But it would increase the width, and hence the weight, of the organ quite a bit. Most of the time, solo sounds, you'll be playing on the upper manual anyway. If you are triggering chords at the low end of the 76, you simply have to bring your LH straight up and there the pitch strips are...

Not in my case...the lower manual would be 61 keys as well...works for the B-3 and any other organs I've played, so I wouldn't want 76 keys.

It's another reason why I like 61 keys on a single manual instrument...having 76 means the bender/wheels are further away from where I am chording, and putting the wheels/bender on the panel, above the keys, isn't any better, and generally awkward to use.

It's my personal preference, something different may work better for you.

Ian

Come to think of it, 49 keys on upper, and 61 (splittable) on lower manual would be even better, since, as you say, "Most of the time, solo sounds, you'll be playing on the upper manual anyway."

The instrument could then be made even more compact and lighter in weight, and infinitely more gig-able.

Something similar to the D-Deck Electone.


It also has presets between the keyboards that Diki mentioned.


Ian




[This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 10-04-2010).]

Oh look the Yamaha has the shiny buttons.

Ian i am getting tired of your Yamaha opinions... You clearly have a Yamaha agenda and therefor your opinions have no value at all..

Next to that, this instrument (Virgin 1) is clearly build for homeplayers and then comming with arguments to make it more suited for travel and gigs sounds like you really don't understand anything about these types of organs. Why would anyone want to take a huge organ on a gig?

Don't blame me for taking this personal but you are trying to change every topic intoo a praise the Yamaha lord topic and thats realy starting to get on my... you know.

My 30 year old Solina organ had those buttons too.

[This message has been edited by Bachus (edited 10-04-2010).]

Diki is right the instrument needs more width. I would add the wheels next to the upper manuall (and i would even add a pitch shifter and a ribon controller next to the lower manual.

But then this would require a total redesign of the lionstracs frontplate and i highly doubt tastenpoint is up to that, so he should just wayt for the new 88 key upcomming lionstracs that has a wide enough frontplate

It also needs more height. I would put the lionstracs controll surface with the screen almost straight up, this allows for a better view and easier access. And who cares about weight and volume after all its a home organ and you can also make this design look awesome.

NExt to that i would add 8 knobs to the right of the drawbars, but then thats just personal and i really doubt if many organplayers would use such a feauture.

Thanks Jim.

After reading your recent, and not so recent, posts it is quite clear that your agenda is to continually try to kick Yamaha in the butt.

Well, that can only mean one thing...they are in front.

Every knock is a boost.

You sure get upset easily...if you were playing a Yamaha, you'd only feel peace and contentment...like me.

Instead, you are just another unhappy critic.


Ian

[This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 10-05-2010).]

Well son, all I can tell you is that if you don't like my opinion, that's your problem, not mine.

Your posts remind me of a baker who makes a wonderful chocolate cake, and then covers it with dog poo icing.

Carry on,

Ian

First You call me Jim, and now i have become your son... Since you are my father, That makes you over 70 years old and having Alzheimer... surely you don't want that...

So please don't make up names for me.

Just stick to the facts... and my only fact is that i do not care for your opinion since it is clearly tainted.

End of discussion......

Back on topic..

Do you think that the wooden chasis, the bench and the pedals combined with drawbars, speakers and amplification are worth the extra 10k this instrument costs over the Groove ?