On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:08:10 -0500, "Eisboch"
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How about a Lowrey Director? I got one of those, great shape.. Not
really a r+b/rock type organ though..


I'll try to be polite.

No thank you.

Eisboch (lookin' for a B3 sound, not Lawrence Welk)

But dude - it's got a bubble machine!!!

And a one and a two...

Eisboch wrote:
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:52:00 -0500, "Eisboch"
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Right now, I am in the market for a Hammond XK3 with the smaller Leslie.
I
don't have room for a full B3, but the XK3 is a very accurate duplication
of
the B3 sound. It even has tube pre-amps in it.
It is very close, but there is nothing like the B3. They can't
duplicate the famous "key click" which was part of the character of
the B3.



That was part of Hammond's objection to the sound. They've done a good job
duplicating it in the XK3. There's some sound samples available on the web
if you search for them.

My problem is that I don't want to buy "online". I am trying to find a
brick and mortar type music shop within reasonable driving distance because
I want to customize the package.

Of course, if Harry knows of a new B3 and full Leslie, I might change my
mind. This is crazy, but currently we have two grand pianos in our house,
one acoustical, the other electronic.

If I found a real B3 with Leslie that were in excellent condition, I'd
seriously think about replacing one of them.

Eisboch



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.

On Nov 15, 5:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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How about a Lowrey Director? I got one of those, great shape.. Not
really a r+b/rock type organ though..

I'll try to be polite.

No thank you.

Eisboch (lookin' for a B3 sound, not Lawrence Welk)

Thank you for being nice...

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On Nov 15, 5:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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How about a Lowrey Director? I got one of those, great shape.. Not
really a r+b/rock type organ though..
I'll try to be polite.

No thank you.

Eisboch (lookin' for a B3 sound, not Lawrence Welk)

Thank you for being nice...


If Eisboch could play like Ethel Smith...

On Nov 15, 5:52 pm, HK wrote:
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On Nov 15, 5:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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How about a Lowrey Director? I got one of those, great shape.. Not
really a r+b/rock type organ though..
I'll try to be polite.

No thank you.

Eisboch (lookin' for a B3 sound, not Lawrence Welk)

Thank you for being nice...

If Eisboch could play like Ethel Smith


Ethel Smith? Yeah, I heard of that dude. Didn't he play for Boy George?

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:45:00 -0500, "Eisboch"
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Eisboch wrote:

Life is good.

Then you get heart burn?

No.

Then I get a call from Mrs.E. saying it's time to come home and do chores.

That's different.

Around here, there is a list on the kitchen table with the chores for
today circled in red and a threat of an unspecified nature if they
aren't completed by the time she gets home. :)

Sounds like a bad dose of heart burn to me.....

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On Nov 15, 5:52 pm, HK wrote:
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On Nov 15, 5:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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How about a Lowrey Director? I got one of those, great shape.. Not
really a r+b/rock type organ though..
I'll try to be polite.
No thank you.
Eisboch (lookin' for a B3 sound, not Lawrence Welk)
Thank you for being nice...
If Eisboch could play like Ethel Smith


Ethel Smith? Yeah, I heard of that dude. Didn't he play for Boy George?


Ethel Smith was one of the greatest Hammond players who ever lived. She
played the B3 like no one else I have ever heard. My father was an
advanced amateur theater and pop tune organist, and took us to several
Smith concerts and shows. She was just amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA9qlWyk-7Q

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiHas...eature=related


When you can play a musical instrument that well, find a good agent.

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:05:20 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote:


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On Nov 15, 5:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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How about a Lowrey Director? I got one of those, great shape.. Not
really a r+b/rock type organ though..

I'll try to be polite.

No thank you.

Eisboch (lookin' for a B3 sound, not Lawrence Welk)

Thank you for being nice...

This is sounding like a Brady Bunch rerun.

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha...

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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:44:49 -0500, "Eisboch"
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:29:52 -0500, "Eisboch"
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I wanna see ifin thiere proogrram werks.


luks guud frum heire

What an example of how useful rec.boats can be.

I can now stay on-line as long as I want listening to oldies, thanks to
Calif Bill.
I can now avoid annoying Harry because I can spell when using OE thanks to
thunder.

meanwhile ....

This morning we were teased with spring-like weather. Within the past
hour
the temp has dropped like a rock, clouds have rolled in, wind is howling
and
they have issued severe weather warnings.

But, the boat is nice and toasty warm with the heaters running and the
coffee is fresh.

Life is good.

Now that I know where the boat is, the next bad weather expect a
visitor. :)

You can move into the other stateroom with the B3 you tried to bring home.
;)

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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