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Thomas 2001 Organ (c.1976) The Thomas Organ Company is an American manufacturer of electronic keyboards and a one-time holder of the manufacturing rights to the Moog synthesizer. The company was a force behind early electronic organs for the home. It went out of business in 1979 but reopened in 1996.
The name Cry Baby was from the original pedal from which it was copied, the Thomas Organ/Vox Cry Baby wah-wah, first manufactured in 1966. [1] Thomas Organ/Vox failed to register the name as a trademark, leaving it open for Dunlop. More recently, Dunlop manufactured the Vox pedals under licence, although this is no longer the case.
Organ Supply Industries, Incorporated is a pipe organ parts manufacturer founded in 1924 as the Organ Supply Corporation in Erie, Pennsylvania. With over 46,000 square feet (4,300 m 2 ) of manufacturing floor, it is the largest organ parts supplier in North America .
In 1970, Fisk installed a three-manual pedal organ (op. 55) that was inspired by Johann Silbermann's work at Old West Church, reusing casework from an earlier Thomas Appleton organ. [2] According to a 1975 interview, removing the need to build entirely new casework lowered the cost of the organ. [ 41 ]
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The first use of pedals on a pipe organ grew out of the need to hold bass drone notes, to support the polyphonic musical styles that predominated in the Renaissance. Indeed, the term pedal point, which refers to a prolonged bass tone under changing upper harmonies, derives from the use of the organ pedalboard to hold sustained bass notes. [2]
The organ was built by Harrison and Harrison in 1912 and restored in 1990. The manuals, from the bottom to top are: Choir, Great, Swell, and Solo/Echo. The organ is played with at least one keyboard, with configurations featuring from two to five keyboards being the most common. [2]
Woodwind instrument parts and accessories (9 P) Pages in category "Musical instrument parts and accessories" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.