I've just listened to an LP by Jerry Allen on which he playeda Lowrey Organ. I think it was made around the early sixties but because the outer sleeve is missing I don't have the info as to whatmodel of Lowrey heplayed. </P>
Can anybody help to identify the model as I think I would like to get hold of one as I found the sound very pleasant.</P>
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What's the title of the LP - he made quite a few! If there's a date on it, that would help. Nothing on the sleeve notes, I suppose. Many organ LP's of that era had details of the instruments being used buried away somewhere!</p>
It would be an older Lowrey that you'll be after as we lost Jerry many years ago now. They do turn up regularly on eBay, usually for pennies - and I mean 99p! </p>
Andy G
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It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
I just found a photo of the sleeve on the Net! This is very early Jerry Allen, from the 60's, when he was on the ITV 'Lunchbox' TV programme. He's playing a Lowrey Lincolnwood organ. Now, after 45 years or more, you won't find one of these readily and I wouldn't recommend it even if you could. However, there are slightly later Lowreys that are smaller and would give you much the same sound.</p>
You'd be looking for a TLO series 'Holiday' (but not the TLOK-S as it's a very different animal), or the TBO series 'Berkshire', or perhaps the GAK or GAK-H. They are out there and, like I said usually sold for about £1 on eBay. You might have to do some fixing up at that sort of price. I'd suggest you join the Lowrey Yahoo group and tell them what you're after. I'm a mod on that group so I'll approve your membership and messages. There are some UK owners (I'm assuming you're UK based) and you never know, they might be interested in selling (but not for £1 for a good, serviced one!)</p>
Andy
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It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
One of the tracks incorporates a slide\hawaiian guitar voice which may help with the model.</P>
I have had a measure up in the garage which is my space and I don't have enough room for another organ.</P>
I think my problem is I find the EA5 is full of gizmos and with my computer connected up to it my attention is being deviated away from the task of learning to play properlyinstead playing with it as a toy using other peoples work and playing it via midi files. When I think back to my original basic Elka I hadnone of these and progressed easier but it had really awful sounds. Maybe a 2 manual piano would be best to retain focus ( Joke )</P>
Done a bit more digging around, Len. The Lunchbox TV show would actually predate this record, which is actually more likely to be late 60's. Jerry was playing Hammond prior to this.</p>
The organ on the sleeve (almost certainly the one on the record) is a Lincolnwood, impossible to say if it's the SSO valve version or the TSO transistor version. Both had the famous Lowrey 'glide' pedal.</p>
The EA5 is, as you say, full of gizmos, but at least they can be turned off and you still have a pretty decent organ! Try unplugging the computer and playing on nothing but organ flutes and tremolo for a day or two. Explore all those sounds you can create. Then start working in the other voicings but keep the rhythms off for a while. 'Old school' playing never hurt anyone!</p>
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Andy
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It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
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