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Lowrey organs were originally made in Chicago, Illinois (prior to 2011) and have been played in churches and by professional and home musicians since the 1950s.[1] Lowrey entered the portable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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
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| DSO / 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. There is also an Automatic Orchestra tab witch adds chord tones from the lower keyboard to the upper keyboard. The "-1" adds a repeat function. | |
| 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/ Citation Theatre Console | 1972-1983 | Theater Organ Spinet Console with 2 manuals 61 keys each and a 25 key pedalboard. Features an internal Leslie Speaker and a tape deck. It also would come in walnut wood.[7] | ||
| Genie (L-5) | 1972-79[8][9] | Featured walking basses and rhythm section.[10] 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[10]-1983 | |||
| Holiday (D-325) | 1978 | Two keyboards with Magic Genie.[11] | ||
| Holiday Deluxe | 1972-1974[12] | ||
| Jamboree (TG 88) | 1978-1979 | |||
| Journey | 2010s | ||
| Jupiter | 1974[12] | 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"[13] | ||
| Pageant (M-150) | 1982 | |||
| Parade | 1981 | |||
| Saturn Deluxe | 1974[12] | |||
| Spinet | 1956[14] | |||
| Stereo Jubilee | 1977[15] | |||
| Stereo Genie 98-1 | 1977 | Features Automatic Organ Computer and Lowrey Glide.[16] | ||
| Super Genie | 1974-1975[12] | |||
| Symphonic Holiday | 1975[17]-1977[15] | Four channels, 88 keys, two keyboards, Magic Genie. | ||
| Teenie Genie | 1974-1976[18] | Rhythm and auto-bass pedal accompaniment.[19] | ||
| TG44-1 | 1977 | Two keyboards and bass pedals.[20] | ||
| TG44BK | 1977 | Two keyboards, pedals and built in cassette recorder.[21] | ||
| TG98 | ||||
| TGB | 1977[20] | |||
| Theatre HR-98 | Complete professional theatre organ.[19] | |||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[22] | ||
| Micro Genie V100 | 49 keys. 8 note polyphony. Rebranded version of JVC KB-500.[22] | ||
| Micro Genie V101 | 1982-1987 | 49 keys. 8 note polyphony.[23] Rebranded version of JVC KB-500.[22] | |
| Micro Genie V120 | 1985- | 61 full sized keys.[24] Rebranded version of JVC KB-700.[22] | |
| Micro Genie V105 | 1986- | Hybrid of JVC KB-600 & KB-800.[22] 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.[22] | ||
| Micro Genie Pro V600 | 49 keys. Programmable. MIDI in and out.[25] Came with "guitar strum" accessory. Rebranded version of JVC KB-800.[22] |
References
- ^ "Lowrey organs for home and church (1956)". The Daily Independent. January 1956. p. 16. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lowrey Festival Organ advertisement (1960)". Arlington Heights Herald. 8 December 1960. p. 23. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ Lowrey GAK 25 H Service Manual.
- ^ "Lowrey Genie organ advertisement (1972)". El Paso Herald-Post. 5 January 1972. p. 36. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bujor Florin Lucian (2018-04-04), Demo 1978 Lowrey D-325, retrieved 2019-04-10
- ^ a b c d "Lowrey organ sale advertisement (1974)". Mt. Vernon Register-News. 26 December 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lowrey organ advertisement (1977)". Albuquerque Journal. 10 March 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ treasurec0ve (2012-11-08), 1975 LOWREY "Symphonic Holiday" ORGAN for SALE $100 ...GREAT DEAL!, retrieved 2019-04-10
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lowrey Teenie Genie advertisement (1974)". The Newark Advocate. 10 July 1974. p. 38. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ a b "Lowrey organ advertisement (1976)". Alamogordo Daily News. 7 January 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "JVC instruments rebranded as Lowrey". jvckeyboards.tripod.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Lowrey Micro Genie V101". Keyboard Kountry. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ Kevin (2017-03-31). "Audio Trough: Instrument Review - Lowrey Micro Genie V-120 a.k.a. JVC KB-700". Audio Trough. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Lowrey Micro Genie Pro V600 Black & white | Glenn Giles". reverb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.



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