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Hammond Organ Clones<\/h1>\n\t

I have been shopping for a Hammond Organ Clone for over a year now. Wow, it’s been a mind twister.\u00a0 I know that I would like a dual manual with waterfall action keys and not too much non-organ fluff.<\/p>\n

A friend of mine said “Why not just get an old Hammond M-111 used on Craigslist?” So I went ahead, brought home this dusty old beast, and realized there is no way that thing will fit in our music room. So now it sits in our garage until I can find another buyer.<\/p>\n

Here’s the list of Hammond Clones I put together.\u00a0 For now I’m making due with my Logic virtual instrument organ and cheapo M-Audio Keystation. It’s not fancy but it gets the job done \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

1. Viscount Legend<\/h2>\nA duel manual Hammond clone with all the bells and whissles.\u00a0 Made in Italy.
\nViscount Legend on Hammond Central<\/a>
\nViscount Legend on Kraft Music\n

2. Hammond XK Series<\/h2>\n

People on this chat at OrganForum.com<\/a>\u00a0prefer the Hammond XK over the SK.<\/p>\n

3. Hammond SK Series<\/h2>\nThis article at Sound On Sound Magazine<\/a> has some good information on both XK and SK. The note that the SK has omitted some of the extra stuff to make the SK more of a “pure organ” as opposed to a jack of all trades.
\nHammond Keyboard Product Lines at Hammond Central<\/a>\n

4. Nord C2D<\/h2>\nNow discontinued.\u00a0 Maybe a replacement on the Horizon.\u00a0 To me this seemed like the perfect Hammond Organ Clone although\u00a0 Sweetwater said that the keys are weighted but the Nord site said waterfall action.\u00a0 Maybe a typo on Sweetwater’s part but even one of the reviews mentioned weighted keys so that was a little confusing.
\nNord C2D on Sweetwater<\/a>
\nNord C2D Sound On Sound<\/a>\n

5. Crumar Mojo 61<\/h2>\nI’ve learned that although a duel manual is what I need to get the full organ experience, a single manual sitting on top of my Crumar 7 Rhodes clone might be a better fit for our small music room. The Crumar Mojo 61 could be a great fit!
\nCrumar Mojo 61 at Kraft Music<\/a>
\nCrumar Mojo 61 at Sweetwater<\/a>\n

6. Crumar Mojo XT<\/h2>\nCrumar’s dual manual clonewheel. Not sure if this would fit comfortably on top of my Crumar 7, but seems like a fun board.
\nCrumar Mojo XT on Sweetwater<\/a>
\nCrumar Mojo XT on Kraft Music<\/a>\n

7. Yamaha YC61<\/h2>\nSingle manual keyboard with drawbars and waterfall action keys.\u00a0 I’ve heard that Yamaha boards can be a good long term investment because the parts are readily available if a repair is needed.
\nYamaha YC61 KraftMusic.com<\/a>
\nYamaha YC61 at Guitar Center<\/a>\n

8. Roland VR-09-B<\/h2>\nThe rice is right here but maybe too many bells and whistles for my taste.
\nRoland VR-09-B at Sweetwater<\/a>
\nRoland VR-09-B at Guitar Center<\/a>\n

9. Roland VR-730<\/h2>\nAnother waterfall action drawbar board from Roland, this one has more features and $500 more expensive.
\nRoland VR-730 at Sweetwater<\/a>
\nRoland VR-730 at Kraft Music<\/a>\n

10. Dexibell Combo J7<\/h2>\nAnother Italian keyboard company.\u00a0 That makes three that I know of: Viscount, Crumar and Dexibell.\u00a0 Dexibell clonewheel boards have flying faders, fancy!
\nDexibell Combo J7 on Kraft Music<\/a>
\nDexibell Combo J7 on Sweetwater<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Resources for Learning to Play Hammond Organ\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHammond and the Leslie Speaker \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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