[HAM] Feet n fingers:

[Harold Smage]

Looks like Chet Smith (another of those Smith Boys) has put together  
a great package of a lot of the best midi equipment into a one piece  
three manual unit with an Ok look to it. He has built tremendous  
control capacities into it! It is reminiscent of what many of the  
best built pipe organs had. Of course yo might miss the 7.5 Hp blower  
and the midi system doesn't require solenoids capable of moving  
strong actions, etc.

Looking at the AV clip of the footwork reminded me that to play  
really great pedal one should practice a lot playing pedal alone, I'm  
probably not likely to do enough of that but even occasional soloing  
on pedal would provide the concentration that would help do it right.  
Chet has enough different midi sound sources to provide available  
sounds for any style of bass playing.

I played an organ with TrekII bass and liked it. Sounded slightly  
better with first drawbar at 4 and second at 8.

Well at least those of us that care to can add midi style keyboards  
to augment Hammonds too!

Harold


On Mar 5, 2008, at 10:39 AM, Scott Hawthorn wrote:

> At 07:03 AM 3/5/2008, Luther Nallie wrote:
>> Here is a link to Chet Smith that I think, especially the theater  
>> organ
>> people, will enjoy.  Go to the link and click on AV clips at the  
>> top of
>> the page.  He is using several different keyboards, one or two of  
>> which is
>> a Hammond.  Nice footwork.
>>
>> http://www.feetnfingers.com/feet/instruments.html
>
> Here's the video page.
> http://www.feetnfingers.com/feet/avClips.html
>
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