List of Lowrey organs
Lowrey organs were originally made in Chicago, Illinois (prior to 2011) and have been played in churches and by professional and home musicians since the 1950s.[1] Lowrey entered the portable keyboard market in the early 1980s with the Wandering Genie, which was succeeded by the Japanese-made Micro Genie line. In January of 2019, Kawai, the owner of the brand, announced it would cease all production of Lowrey Organs. This list of models is incomplete.
Organs
Image | Model Name / Number | Years sold new | Description |
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Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 | 1968 | Organ with 2 44 key manuals, 13 bass pedals, built-in spring reverb, Leslie effect, and marimba effect famously known from Baba O'Riley by The Who played by Pete Townshend.[2] The TBO-1 is a slightly upgraded version of the older but otherwise identical Berkshire TBO (1966). | |
![]() | Carnival (C500) | 1978 | Automatic bass, rhythm and accompaniment. Two keyboards and bass pedals.[3] |
Coronation | |||
Cotillion | 1983 | Theatre organ with memory presets and extensive features, including human voices and other sound effects. | |
Debut (L-65) | 1981 | ||
Debut (L-70) | 1982 | Featured two keyboards and Magic Genie. | |
| DSO / DSO-1 | Unknown; 1962 at earliest | Home spinet organ. Two 3½-octave manuals and 1-octave pedals. Includes Leslie tremolo, a chime effect stop, and a "glide" switch on the side of the volume pedal. The "-1" adds an Automatic Orchestra Control (AOC) and Repeat stops (the two red stops on the right-side bank in the picture). |
Encore (M-100) | 1979 | ||
Festival | 1960-1966 | Two 61-note keyboards. 25 bass pedals.[4] Features Automatic Orchestra,[5] glide control, percussion and "Moving Stereo" controls.[6] | |
GAKH25 / GAK25H | 1983 | Console. | |
Genie (L-5) | 1972-79[7][8] | Featured walking basses and rhythm section.[9] One finger play.[3] | |
Genie (L-10) | 1979 | ||
Genie (L-15) | 1979 | ||
![]() | Genie 44 | 1975 | |
Genie 88 | 1975 | ||
Genie 98 | 1975 | ||
Genius | |||
Fiesta (L25) | 1982-1984 | ||
Heritage | |||
Holiday | 1966[9]-1983 | ||
Holiday (D-325) | 1978 | Two keyboards with Magic Genie.[10] | |
![]() | Holiday Deluxe | 1972-1974[11] | |
Jamboree (TG 88) | 1978-1979 | ||
![]() | Journey | 2010s | |
Jupiter | 1974[11] | Featured Automatic Orchestra and Leslie Speaker.[5] | |
LC-88 | 1980 | ||
Mardi Gras (L-55) | 1982-1983 | Featured four channels, double keyboard and Magic Genie chords. | |
MX-1 | 1981-1984 | ||
Organo | 1956 | 60-note organ for attaching to a "standard piano"[12] | |
Pageant (M-150) | 1982 | ||
Parade | 1981 | ||
Saturn Deluxe | 1974[11] | ||
Spinet | 1956[13] | ||
Stereo Jubilee | 1977[14] | ||
Stereo Genie 98-1 | 1977 | Features Automatic Organ Computer and Lowrey Glide.[15] | |
Super Genie | 1974-1975[11] | ||
Symphonic Holiday | 1975[16]-1977[14] | Four channels, 88 keys, two keyboards, Magic Genie. | |
Teenie Genie | 1974-1976[17] | Rhythm and auto-bass pedal accompaniment.[18] | |
TG44-1 | 1977 | Two keyboards and bass pedals.[19] | |
TG44BK | 1977 | Two keyboards, pedals and built in cassette recorder.[20] | |
TG98 | |||
TGB | 1977[19] | ||
Theatre HR-98 | Complete professional theatre organ.[18] | ||
Venus | 1974 |
Portable organs
Some of Lowrey's portable organs were made in Japan and based on JVC designs.
Image | Model Name / Number | Years produced | Description |
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L-2 Wandering Genie | 1980-1982 | Portable organ with Genie accompaniment. Effects include variable sustain, "repeat" setting with adjustable tempo and "glide" (single-tone pitch bender). | |
Micro Genie V60 | Rebranded version of JVC KB-300/KB-303.[21] | ||
Micro Genie V100 | 49 keys. 8 note polyphony. Rebranded version of JVC KB-500.[21] | ||
Micro Genie V101 | 1982-1987 | 49 keys. 8 note polyphony.[22] Rebranded version of JVC KB-500.[21] | |
Micro Genie V120 | 1985- | 61 full sized keys.[23] Rebranded version of JVC KB-700.[21] | |
Micro Genie V105 | 1986- | Hybrid of JVC KB-600 & KB-800.[21] Features include MIDI in and out, AUX in and out, MIC in with adjustable gain. Expression pedal input. | |
Micro Genie V125 | Rebranded version of JVC KB-808.[21] | ||
Micro Genie Pro V600 | 49 keys. Programmable. MIDI in and out.[24] Came with "guitar strum" accessory. Rebranded version of JVC KB-800.[21] |
References
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- ^ "Pete's Gear: Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ: Baba O'Reilly/Won't Get Fooled Again 'synthesizer' sound". thewho.net. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ a b "Lowrey Genie and Carnival Organ advertisement (1978)". The Salina Journal. 4 October 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Lowrey organs (Spinet, Super Genie, Festival) for sale (1976)". The Manhattan Mercury. 18 March 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ a b "Lowrey organs advertisement (1966)". The San Bernardino County Sun. 11 February 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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- ^ "Lowrey Organ Headquarters - Home of the Genie advertisement (1972)". The Berkshire Eagle. 5 January 1972. p. 22. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ a b "Lowrey organ advertisements - Genie and Holiday (1972)". The News-Herald. 6 January 1972. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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- ^ "Lowrey Organo advertisement (1956)". The Indiana Gazette. 25 January 1956. p. 22. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Lowrey Spinet Organ advertisement (1956)". The Herald-Palladium. 20 January 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ a b "Lowrey makes magic - organ advertisement (1977)". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 23 November 1977. p. 50. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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- ^ a b "New Lowrey organ advertisement (1977)". The San Bernardino County Sun. 16 June 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Lowrey organ advertisement (1977)". The Chilliwack Progress. 21 September 1977. p. 25. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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