Electric chord organ
Maker
Magnus Organ Corporation
Date1962
Place MadeLinden, New Jersey, United States, North America
Model471
Serial No.9688-8
SignedMAGNUS / CUSTOM DE LUXE ELECTRIC / CHORD ORGAN
[inspection stamp underneath the organ] MAGNUS ORGAN CORPORATION /
LINDEN, NEW JERSEY / [?] VOLTS 60 CYC. A. C. / [? 42] WATTS 375 AMPS /
MODEL : 471 / MADE IN U. S. A.
DescriptionAn electric chord organ (free reeds)
3 octaves (c-c3)
Six major chords: B-flat, F, C, G, D, A
Six minor chords: B-flat, F, C, G, D, A
A dial on the bottom regulates the air flow, and acts as a swell
The frame is plastic and has four legs mounted to it
Also mounted to the frame, on the music rack, is a 7-watt light fixture
Plastic keys
DimensionsLength: 28 ¼”
Width: 10 15/16”
ProvenancePurchased new in 1962, by Bonnie Zacher, at Woolworth’s, Aberdeen, South Dakota, for $15.95. Renae Solberg purchased it from her at a rummage sale, in 1974, for $25.
Credit LineGift of Harriet Montgomery, 1988
Object number04515
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