It’s raining stage keyboards (and organs) up in here! Viscount International are announcing the Viscount Legend ONE:

• Based on the Legend Soul engine
• Four sound sections: Organ, Sound 1, Sound 2, Pedals
• Sounds include acoustic piano, electric piano, synths, pad and strings
• Drawbars: SET A, PEDALS, SET B
• Synth parameter control via drawbars (cutoff, res, etc.)
• Two models:
  • 61-key waterfall (22 pounds / 10kg)
  • 73-key semi-weighted waterfall (25 pounds / 11.5kg)
• Connectors galore:
  • Audio out (1/4″): MAIN R, MAIN L/MONO, PEDALS, AUX 1, AUX 2
  • Rotary switch (1/4″)
  • Foot switch (1/4″)
  • Damper (1/4″)
  • Foot control (1/4″)
  • EXP (1/4″)
  • Leslie (11-pin)
  • MIDI (5-pin): IN, OUT, PEDALS KEYB ONLY
  • USB: TO HOST, TO DEVICE

Catch the Legend ONE teaser video here.

The LEGEND ONE will be easier to move than the two manual Legend SOUL 273. The 61 at 22 pounds is at the edge of what I can or want to move. No word on price although you should expect to pay well-north of $2,000 USD.

Viscount SONUS 40 Special Edition (close-up)

While I was at the Viscount site, I was really digging the SONUS 40 and SONUS 45 Special Edition organs with reversed pattern wooden covered keyboard and wooden rocker tabs. Damn! (Can I say that in church?) Sign me up, but please don’t tell me the price (>$15,000 no doubt).

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