Kawai E10?

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G'day folks.</P>


My wife just rolled up with a Kawai E10 in the back of a van. She found it on ebay for $50. I've checked the Kawai website but there's no manual available for that model. (http://www.kawaius-tsd.com/pages/organ_om.html)</P>


Does anyone know if one of the other models would be similar enough - or can you point me in the direction of any other websites with manuals for these things?</P>


Thanks,</P>


Mat</P>

[andyg]

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Despite all my time with Kawai, I have to say I haven't come across an E10, and my 1983 Blue Book only goes back as far as 1972. (Can't find the '72 Book!)</P>


It's going to be a very small and quite old organ, I'd guess. Post a pic or email one to me and I'll tell you the organ it's nearest to. If you want a service manual, you'll almost certainly be out of luck. If it's an owner's handbook you want, the same applies, but I'll be happy to answer any queries you've got on how it works.</P>


Andy</P>

[crossyinoz]

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G'day folks.</P>


My wife just rolled up with a Kawai E10 in the back of a van. but there's no manual available for that model. [/quote]</P>


G'day Mat,</P>


Like Andy I know of no E10. There was however FA10, late 60's - very early 70's. Very small instrument, no rhythm, all white rocker tabs left of upper keyboard, play 2 pedals at once and the organ sounds as if it is about to explode - used to retail for $AU395.00. There were also two E100's, one in 1973, with rocker tabs (some coloured lime green) above the upper keyboard, rhythm, fingered autio chord, RRP $AU995.00. Second E100, circa 1979, better looking would have had SF auto chord - RRP $AU1395.00.</P>


If your good lady is not sure of the organ's heritage there was a Yamaha E10, great big thing, would've filled up the whole van</P>


Hope this helps,</P>


Ian</P>
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[Guest]

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In daylight it turns out to be an E-100. The second 0 is a lot fainter than the first!</P>


Here's a photo:</P>


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[andyg]

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Mystery solved! </P>


Kawai used the number E100 three times. Once in 1973, then again in 1979 and 1980. This is one of the two later versions. Externally, there's no difference. Internally, the 1979 version has lots of circtuit boards. The 1980 version has an LSI tone generator with only a couple of circuit boards.</P>


The 1979 model has a piano sound that re-triggers if you hold a chord down and restrike one of the notes. The 1980 version piano doesn't do this. The flute sound on the later model is better than the earlier one.</P>


When we saw this model locked away from public view at the Frankfurt trade fair in February 1979, we were impressed as it was much better than the E90 that it replaced. We then learnt that it would be about 2/3 of the price and large numbers were orderedfor the autumn launch. In the end we just couldn't get enough. This simple little organ, its bigger brother the E150 and the then top of the range E550 and E650 were our best sellers and, on the back of all this I asked for, and got, a 75% pay increase.</P>


I had a lot to thank this organ for! If you want some guidance on its use, just ask.</P>


Andy</P>

[afuller5]

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Andy,</p>

The stops (from what I can tell in the photo) look very similar to my first spinet organ, a Yamaha 115. I actually still have the organ for sentimental reasons and the fact that it is not worth anything! I have never played a Kawai so I don't know how the sound compares to the Yamaha, although I am sure the Kawai sounds good. The biggest difference I see in the Kawai is 44-note manuals. My Yamaha only has 37-note manuals.</p>

One thing I like about Yamaha organs of this vintage is the 3-position stop mechanism which allowed for control of volume of each stop. Sort of like a "mini" drawbar system.
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By the way, the stops on my Yamaha are as follows</p><ul>[*]Upper Manual: Flute 16, 8', 4', Trombone 16', Clarinet 16', Oboe 8', String 8'.[*]Upper Presets: Piano, Harpsichord, Vibraphone. (These cancel any other stops on the upper manual.)[*]Lower Manual: Flute 8, Horn 8', Cello 8', Rhythmic Wah.[*]Pedal: Bass 16', 8'.[/list]

The only animation is Vibrato and Delay vibrato. It has rhythm unit, auto-accompaniment, and arpeggios. The Horn and Cello on the lower manual serve as "piano" and "guitar," respectively, when using the auto accompaniment. The flute on the lower manual is "constant" when using the accompaniment; that is, the flute does not serve as a rhythm instrument.
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Later,</p>

Allen
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[crossyinoz]

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G'day Allen,</P>


Your Yamaha is a US assembled model that the rest of the world knows as an A55N. In the scheme of things it is one model below the Kawai E100 - the comparable Yamaha is B35N.</P>


Kam-pai</P>


Ian</P>

[afuller5]

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Ian,</p>

Thanks for the info. I used to own a Yamaha 415 (same as D-85). It was interesting that when I played the 415 with just the stops and vibrato of the 115, the 115 sounded better! Of course with the additional stops and animations, the 415 won hands down. I guess maybe Yamaha optimized their organs in some way to compensate for fewer stops and less amplification/speakers.</p>

On a (another) side note, I once took the the 115 to play for one of my mother's high school reunions. (This was before I had a keyboard to take.) To boost the volume, I did use a small keyboard amp plugged into the auxiliary output of the 115. At the end of the evening someone commented that it was the best sounding organ they had ever heard! It was one of those compliments that was nice, and I like to think that it had as much to do with the organist as the organ! [:)]</p>

Thanks again,</p>

Allen</p>

P.S. My current instruments are: Yamaha Electone 115, Yamaha Clavinova CLP-970, Yamaha PSR-2100, and Roland Atelier AT-90.
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I know this is an old thread but we have the manual and a E 100 / 150 we are looking for a good home for this, we are in logan area.

Dave

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