A classic oscillator organ from the 1970s made by Philips - something of a Habitat styling too Owned by a doctor from new, and hardly used Remarkable condition
Hi Bradley. This tremola effect was achieved by wobling the top octave generators at about 7 cycles per second. On some organs the speed could be varied. Then a man by the name of Lesley came along and introduced the Lesley cabinet in its many forms. This changed the sound and versatility of many makes of organ, particularly the tone wheel Hammonds. There is so much information of all of this on the internet it should keep you busy for a while. It all started with organs like the Philacordia and the Bird organs. Happy surfing.
I have a similar Philicorda (slightly later) two manual and the reverb is excellent. There is a good quality spring reverb inside. I love the sound. I don't find it cheesy, I find it warm and electronic. It perfectly matches the Philips dynamic.
These are really beautiful organs, in the Netherlands you see these very often still. The one octave models you can pick up for under a 100 euros, these two manual ones you can pick up for a bottle of wine XD. Love them
I didn't know philocorder had a 2 manual in their range. The two octave peda board was a suprise as well. Did the tone generator use neon dividers or transistors. The top octave might even have had valves/tubes. Thanks for your posting.
That start stop tremolo sound is honestly relevant and useful. This might be a sleeper for modern producers
Hi Bradley. This tremola effect was achieved by wobling the top octave generators at about 7 cycles per second. On some organs the speed could be varied. Then a man by the name of Lesley came along and introduced the Lesley cabinet in its many forms. This changed the sound and versatility of many makes of organ, particularly the tone wheel Hammonds. There is so much information of all of this on the internet it should keep you busy for a while. It all started with organs like the Philacordia and the Bird organs. Happy surfing.
Interesting.
I liked the Pedal sound.
I have a similar Philicorda (slightly later) two manual and the reverb is excellent. There is a good quality spring reverb inside. I love the sound. I don't find it cheesy, I find it warm and electronic. It perfectly matches the Philips dynamic.
These are really beautiful organs, in the Netherlands you see these very often still. The one octave models you can pick up for under a 100 euros, these two manual ones you can pick up for a bottle of wine XD. Love them
Have a fun with relaxing woodened transistor sound.
the first solina organs (eminent) where rip offs of the philicorda
It isn't cheesy it's beautiful.
on of the latest one they produced.
I didn't know philocorder had a 2 manual in their range. The two octave peda board was a suprise as well. Did the tone generator use neon dividers or transistors. The top octave might even have had valves/tubes. Thanks for your posting.
Very nice instrument!
dose it use free reeds?