Well, not new in terms of technology by a handful of years I suppose, but I'm delighted with my new toy.
Having alighted recently from the Tyros bandwagon...I said goodbye to my T3 without a tear as it was becoming like the days of the Ford Sierra - suburban drives full of them at one point I seem to remember. Going back a few years, obviously.
The Tyros is a great product, but I felt like a change.
So I went to Swift Music at Bristol and got a Hammond XE-1. Nick was very helpful in getting me kitted out.
OK, the XE-1 is not 2011 exactly, but the warmth of that iconic Hammond drawbar voicing knocks me out. And the theatre organ voicing I am getting excited about too.
The XE-1 is only a single manual affair. I tried to lift the XE-2 double manual one without substantial surgical bracing, and accepted that this really wasn't an option - just as Nick was totting up the financial damage to my current account.
So we started again and the XE-1 does what I want - and probably a lot more once I delve into the gubbings of it all.
So there we are. Tyros to Hammond in a weekend. And I can't leave it alone!
Pete
