Re: Question

[metro <metro@kestrel.cqi.com>]

I had the opportunity to try an XB-5 when they came out.  It was very 
tempting...here was a 2-manual clone with pedals that weighed in at about 
70 pounds...it would certainly fit in the back of my Toyota...But again, it 
was the price issue.  Even with my frequent 
flyer discount at my local store, it came in at $ 7000.  Upon closer 
inspection of the display unit, the bench seemed to be coming apart at 
the dovetail joints.  For a moment I thought of a Victor Borge thing 
happening to me.  The sound...well...naked w/o the Leslie was a bit 
unacceptable...through the new 122, a bit more passible.  One note 
though, there is only 1 set of drawbars per keyboard...I'm used to 2 and 
toggling between them.  

I would be curious to know, perhaps from the Goff consortium, if 
Hammond-Sazookie followed a rom upgrade path for the XB-5 as they did for 
the XB-2.  

I am patiently waiting (read: my road crew) to audition the Voce V3.  
What's the ETA Dave?


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Brian Nelson  metro@cqi.com