The problem with using drawbars for an organ that has electronic presets is that the drawbar display (what you are seeing on the drawbars themselves) does not reflect the actual setting (of course, the same on a B3), but when you go to modify the preset (which you can't, on a B3, but of course will if you can!), real drawbars will be in the wrong position, and will make timbral 'jumps' rather than smooth movements. In fact, only motorized drawbars will ever reflect the presets actual state...

But all this is moot... I can't believe, after listening to the constant whining about the odd few pounds one arranger weighs over another, that you are actually dissing the 34 lb. C1 in favor of a B3 clone with drawbars. What is the weight of the LIGHTEST two manual Hammond clone with drawbars? Got to be a good sixty pounds more than the C1...

Many of you are content with small, toy-like, utterly horrible actions on your arrangers to save maybe ten or fifteen pounds. And yet here is quite possibly the ONLY full B3 clone under 80 lbs. Considerably UNDER 80 lb., at that.

Me, I would be ecstatic to get two full, waterfall keyboards at that weight, and after spending some time with an Electro2, I can tell you that dealing with the buttons is NOWHERE as difficult as you guys make out. You can still grab a handful at the same time, or just nudge one imperceptibly. Yes, it's harder to 'flick' one in instantly (takes over one second to go from full out to in), but other than that, it's pretty much the same time to modify registrations.

But any drawbar shortcomings are completely overwhelmed by, firstly IT HAS TWO MANUALS...! And, it is UNDER 35 lb....!

AFAIK, nothing with two manuals comes anywhere near that weight. And that is, from all I've read here, the overwhelming priority for most of you. You want the ultimate B3 clone? Hammond/Suzuki New B3... No doubt about it. It will fool most anybody. Then lift it's 290 lb.

Me, I'm prepared to forego real drawbars (that never reflect the actual state of the presets) over 290 lb. of perfection, any day! Oh, and don't forget the $24k price tag...!