I have both. Hammonds are like fine guitars...they gotta AGE! Each has its own personality. Each has it quirks. You have to play them through a Leslie, and every Leslie is different...different belt tension, different tube age.

The Nord is well-made and light. It's a pleasure to play when you do one-nighters. You have to use a pre-amp to play thru old 145's, 147's or the like (no multi-pin jack on the C-1). The drawbar set-up takes some getting used to. Hard-line B players can learn to love the C-1; especially as they age (the player, not the instrument).


Love the old B. It lives on-the-job at a Country Club and is played 3-4 times a month. Usually, I make enough on that job to pay the maintenance bill!

But, man is the C-1 a pleasure to move. And, electronically, it is far more reliable and less expensive to maintain.


I like BOTH, for different applications.


Russ



[This message has been edited by captain Russ (edited 10-29-2010).]