The '-1' adds an Automatic Orchestra Control (AOC) and Repeat stops (the two red stops on the right-side bank in the picture). Includes Leslie tremolo, a chime effect stop, and a 'glide' switch on the side of the volume pedal.
Two 3½-octave manuals and 1-octave pedals. Theatre organ with memory presets and extensive features, including human voices and other sound effects. The TBO-1 is a slightly upgraded version of the older but otherwise identical Berkshire TBO (1966).Īutomatic bass, rhythm and accompaniment. Organ with 2 44 key manuals, 13 bass pedals, built-in spring reverb, Leslie effect, and marimba effect famously known from Baba O'Reilly by The Who played by Pete Townshend. In January of 2019, Kawai, the owner of the brand, announced it would cease all production of Lowrey Organs.
Lowrey entered the portable keyboard market in the early 1980s with the Wandering Genie, which was succeeded by the Japanese-made Micro Genie line. Lowrey organs were originally made in Chicago, Illinois (prior to 2011) and have been played in churches and by professional and home musicians since the 1950s.
