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To avoid any confusion, the 3 models have names. There is the 70s compact (73 keys), the 70s Artist (88 keys), and the Artist w (wood 88). The compact and artist have the Fatar tp100. I"m no sure if the action name on the 88. They were pretty quiet on the builder of the action. Dave - great to meet you as well! I"m sorry I couldn"t stay longer to talk to you and Joe! I Had to catch a plane. Elmer - unfortunately I didn"t have a chance to listen to the SoundCloud examples prior to namm.

I had a wonderful time at NAMM 2020. I know many of you want to know more about what happened in the Viscount booth and in particular, the new 70s stage keyboard. In full disclosure, I"m a Viscount Legend Artist and I performed and presented at the booth. On the floor there were 3 models - the 73 and 88 with a Fatar action (Elvio said it was similar to the Nord action although I"m not sure exactly which one) and the wood action 88. I liked the action on all of them although the wood action 88 was extremely nice to play. The 70s comes standard with an ep module (5 rhodes, 2 wurlitzers, and an e grand) and a sound collection bank which has pads, strings, choir, brass, keyboard, organ, bass, guitar, bells, marimba, and other sounds. More sounds will be available for the collection bank. For an extra cost, you can add two modules - the acoustic piano module and the clavinet module. It"s very easy to add the different modules. Three screws hold the top rail and you can easily remove the rail and add different modules. There is a full effects section which you can easily add several effects like reverb, wah, etc. You can also split the keyboard and it has an extensive midi implementation. Even though I had never played the keyboard, I was surprised at how intuitive it was to play. Having different modules made it dead simple to understand which sound was playing. One thing I immediately noticed was how easy it was to control the volume levels if I had two voices layered or in split mode. There is an easy to read display and a 3 band eq as well. I really liked the look of the keyboard. It has a flat top where you can put another keyboard like the Viscount solo on top. There is also an iPad editor where you can dial in your sounds. The big question - how does it sound? Playing at NAMM is never the best way to audition a keyboard especially with all the ambient noise. However, I thought the sounds were extremely playable and detailed. I really enjoyed playing the acoustic pianos. There are eight models and separate dynamic and brilliance knobs. I wish I could have spent more time on each sound but time is always limited at NAMM. Joey Defrancesco played the 70s with a trio (drums/sax). He mainly used the piano, ep, and bass sound. I was very impressed at the bass sound! It had a nice woody thunk. If anyone has questions about the instrument, let me know.

Thanks Moody. For $40 Id like something cheaper for sure. I also heard photon for the iPad might work.

Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately GarageBand doesnt support midi out which is why Im looking for another solution. I hope Midi Opener supports midi out. The Korg app seemed pricey ($40) for my intended purpose. Ill keep it in mind though!

Thanks!

Does anybody have any suggestions for a music sequencer app for iphone or ipad? I'd like to upload a midi file to the sequencer and send it to my keyboard. Thanks!

I recently got a used Nord 73 bag and I can attest that it does indeed fit the SK1-73. At first I thought it wouldn't fit but it's just very tight. The bag filled every need I wanted - backpack straps, good fit, protective, and well made.

Thanks Brad! I saw that case but had my reservations on price and length. If I can't find anything better, maybe I'll take the plunge.

I'd like to find a gig bag for the hammond sk1-73 that has backpack straps. Anybody have a favorite case for the sk1-73?

I love the Bond films and of course the music. I've been playing a lot of gigs with Akira Tana's "Secret Agent Men." For those of you that don't know Akira, he has played or recorded with Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Milt Jackson, Jim Hall, , Paquito D'Rivera, James Moody, J.J. Johnson, Lena Horne, etc. He recorded two cd's of "spy music". One was called "Secret Agent Men" that featured Dr. Lonnie Smith and one was "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" the music of Bond featuring vocalist Annie Sellick (who's recorded w/ Joey D). Here is a clip of us playing "From Russia With Love" at the Benecia Jazz Fest. I play all organ on the gigs: [video:youtube]

Pro - you can also put some gaffer tape to cover the cord on the bottom. My halfmoon stays on my xk3c. For me, every little bit of time helps!

I'm pretty open minded as to what keyboards get picked but I'd like an emphasis on the ones Stephen has already picked. Like Moe, I'd like to hear the evaluate basic tone, chorus vib, click, percussion, leslie sim, overdrive and others for each instrument.

Wow - this sounds awesome. Definitely, I'd love to play all of those clones back to back. Like Kanker, I'd like to play the electro 4d to see how it compares to the c2d. I can also bring my 122 if needed and my hammond xpk200 pedals if anybody would like to try those. As for Pete Fallico, he is an awesome ambassador for the hammond organ. His last organ summit was fabulous (Chester Thompson and Dr. Lonnie) and I heard about the next one....it's going to be great too. He even did the liner notes for my current cd.

What kind of camera are you using?