[Vibrandoneon - a beautiful, wood, pro melodica...]

speaking about melodica, in this vid Cory Henry jamming with Dr lonnie Smith, playing a suzuki pro 37 (<-- awesome model. got one, my favorite melodica, far from all)

unfortunatly, the soundtrack isn't so good, but anyway, it rocks

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[Crumar Seven]

 

Also - what other boards use the TP100 keybed?

 

The Zarenbourg use the TP100. and i like it .

ahhh if only i could easily hack my zarenbourg to add the seven control panel& soundbord between the tp100 and the speakers..humm Andrea, Guido, if you have an opinion ... hehe

the Seven looks to be a really nice tool anyway.

[Crumar Seven]

Crumar is an Italian company , so my thinking on this is they have created something that gives a vibe of playing an electric piano on stage or home . Remember, most of us live in areas where rhodes or wurlies are pretty easy to come by , in many areas of the world, these instruments are not easilly accessible , as well as techs to work on them.

If you notice, a lot of effort has gone into creating clonewheels, its not co-incidence that most of these companys are european based , its not easy to go buy a B3 like it is here in the States . Im thinking this theory also applies to the Seven.

 

This instrument may appeal to some, but may not appeal to all , but having options to suit what you want is good , I applaud Crumar for this concept .

Sometimes, it not just about the sound , but the overall vibe of playing an instrument.

 

hi

 

IMHO you got the point, that's it .

 

In Europe, Rhodes, wurlitzer, clavinet are rare, expensive, and don't speak about the specialized tech. ...

as for example, in France a Rhodes in good shape are sold between 1900 & 2500 , wurli. 200A about the same....

when you know that there is only a handfull of specialiszed techs in the whole country, i let you guess their cost of work when you need some maintenance.

 

 

Seven being announced at 1899 , it's cheaper than a Rhodes in decent shape , and to me, Crumar Seven will sell decently in europe , it's price being decent. ( Not like my Zarenbourg which costed me around 3000 :-) )