Ran across an older Kimball. Was just curious as to why they chose this pedal configuration. The pedals are graduated in length. Does anyone remember? It's Interesting 🤔
I had one much like this many years ago. The pedals are normal, that's just a photographic illusion caused by the wide angle lens on the phone that took the photo.
It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
I had one much like this many years ago. The pedals are normal, that's just a photographic illusion caused by the wide angle lens on the phone that took the photo.
Well okay! That makes sense.... Lol! Just couldn't figure it out. Andy, you've owned a Kimball? Unfortunately I don't have any experience with them. Did you enjoy the Kimball? How would you compare it's sound to other instruments. More like a Wurlitzer or Conn?
I owned a Kimball Temptation, just briefly. A store that I'd done some work for went bust without paying me, so I rocked up with the estate car and grabbed the largest organ in the store that wasn't actually still owned by the manufacturer (ie they hadn't been paid either!).
The Temptation was sold a few weeks later. I didn't like it. Nice flutes and a leslie and the strings were OK, typical American strings from that era. Nothing else impressed at all, sadly.
If I wanted theatre sounds, I'd go for a Conn - which I did, as you see in my signature lines! Older Wurlitzers would have done just fine too.
I have a Kimball Swinger 1000, this looks to be a broadway, which has most of the same features. These seem to mostly be made with auto-accompaniment in mind, (However I cannot prove this because I wasn't alive then) As for the sounds, they aren't bad, except the lowest models of course, but when comparing to a Wurlitzer or a Conn, you'll probably get better organ voices. I enjoy mine for what it is, but for someone who's really serious about organ, might want to skip them entirely. Horses for courses I guess.
I have a Kimball Swinger 1000, this looks to be a broadway, which has most of the same features. These seem to mostly be made with auto-accompaniment in mind, (However I cannot prove this because I wasn't alive then) As for the sounds, they aren't bad, except the lowest models of course, but when comparing to a Wurlitzer or a Conn, you'll probably get better organ voices. I enjoy mine for what it is, but for someone who's really serious about organ, might want to skip them entirely. Horses for courses I guess.
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