Coming from a synth guy, I tend to forget how awesome organs are and how much theyve contributed to music in general. These things must have taken so much effort to make. Much respect to the makers of such a neat instrument!

@user-lx3th5on8l

6 ай бұрын

Yeah you can't beat good ol' analogue

Amazing. thanks Dude.

One of their best efforts. I still just am amazed at the efforts of the people who put these together. Thousands of connections, hundreds of wires, thousands of parts. And this thing was one of the best sounding in its day. I worked in the organ industry for a year or so doing service

@organfairy

9 ай бұрын

In a way it was easier back then: Each component only did one thing and everyting was very separated. I have dabbled a bit with organ construction and the worst part is getting the circuit for the first key right. When that is done you just repeat for all the other keys on the keyboard - of which there are usually 44 or 49. It was not uncommon in these old organs to have a separate circuitboard for each key and then some circuitry that was common for all of them. In the 1980s they started making organs like computers which meant that the component count was reduced drastically because now most components had multiple things to do.

@sawssman965

8 ай бұрын

​@organfairy that does it. I guess I gotta spend the rest of the day watching full on organ docs!😭

To think the incomparable Garth Hudson could play a melody on this instrument with one hand and another melody on another instrument with the other , put something in his mouth and he could play a tune out of that too simultaneously ! The greatest organist of the rock era .....nobody comes remotely close !

It’s nice to see someone willing to invest in actually getting one of these in working order. I can only imagine how much $. Most techs out my way won’t even touch 70s solid state stuff

Heck yes.

I know one of the H25 Lowrey organs ( there were 4 over several years) used the Leslie 102 and 103 speaker cabinets, but I don't think they utilized the Isomonic channeling. Gulbransen and Don Leslie created Isomonic channeling for the Holy grail electronic theatre organ, Gulbransen Rialto K in 1962, and again for the 1975 and 1978 Gulbransen Rialto II organs. The Rialto K wasn't even that large of an organ, but it has the most realistic theatre organ sound. So anyway, Isomonic channeling is used to avoid the 4ths and 5ths cancelling in the amp and speakers (for non-tibia voices, as Tibia is what is swirled in the rotary Leslie speaker). They did this by having two amps/ two speakers of identical make right next to one another. They used 6" x 9" speakers. The Leslie 540 'toppers' were a pair of 6x9's. Leslie just stacked two 540 topper cabs on a Leslie 705. SO finally, here is Isomonic channeling. AMP/Speakers A gets CDEF#G#A# notes, and AMP/Speakers B gets C#D#FGAB notes. So adjacent notes don't combine in the same amp. For Reed (Horns fall under reed), String, DIapason, and actually Gulbransen had Flute too through isomonic channeling, but it was a separate flute tab. Hammond-like Flute Drawbars on the Rialto II went through the Leslie Rotosonic drum. I've also put my Rialto II through Leslie horns. I'm a huge fan of WURLITZER BRASS HORNS. I put much more powerful horn drivers on my Brass Horns.

Fantastic explanation of the organ. I would love to hear playing a full song. Thank you.

Another Famous user of the Lowrey was the German musician Klaus Wunderlich who blended it with a Hammond and Wersi organ . He used the lowrey for the brass , synth and strings .

@chestfeverofficial

6 ай бұрын

Amazing! Did not know that and will 100% look up his music. Nothing like this instrument!

I owe a: 60 LSC, 62 LSO, 65 DSO and I have to say once I switched I never went back to Hammond.

Can I play toccata and Fugue in d minor on that organ? Do you have any organs you want to get rid of over there?

what is the unit on top thats plugged int he back? I'm guessing it is doing the delay? Thanks for the vid, the bad sounds great...taking a H25-3 out is true commitment!

@chestfeverofficial

Жыл бұрын

It is a delay unit! We’ve got effects in/out on this bad boy! Nothing can beat the tone. Tone for days so gotta commit 💪

@poshskiffle

Жыл бұрын

@@chestfeverofficial Do you know the model? I actually just picked one of these bad boys up at the end of December, had to drive from Atlanta up to Nashville but the organ was free. My band drags a B3 out to our gigs so I understand that if doesnt weigh 400lbs it doesnt have the tone. My H25-3 has almost no output/volume but everything works including the string machine. Having an effects loop would be epic..

@chestfeverofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@poshskiffle nice! We drove from San Diego to Fresno to pick this one up! It took about a weeks worth of work to rebuild and de-hum it. Tim Rogers, the tech in the video had to essentially fill in the gaps on missing info in the service manual but know this baby is built like a tank! Got it working with a 147, used two 147s for our last waltz shows and plan on using a 147 and a 251 next time around. Amazing machine! Needs lots of love though. Ours was in “mint” condition now being the second owner, and the Previous had it sitting at home for 45/50+ years. The effects in/out was a mod we requested. Tim also added the half moon switch and we plan to take the foot glide switch down a whole step!

That monster would have cost a hell of a lot you could buy a car with the money to purchase that beast

@chestfeverofficial

6 ай бұрын

Back in the day 100% I believe these went for 14K off the floor in 1974!

I am SO sorry for your burden 😮‍💨

Didn't Garth reengineeer his Lowry anyway?

@chestfeverofficial

Жыл бұрын

Yup! Lots of modifications - we had the effects in and outs added to this organ and plan to now swap out the 251 output for matching 147 Leslie outs. Want to have the glide foot switch pitch bend go down a whole step too (currently a half step)

@Ignats75

Жыл бұрын

@@chestfeverofficial There's a band out of Montreal called the Musical Box. They recreate concerts of the Peter Gabriel era Genesis. They only use the technology from back then. Amps, lights, microphones, mixing boards and such. Its like being on an acid trip that takes you back to that day. Peter Gabriel saw them and loved what the did so much, he gave them all his stuff. Costumes, set lists, lighting charts . Everything. They put on an unbelievable show. It appears you are headed that way. Good for you.

The Strange editing is a bit unnecessary