"HK" wrote in message
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I know of some beautifully rebuilt B3s with Leslies.

We had a series of Hammonds in our house when I was growing up. My father
was a player. One of those was a B3. We also had a Wurlitzer and a
Gulbransen. None compared to the Hammonds.

My father was an accomplished pianist and trombone player. When I bought my
first electronic spinet organ ... a Wurlitzer ... he had a hard time
adjusting to the key action.

I had the Wurlitzer for a few years then got a bigger Yamaha. By that time
some of the keyboards were getting pretty good and I started using them,
mostly Yamahas.

My current keyboards include a stacked setup ... a large Casio on the bottom
and a decent, high end Yamaha on the top. The Yamaha does a good job
emulating the sound of a Hammond with Leslie, but it's not the real McCoy.

One of our pianos is a baby grand similar to this:

http://www.kawaius.com/main_links/di..._cp/cp187.html

It's a great instrument that you never really get bored with. It also does
a good job with the sampling of a B3, other drawbar type Hammonds and a
wide range of other voices.

It also sounds like a real, acoustic piano.

Eisboch