:20 am
Subject: Re: [CWSG] numa organ





I'm guessing that one reason they're not in the riders is that they're not stocked in retail stores, so where would the sound companies get their hands on one?

Ken

On 05/02/2014 12:12 PM, Goff wrote:


it appears italian clones as good sounding as they have been over the decades will still, because of small marketing ability, have the same availability as crumar did in the 70's 80's to today.




i have yet to see a rider request for an italian clone (and i'm italian), it is all japanese/swedish clones that get written into riders.



g/

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin K. Petersen
To: CloneWheel
Sent: Thu, Feb 6, 2014 12:08 am
Subject: Re: [CWSG] numa organ








Given that organs are a niche product, I think that a Crumar/DLQ
boutique approach with direct sales is the way to go. With a Ken here
and there to handle repairs.

H-S and Clavia are fairly small companies as well. But they do have
product portfolios with slightly broader appeal and enough volume to
justify having real dealer networks in place.