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Interesting Gary - Goes to prove that the dealers do set the prices - Now - I did make type in my post above, and it should have read $49,999 on the Roland, not $59,999 - the $49k price i was given on the Roland was from a sales person, not the owner - ( I was getting ready to leave for the...

Hi Rex - My Lowrey Dealer is also a Roland Dealer - They are the two brands he sells - He has all the Roland Models as well - We did try a AT-900 Atelier Platinum Edition The Price was $59,999.00 - still $10k less then the Lowrey - It sounded great to me, but DID NOT have the depth, Base...

Hi Rex - It is funny how times have changed - We have always had two big malls locally - There were at least two or three organ stores in every mall - Never mind the stand alone company owned stores - Now Nothing - I had to drive over an hour to get the the only Lowrey dealer in the state -...

It's funny Gary - The one thing that I seem to have lost was the ability to listen to something, sit down, and after a little playing around, be able to mostly play it by ear… I guess the old saying is true - use it or loose it !!! So - It is funny - Near us, the Lowrey Dealer had not one...

Gary, Dan & Rex- Thank you for the comments on the songs… It is very hard to capture the actual tones and effects of the organ using an I phone - I have to get either a Roland digital recorder, or a real video camera… Gary - Here is the story of how I started playing…. Back in 1971 when I was...

Hello All, I know it has been a little while since I've posted an update, but it has been a busy few weeks… The Lowrey tech came and pulled the pedal board on the friday before last, and then returned them back completely rebuilt on the following Tuesday… I did not really think 4-days was all...

Hi Guys - I agree with gary that no keyboard really ever sounds the same as a console organ would… Even my Hammond sounded 100 times better then a keyboard could… I also agree with Gary that a Console Organ does look great as a piece of furniture - Especially the Lowrey's with their Roll...

Gary - One final question for you - Where did you find that Music Lamp? Is it LED? I have been looking for days on Amazon and the internet, and I can't find anything I like - Dan

Now that is much better... No more looking at that stupid "built for customer name" blank !!! Gary - I am shocked that they would stop building the big consoles - What are they going to sell the seniors every 2 years now ??? I aso have to say that I was stunned to read that you had a power...

Hi Gary - It's actually funny - If i could have removed the plate holder off the organ without marring the finish, I would have done that - but I was not sure it if was simply glued or taped on, vs being pinned into holes in the cabinet… Like I said, I could not stand the "built for customer...

Hi All, Got my letter and "built For" plate from Lowrey today - It will be so much better then looking at the "built for customer name" blank on the left hand side of the organ - Will take a shot of it installed tomorrow night - Dan

Hi Rex - It may not take as long as you think to find an Imperial as a trade - The dealer I got mine from in NJ already has a liberty on the floor - when I asked him was this the new model he said "yes it was, but this one was a pre-owned trade in" - I wondered to myself what could they have...

Hello All, Sorry I did not post - I have been sick as a dog the last two days… Here are a few shots inside mine - The only big difference I notice from Gary's is that the CPU Box is almost the full width of the organ on mine - Other then that - Looks the same - The last picture is the issue...

Hi Rex - You actually must have read my mind… I had every intention of pulling off the back to see what was inside… I will snap some good photos with my camera instead of my i-phone… I will do so this afternoon - I do not have the USB or the CD Recorder - They only switched over to the USB...

Gary - Have you ever checked out the YouTube Videos posted by Walter Hammel - He is a master organist and plays on a Prestige - If you get a chance, watch his video of "Let there be peace on earth" - I am wondering if you can identify the rhythm he is using in that piece for me... That is one...

Hello All, To reply to a few comments and questions - Alex & Rex...As has been stated, the screen in the middle is a touch screen that is used to access various functions of the organ that are not accessed through the panel buttons… While I was a little melancholy seeing the Hammond go, we...

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And now some pictures of my new to me baby !!!

Hello All, Sorry I did not post anything yesterday - One of my friends from work came over, and I had to play for her for an hour - Then my partner came home at about 5:30, and we stayed at that damn organ until 9:00 - I had not eaten anything since breakfast, and had a splitting headache...

Hi Rex - The small lights you see above each key are illuminated notes showing which note is for which key - We only turned them on for the Shot - I would not ever see using them in real life, but they make for quite the addition to the other 300 lights on this thing… I was glad to be able...