abacus
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Registered: 07/21/05
Posts: 5431
Loc: English Riviera, UK
Below is a video showing how an organ just integrates everything together, with nothing standing out sound wise (Unlike an arranger) but just gelling together to give a very nice sound.
The 2nd half of the video (About 28 mins in) showcases some of the many easy play features (If you are a professional make sure you are sitting down as many of the features will horrify you) that are designed solely for the home hobby player that wants to sound great without the wait.
The organ itself has a superb amp and speaker system designed to envelope the player in a home environment when placed against the wall, (The normal place for a home organ) plus a cabinet/console that those of a certain age (The main target of the organ) will be happy to show.
Combine all this together and the target market is in nirvana, something a multi keyboard arranger just cannot achieve.
Is it overpriced, absolutely, (If you need to ask you cannot afford it) but to get nirvana people were prepared to pay for it, unfortunately for Lowrey these certain players dwindled in numbers, which is why Lowrey is no more. (Another lesson why not to ignore a changing market)
If you still don’t get it, don’t worry, just enjoy the video.
Edited by abacus (03/10/2011:40 AM) Edit Reason: Added Link
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