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[David Damroze]

Wasn't the porta-b essentially a 'chopped ' L-100 ?

DD
On Jul 3, 2007, at 10:31 AM, Bill Odum wrote:

> Of course it's close to the same weight.  You think I don't know that? 
> 2 pieces seperately are lighter than the whole.  Then there is the 
> awlkwrdmess  in the way you have to lift the whole.
>   The top part without the bulk and with 2 handles make it a peace of 
> cake for tjhe player and the drummer to handle.So there..
>   Bill
>
> Magnus Enorson <magnus at musicastrana.com> wrote:
>   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
>
>
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