Open minded purist?

[mas music]

 In the world of musical instruments I think of myself as an open minded purist.
Keith Jarret believes electronic keyboard are fancy toys. He only plays a Grand Piano. A true purist.
The vast majority of bands have stacks of keyboards and no acoustic Piano.
Musicans like Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Lyle Mays have a stack of the latest greatest keyboards as well as there there cherished Grand Pianos which they respect as the mother board.
My next purchase will be a new digital piano as my vintage 89 Kurzweil is beyond repair. Digital Pianos need no tuning or maintenance,there affordable and have lots of cool sounds and features but they are always being updated and upgraded. Old ones are not worth repairing so they are disposable. In the end there really is nothing like the real deal, a true acoustic grand piano. In the same way a solid wood non cutaway, non electric guitar appeals to the purist in me.

[unclrob]

I had a very nice ealy 1900's acoustic uprite after working on it for 3 years I traded it for a Wurletzer electric piano.Much easier to deal with as I have rebuilt a few over the years.Its funny as much as a prurist as I am when it come's to acoustic guitar I'm not so much after that.I play MIDI guitar which most people find strange.So I guess I have a foot in each camp.I just turn a client onto the mic'ing system that I'm using which is the GHS A133 that when I come up with the money will be run thru a wireless system,very natural sounding.

[JOYCEfromNS]

A local band brings out the Hammond & Leslie once in awhile - sorry friends BUT none of the modern gadgets can touch it tho some might argue that in-itself is a modern gadget

[L07 Shooting Star]

When I first heard an organ played through a Leslie in a local rock band as a young teen, I got chills down my spine.  I still love that sound.  I recently saw a Leslie rotary speaker for sale on Kijiji here in Edmonton.  Here's the link http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-musical-instruments-amps-pedals-Leslie-model-25-speaker-for-sale-W0QQAdIdZ263439388

[Mr_LV19E]

I've been to several concerts where the band had a few Leslies line up on the stage.

[mas music]

The vast majority of keyboard and organs are disposable as it is cheaper to buy a new one then repair the old. The Hammond B3 is a noteable exception and a classic in it's own right, the Fender Rhodes is another electric classic. These instruments have endured the test of time not because of cutting edge technology but rather they bring a unique sound to the table. The fender Rhodes is often described as a xylophone with keys. The B3 added a percussive attack to each note and then finished with a nice rrrrrrr. The Leslie changed the rrrrrr to a sweet rarararararar.  a bit silly but you get the point.

[carruth]

Most of the keyboards sound cheesy to me. I like the Leslie organ sound and a Rhodes or two have turned me on.

[ST]

An old buddy wrote an article back in 1981. You can read it here: 

Unearthing the Mysteries of the Leslie Cabinet

More than anyone wants to know, but if you are into it, it might help explain what you hear and why it is probably impossible to simulate.

[carruth]

Interesting stuff.   

[dgrose]

...So I guess I have a foot in each camp.

I'm with you, Rob. They're entirely different things. An acoustic piano requires a similar skill set to play as an electronic keyboard, but they are vastly different beasts with very different uses - much like acoustic vs. electric guitar vs. midi guitar. I love 'em all. Same with Hammond organ/Leslie speakers vs. other keyboard sounds. All different, all useful for something.
So I guess I'm not a purist, but I am picky! 

dg

[ducktrapper]

Keith Jarrett? Meh. His brain is modern. Give me Thelonious Monk anyday. 

[Queequeg]

George Harrison used to record through a Leslie all the time.
And then of course there's Garth Hudson on the Wurlitzer. A veritable force to be reckoned with.

[tuffythepug]

Leslie cabinets can be used to great effect in lots of ways.     A favorite blues player of mine plays slide guitar on a custom 12 string Dobro with a pickup in it through a Mesa Boogie amp and a Leslie cabinet.    His sound is so distinctive I've never heard anything like it.    I guess it's a combination of old school (Dobro) with modern technology (pick-up and amp) combined with a truly unique application of the Leslie cabinet's qualities.

[Queequeg]

Leslie cabinets can be used to great effect in lots of ways.     A favorite blues player of mine plays slide guitar on a custom 12 string Dobro with a pickup in it through a Mesa Boogie amp and a Leslie cabinet.    His sound is so distinctive I've never heard anything like it.    I guess it's a combination of old school (Dobro) with modern technology (pick-up and amp) combined with a truly unique application of the Leslie cabinet's qualities.

all this talk about Leslies. 
Now you guys have got me hunting ebay for a Leslie. 

[mas music]

Keith Jarrett? His brain is modern. Give me Thelonious Monk anyday. 

Intresting point, back in the day Thelonious was modern. He blazed a trial from Scott Joplin to modern Bebop. Intresting man, serious compositional skills.