I love the C1. Great Rhodes too !

I bet it's real good. I have only heard the Nord Electro and it also has great modelled Hammond B3 and Rhodes piano.

We had seven days demo's of the Nord at Septembers keyboard festival including one late night jam session with a real drummer...Great Dual Keyboard.

Although a good sound...Too bad theres no drawbars.......It felt awkward trying to adjust the digital ones with buttons on the fly when we demoed the Nord.

Great sounding instrument...has the B3 nailed.

Chas must be tickled.

Ian

I won't comment, Ian. I recognize when someone is trying to bait me.

chas

No, my friend, I wasn't trying to bait you...I figured you'd be very pleased(tickled) with the Nord...I thought the demos really didn't do it as much justice as it deserves.

I like the way the keyboards are so close together...you can't get that with two synths on a stand...lets you play all kinds of neat things, like dropping the thumb down to the lower manual, or vice versa, playing both hands on the lower and being able to use your fingers on the upper.

I imagine the digital drawbars take a bit of getting used to...Yamaha had a similar system several years ago on the Electones...nice once you became accustomed to them...and reliable.

Did you get a speaker system yet?

Ian

I was referring to the selected group of You Tube demos that were posted..although I did have a hands on experience with the Nord 61...in fact I went to the store with the intention of purchasing the board, but after playing it, I decided it wasn't for me....so I purchased another board..

As for mocking your decision to buy a Nord...Honestly I do not have a clue what you own, other than a Roland VP board..in fact .....I hardly give you a thought..
I think there are so many older "mock Hammond" boards out there to choose from that seem so much better[with real draw bars]...like the Korg C3, Roland VK7 and VR760..

In fact I believe for a piano/ organ combo player the VR760 is the one to beat..{and yes I owned one}..

Enjoy what you "play"...why should it matter what other folks think.....I for one don't care.....

[This message has been edited by Nigel (edited 11-07-2007).]

Chas, just ordered my first Nord, so now there are two of us. Got the single manual for portable B and Rhodes simulation. If I like it, and I'm sure I will, I'll get the C-1.

I bought it on your recommendation, which I respect.

UD says Donny and Fran are good guys. Don Mason, a person I really respect, says they're ok, just full of Crap.

My approach is to laugh, shake my head, enjoy...whatever.

None of it is worth getting bent out of shape over.

Sometimes, the entertainer in some people just prevails, and this is abrasive to some, including me. But, for now, I'm believing my friends Dave and Don, even though it's a little difficult, occasionally.

Think of how boring it would be here if they weren't around. We'd miss the chicken hat, nipple shots, etc. Hey, I sent Fran a gift of a Kentucky horse turd, so he must be alright.


Stay well. I'm going to get to Atlanta, soon.

R.