Hi Chass. Thank you for the kind comments about my stick in the mud attitude concerning upgrading. It is encouraging to know that someone I respect at least halfway agrees with me on sticking with an older kb. You mentioned that you have played the Hammond for 50 years and still learn new things all the time. Well I have been playing the drawbars for a year on my 3000 and feel that with the cost of a Hammond that is probably as close as I'll ever get to having one myself. Gotta say one of the thins I miss is bridging between two keyboards like you can on organ. I also miss the ability of adding volume and/or mass by just adding a new stop. Years ago I had a model 76r Story & Clark organ that I played out for 15 years. After playing from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am 4-5 nights a week I got to the point that I had gotten to the point that I could ring just about anything that was in that liitle beast that was in it. That's what I want to get to on the 3000. Gotta admit that I am enticed by new features. The loop chord player sounds interesting to me for one.