In 2011, it was announced that some models would be made in Indonesia. Up until 2011, Lowrey organs were built in LaGrange Park, Illinois. In 1989, the Lowrey Organ Company produced its 1,000,000th organ. Lowrey C500 Celebration electronic organ (1977) Lowrey Genie 44 electronic organ (1970s)ĭuring the 1960s and 1970s, Lowrey was the largest manufacturer of electronic organs in the world. A Lowrey Royale SU500 / Palladium 630 organ (high end model) Lowrey Holiday Deluxe Model LSL (1961) has a built-in Leslie speaker. It was first sold in 1949 It was a successful competitor to the Hammond Solovox. This added electronic organ stops on 60 notes while keeping the piano functionality. Lowrey had earlier developed an attachment for a piano. It was called the Model S Spinet or Berkshire. It was in 1955, the year he died, that Lowrey's full-sized electronic organ was first commercially successful. He was a Chicago-based industrialist and entrepreneur. In 19, the organ was the most popular instrument in America and Lowrey was on top. Lowrey became America’s most popular organ. Based on the assumed age of your SU400 and comparable sales and offerings your organ has an approximate value of 4,000. Lowrey organs depreciate quicker than any other brand of organ I've seen. You can call it what you want, either amazingly overpriced or quickly depreciating. Lowrey organs became so popular, they actually broke Hammond’s overwhelming lead in the industry. Yes-there are some major price differences between new and used. The Lowrey organ is an electronic organ named for its developer, Frederick C. The 1970s were indeed a lively time for electronic organs.
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