From gabru@comsec.net Fri Jan 10 11:21:29 2014
Subject:Re: crashing through the snow/was more keyb news ?

Thanks Ken, for saying approximately what I was just about to type. As a fully satisfied XK-3c user it doesn’t matter that H/S is only the owner of the Hammond name. The XK series still has the best interface (layout) for me and I think it sounds great. As you said all of the current clones out there sound great and it really comes down to a personal choice. No two B3 or C3 I owned ever sounded the same so there is no real “exact” Hammond sound. These discussions about the “best” clone are ludacris. The “best” clone is whatever works best for each individual player. …..and yes my back is thanking me!! ☺

Cheers,

Gary

From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ken Hall
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 6:34 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] RE: crashing through the snow/was more keyb news ?

I've been using Nord stuff for years - never any problems at all. In fact, I backed over my Electro 2 in its soft case with my Astro van and it's still gigging today! VK8M, never any glitches, Numa, solid as a rock. I did have some wrinkles with my older version Mojo, but it looks like that's all settled now and it never left me hanging on the gig. We could argue all day about the best clone, but the fact is that there are many great choices these days and it really comes down to personal taste. Beyond using a real Hammond tonwheel organ and Leslie, they're all clones. The H-S stuff is great, but it's no closer to the real thing than anything else out there. They're all just good approximations and our backs are thanking us......

Cheers, Ken

On 10/01/2014 9:27 AM, jpgxk3@yahoo.com wrote:

Hi Goff/et al:

NO crashes to report ever with my SK2 or SK1. No sticking notes either. Hammond good, crash bad...Their reliability has been great since HS de-bugged the early problems of the sk1. That short lived episode drew a lot of pitch forks as I recall....Joey GB3NY.