Hi Bill

Maybe enlighten me with, "After touch on organs has been standard on most of them for as long as I can remember."

How far back in your memory are you going (pre-MIDI era)? Played most brands here in North America, and never came across an organ with after touch functions or can think why an organ voice would need it.

I do remember playing my friends portable Yamaha Combo organ (Maybe 1970s), and you can get some vibrato effect by shifting pressure on the keys (maybe similar to after touch).

I typically keep two keyboards at a time, basically the second being for backup and the home studio one can stay hooked up undisturbed. Saves on wear and tear, and I always get good return value when I upgrade to the next model (one at a time or both depending on how good the upgrade is).

Yes, expensive way to go if someone only wanted a twinset setup for organ playing, especially using two TOTL arrangers. I guess the same dual purpose idea as maybe a pianist wishing to use the features of an arranger and adding a 88 key weighted controller to fulfill his/her piano needs.

Regards, Marcus