Vintage Synth Repair

Have you considered a laptop and B4 from Native
Instruments?
--- dr_organ <organus@...> wrote:

> 
> LOL mate :)
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> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com,
> "didobrain2000" 
> <Cthane1@a...> wrote:
> > 
> > I took my Hammond B2 and cut it down so I could
> carry it a little 
> > easier.  I took the keys and internal out of the
> nice 
> wooden "desk" 
> > and make a flatter, yet deeper, box.  I moved the
> tone generator 
> from 
> > underneath to behind the keys.  Still weighs a
> lot, but i put 
> heavy 
> > duty handles on my new case.  Of course the foot
> keys are not 
> longer 
> > attached.  It is an option.....
> > 
> > Didobrain
> > --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com,
> "dr_organ" 
> <organus@l...> 
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > I currently own a Farfisa Compact DeLuxe and a
> Workstation WK6 
> from 
> > > GeneralMusic.I play the organ for "The Frantic
> Five" 
> > > (http://www.geocities.com/franticv)
> > > 
> > > i wanna get a hammond or hammond-like organ as
> well and thats 
> where 
> > > i d like your help and recommendations.
> > > 
> > > I dont think i can afford or be dedicated to
> carry around an 
> > > original Hammond monster organ as B3 or an alike
> of it. So i 
> have 
> > to 
> > > buy something that sounds like it but without
> the bulk and the 
> > > weight.
> > > 
> > > After a lil research i think i should choose
> something between 
> > > Hammond XK-2,Hammond XK-3,KORG CX3,Roland VK8.(i
> m also 
> interested 
> > > in buying a Fender Contempo Organ or a Vox
> Continental by the 
> > > way :P) 
> > > 
> > > Could you plz gimme a short list of pros and
> cons of each one of 
> it 
> > > wether you ve played on it or just what you ve
> heard from 
> > > friends/musicians.If you could post some
> links/urls would be 
> great!
> > > 
> > > As for what i want or have in mind,here it is: 
> > > 
> > > -i want it portable
> > > -fat,rich sound but i would apreciate it if i
> could reproduce 
> > sounds 
> > > like Vox organs or the cheesy farfsa 60's pop
> sounds
> > > -i play (or i wanna play in the near future) 60s
> 
> > > garage,blues,soul&funk,rock,acid jazz in their
> vintage eras of 
> > > course.
> > > -i dont wanna purchase another "hot" synthesizer
> but a vintage 
> > combo 
> > > organ so i dont care about other bank sounds
> like strings,pianos
> > > (eeewwww gross!) etc nor for rythm or
> percussions so bother 
> telling 
> > > me about them.Im a vintage enthusiast so bring
> it to me!
> > > -nice price(i would buy a pre-used , no problem
> it it plays ok)
> > > -try to describe and notify me of teh
> differences 
> > > concerning,sounds,effects,rotary,leslie,which
> one co-operates 
> best 
> > > with leslie speakers or leslie-like imitations
> speaker 
> > > systems,feeling of the
> keys(heavy,hard,deep,shallow etc)
> > > -if anyone sells his own mail me :P
> (organus@l...)
> 
> 
> 
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