[HAM] I'm With Him

[Magnus Enorson]

Bill Odum wrote:
> I  had an M3 that I chopped.  I played on the road for several years moving the M3 frequently. I chopped it and believe me it was a hell of a lot easier to move and much better on my back.

First of all, I wish to state that I'm all for chopping spinets if one 
wants to. It's all a matter of whether one is ready to compromise or not 
- I can only speak for myself, but I find that I play about ten times 
better when I'm sitting behind a real, unharmed instrument. I guess it's 
a vibe thing. But as always opinions differ and if someone wants to do a 
chop - well fine by me.

That said - I fail to see how chopping an organ can be easier on 
someone's back? When you chop a spinet you only lose about 2 or 3 kilos 
worth of wood - all the weighty stuff is still in there; the manuals 
topping the list of course. The biggest difference between moving a chop 
and a stock organ, is that with the chop you have to bend all the way to 
the floor to pick up the darned thing, then carry it - while a stock 
organ is going to be on dollies and so require very little lifting at 
all. And when lifting occurs the handles are at a very convenient, 
back-saving height...

/Magnus