As we already have pipe organs, transistor organs, and digital organs as distinct and not-necessarily-interchangeable categories, so should be tube organs! I hope it encourages further renewed interest not only in Lowrey's tube organs, but the entire class of instruments generally.
At this point, this article may as well be called 'A Treatise on the Lowrey Vacuum-Tube Organ.' Whether or not it is worthy of that title, I believe it is the most comprehensive piece on the internet about such things to date. Lastly, there is a video demonstrating the sounds. Then comes a long discussion of its electronics, explaining the function of most circuits, some important yet now-obscure ideas that Lowrey based their designs upon, and the merits and demerits of several tube-based designs. Following the history lesson, I recount the amusing story of how I acquired my Lowrey LS, and detail the various repairs performed on it. This article has become much longer and more detailed than originally intended it has expanded to cover not only the instrument shown above, but also the overall history of the Lowrey Organ Company and products thereof, with emphasis on their tube-based organs made between the mid-'50s and mid-'60s.
Crasno Electronics - Lowrey 'Holiday' model LS Lowrey 'Holiday' model LS Electronic Spinet Organ
