Nord C2 Combo Organ

Nord C2 Combo Organ Review

The first thing I must say is that in general I am a purist, and I don't like most electronic instruments. When the church I work for started construction and had to move out of the sanctuary, I had them purchase this organ for me since it's the only one on the market that has classical stops as well as the Hammond and other electronic emulations. I was prepared to not love it but it was the best that could be done without spending from three to ten times more. Then it arrived, I hooked it up to good speakers, and I was absolutely blown away.

The Nord Hammond B3 emulation has been lauded by just about everybody, like all of their vintage sounds. With an adjustable speed rotary speaker as well, I feel like I'm playing in a vintage gospel band. I'm less familiar with how the Vox and Farfisa originals sounded, but they're very good sounds to add to your performance palette.

What surprised me the most, though, was that this instrument has a 21 stop pipe organ. Not just some pipe organ sounds, but individual stops like a real organ or the very expensive Rodgers electronic organs. The sounds are uniformly very high quality, blend very well, and for a Christmas Eve service with good amplification, it sounded like Westminster Abbey. The only thing missing is a pedalboard; Nord has made a prototype of what they call PedalKeys to go with this organ and may be selling it in Europe, and I will be lining up to buy them when they're available in the USA.

At 34 pounds, I can carry this from the back of my car under my arm. Definitely different from most organs that are made from fiberboard and bricks, and the distinctive red color gets comments from my congregation every week. So does the sound! I'm not a total convert to electronic instruments, but I've been so impressed working with this organ that I just bought one of the other Nord keyboards for myself.

Nord C2 Combo Organ Feature

• 5A combination of a B3 tone wheel organ, a Vox Continental, a Farfisa, and a baroque pipe organ
• Pipe organ built upon flue pipes and reed pipes
• Pipe organ wherein each manual has its own sound: the Great division, the Swell, the Couplers, and the Pedal division
• A disposition with the fundamental tonal character of a baroque organ
• hree unison couplers, three octave couplers, and a special coupler that adds the Pedal to the leftmost note played on the Great manual

Nord C2 Combo Organ Overview

The Nord C2 Combo Organ includes a B3 tone wheel organ, a Vox Continental, a Farfisa, and a beautiful baroque pipe organ. This makes the C2 an extremely versatile electric organ, giving not only rock organ players a new palette of sounds, but also making it the perfect instrument to use in churches, concert and congregation halls, or any other venue where a professional pipe organ is critical.

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