Vintage Synth Repair

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@...)

Hi.  A relative of my girlfriend's has passed away.  His family is 
selling his Kurzweil Mark 10.  It is located in Ontario, Canada.  It is 
in excellent condition.  If anyone is interested, please make me an 
offer.


--
Andrew R. Grantham
e: andrew@...
w: http://www.andrewgrantham.com/

"Microsoft Windows is cruel and unusable punishment."

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...)

LOL mate :)




--- 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...)

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

> 
> LOL mate :)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- 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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