danorob1
Well-known member
Hi All,
First to Gary…
Thank you so much for all your input and responses to all my questions…
I ended up not looking at the Rhapsody in Delaware… While It LOOKED pristine, I was concerned that since it had not been played in many, many, many years, that there would be dirty contacts from sitting… That combined with the fact I did not have much luck finding someone to ship it for me…. So That one was out…
Yesterday my partner and I went down to the Only NJ lowrey Dealer down at the shore… I had purchased parts from him in the past for my Hammond and he was a terrific guy…
We were there for almost four hours…. I played so many organs it was not even funny…
I tried a Lowrey Majesty, Rhapsody, Prestige, Holiday, The New Liberty, Celebration, Palladium, Imperial, Encore, Royal, and Stardust…
In the end, I understand that each year they add more sounds, presets, and effects, but the organs as a whole all had the same type of wonderful sound when played as you would play a standard organ, without all of the extra effects, intros, etc…
Even the special effects seemed to sound the same between them…
The final part of the picture for me was that I did not want a Debt… I wanted to purchase it in cash like I do everything else… That combined with the fact that I am not 100% sure I will continue to play every night like I used to when I was younger, lead me to pick the Rhapsody…
Now - Before everyone jumps at me, you have to remember that I am coming from a 1973 Hammond T-582C - Very Mechanical, very plain jane… Even a 80's Lowrey would make it sound like a toy…
So - I paid what I felt was a fair price - Got an extended 3-year warranty in the cost, and they will deliver it early this week….
The funniest part was that the particular organ was just traded in by a Senior who was in the shop waiting for their Saturday Morning coffee clutch/lessons… When I was trying them out I kept the volume low so as not to disturb anyone… When they were done they asked me to play for them, and the owner came over and said "it has been so long since I saw anyone play with more then one finger, and never mind actually using pedals" - He then said "from the way you play, I can assume you will not be coming in for the free lessons"? -
It did make me feel good - Even my partner was teasing me saying I always said you could play, but the told me the sound I got out of the Rhapsody was beyond anything he thought I could do…
I Am sure it will give me many years of joy, and then in another 10-years, I may trade it up for something else…
Finally - Here is a picture - For some stupid reason I only took one…
Thanks again Gary -
Dan

First to Gary…
Thank you so much for all your input and responses to all my questions…
I ended up not looking at the Rhapsody in Delaware… While It LOOKED pristine, I was concerned that since it had not been played in many, many, many years, that there would be dirty contacts from sitting… That combined with the fact I did not have much luck finding someone to ship it for me…. So That one was out…
Yesterday my partner and I went down to the Only NJ lowrey Dealer down at the shore… I had purchased parts from him in the past for my Hammond and he was a terrific guy…
We were there for almost four hours…. I played so many organs it was not even funny…
I tried a Lowrey Majesty, Rhapsody, Prestige, Holiday, The New Liberty, Celebration, Palladium, Imperial, Encore, Royal, and Stardust…
In the end, I understand that each year they add more sounds, presets, and effects, but the organs as a whole all had the same type of wonderful sound when played as you would play a standard organ, without all of the extra effects, intros, etc…
Even the special effects seemed to sound the same between them…
The final part of the picture for me was that I did not want a Debt… I wanted to purchase it in cash like I do everything else… That combined with the fact that I am not 100% sure I will continue to play every night like I used to when I was younger, lead me to pick the Rhapsody…
Now - Before everyone jumps at me, you have to remember that I am coming from a 1973 Hammond T-582C - Very Mechanical, very plain jane… Even a 80's Lowrey would make it sound like a toy…
So - I paid what I felt was a fair price - Got an extended 3-year warranty in the cost, and they will deliver it early this week….
The funniest part was that the particular organ was just traded in by a Senior who was in the shop waiting for their Saturday Morning coffee clutch/lessons… When I was trying them out I kept the volume low so as not to disturb anyone… When they were done they asked me to play for them, and the owner came over and said "it has been so long since I saw anyone play with more then one finger, and never mind actually using pedals" - He then said "from the way you play, I can assume you will not be coming in for the free lessons"? -
It did make me feel good - Even my partner was teasing me saying I always said you could play, but the told me the sound I got out of the Rhapsody was beyond anything he thought I could do…
I Am sure it will give me many years of joy, and then in another 10-years, I may trade it up for something else…
Finally - Here is a picture - For some stupid reason I only took one…
Thanks again Gary -
Dan
