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An electric organ, also known as electronic organ, is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally designed to imitate their sound, or orchestral sounds, it has since developed into several types of instruments: Hammond-style organs used in pop, rock and jazz;
The 200-ton, keyboard-operated telharmonium, which used rotating electromagnetic tone-wheels to generate sound, was an important precursor to the electronic organ. Made in 1904 by the American inventor Thaddeus Cahill, it was exhibited in Massachusetts and New York in 1906 but lapsed into obscurity by World War I.
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The earliest group of electronic musical instruments in Japan, Yamaha Magna Organ was built in 1935. however, after World War II, Japanese composers such as Minao Shibata knew of the development of electronic musical instruments. By the late 1940s, Japanese composers began experimenting with electronic music and institutional sponsorship ...
2.4.1. Yamaha Magna Organ. The earliest electronic musical instruments in Japan, Yamaha Magna Organ were built in 1935. However, after World War II, Japanese composers such as Minao Shibata were aware of farther developments of electronic musical instruments. By the late 1940s, Japanese composers began experimenting with electronic music.
sounds by electronic means, the need for stable tuning oscillators. In 1938 he was granted United States patent US2140267A for the Stable Oscillator. This technology would lead to the first fully electronic organ and the birth of Allen Organ Company. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Jerome introduced numerous innovations and was granted patents
Electone's first "pipe organ" model. It was built for 15 years, from 1964 to 1979, despite this it has remained in relative obscurity. With a launch price of around ¥2,200,000, it was the most expensive Electone model of its era. 1966 — A-3 Electone's first combo organ, it was only equipped with a single keyboard and an expression pedal.
AnniversaryYearCity, CountryVenue, Instrument Model (s)8th1971Nemu-no-sato, JapanEX-42, E-3, E-3R, E-5, D-7, D-2B9th1972Nemu-no-sato, JapanEX-42, E-3, E-510th1973Nemu-no sato, JapanEX-42, E-511th1974Nemu-no Sato, JapanEX-42, E-5organ, in music, a keyboard instrument, operated by the player’s hands and feet, in which pressurized air produces notes through a series of pipes organized in scalelike rows. The term organ encompasses reed organs and electronic organs but, unless otherwise specified, is usually understood to refer to pipe organs.
