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[stringtapper]

I just wanted to see if anyone in the US has received their Stage 3 yet.

I pre-ordered the Stage 3 Compact in mid-June from Guitar Center and the release date on the website says "7/31/2017" for that model. The last email I got from them about the order in mid-July says that it should ship within 30 days.

This will be my first Nord and I am very anxious to get my hands on it! I just took on a keyboard gig (I'm a bass player by trade) with a band that starts in early September and I really hope I get it in time to integrate it into my current setup by then!

[jeffkeys]

I was told by my rep at Kraft Music that the US won't get any until October. I hope they were over estimating the date so as to not set up any expectations for sooner, but as you can see, I'm hopeful for sooner anyway! Welcome to Club Nord! You'll soon know why all the accolades are justified!

[stringtapper]

October?!?

Please let it not be so!

[Gospelkeys]

Sweetwater is still saying first week of August for the 88 if you pre-ordered.

I think the October dates were for the second shipments as the first shipments were already accounted for with pre-orders.

There is one store that shows the 88 as in stock. Seems unlikely though......

Update: I called that New York store that shows them in stock. It is actually a pre-order for September. Little unethical .....

[Copia]

Compact shipments are on schedule with the others, to ship July 31 and be delivered approx. Aug 8 from everything I've heard. I had a Compact pre-order with Musician's Friend and recently just canceled it bc I'm buying an 88. They still had some pre-order slots left as of a couple weeks ago for the first shipment end of July (I was 7 of 10). At that time, while the Compact was listed "pre-order" with them for end of July/early Aug delivery, the 88 was listed "backorder" for October.

This made me surmise that the posters who have heard October are buying from a supplier who has added them to the back order list. My 88 is on schedule for early Aug (as of a month ago) and as of a couple weeks ago the compacts are on that same time frame. Good luck to all getting your boards! I've been dreaming about mine today!

****Edit Aug 3. Sweetwater has caught up to Kraft and is now saying October for all Stage 3s. Jeffkeys above is right. They don't have even one of any model. It'll be worth the wait no doubt!****

[stringtapper]

Thanks for the replies!

It's interesting that Guitar Center shows the availability dates for the three models as follows:

HA88 – 10-07-2017
HP76 – 09-02-2017
SW73 – 07-31-2017

From what I remember, those dates have been set like that on their pages since around mid-June when I pre-ordered the Compact.

[stringtapper]

Looks like the date for the SW73 on Guitar Center's site changed to 08-14-2017 overnight.

[stringtapper]

Any other folks in the US receive their board yet? Or heard anything new from retailers?

[Jon Lukas]

I just called Guitar Center to check on my NS3 compact. They are still expecting it on August 14.

[Daddy Rich]

I pre-ordered the Stage 3 76 in April. I don't have anything to add as far as delivery dates not already stated in the above posts. However, I would like to note that looking back on some old emails from over 5 years ago I was asking and searching for the same answers when the Stage 2 was late on delivery as well. LOL. This will be my 3rd Nord Stage, beginning with the Stage 76, then the Stage 2 73 and now eagerly awaiting the Stage 3 76.

To those awaiting their first, trust me, it is worth the wait.

I'm looking forward to continuing to read all of your great posts about the Stage 3 when it comes out. I love this user forum.