Orgatron

Alternate name(s)

Electric organ

Date1934-1940 ca.

Place MadeSouth Haven, Michigan, United States, North America

Serial No.1031

SignedAbove keyboard: ORGATRON / TRADE MARKMarkingsInternal label: TRADE "ORGATRON" MARK / PATENTS PENDING IN UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES / MADE BY / THE EVERETT PIANO Co. / SOUTH HAVEN, / MICHIGAN. LICENSEES / FREDERICK A. HOSCHKE, LICENSOR / SERIAL NO 1031 Handwritten on inside of case, left side: 1031DescriptionAn early electric organ, the Orgatron utilizes free reeds to create a signal that is transmitted via pickups to speakers. According to The Evolution of Electronic Musical instruments in the U.S., "The arrangement with four reeds per note and two pickups per reed provided eight timbre controls for a single manual... The first commercially produced organ of this type was the Everett Orgatron manufactured by the Everett Piano Company from 1934 to 1940."

Compass: CC-c4 (six octaves)

Two pedals: ECHO ORGAN, EXPRESSION

Stop list:
Left side:
CELLO
UPPER FLUTE
SOFT FLUTE
PEDAL COUPLER
TREM

Above keyboard:
TONE CHANGE
PEDALS
UPPER FLUTE
HORN
SOFT FLUTE
CELLO STRING
TONE CONTROL
MIKE

Right side:
UPPER FLUTE
STRINGS
HORN
SOFT FLUTE
MOTOR
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Object number01216

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