| It seems in recent years that the electric organ has | | | | the reputation of being an older person's musical |
| become very uncool in favour of smaller more modern | | | | instrument. This need to be changed so they appeal to |
| looking keyboards such as the Yamaha Tyros. It's a | | | | all generations. The next major change has to be the |
| shame because the organ can do everything a | | | | cost. A top of the range electric keyboard such as the |
| keyboard can do and more. In my opinion, the organ is | | | | Yamaha Tyros would cost between two to three |
| also more playable as a live instrument. Because of | | | | thousands pounds new. The top of the range Roland |
| the bass pedals, you can play the organ without any | | | | Atelier organ will cost you in the region of twenty |
| auto chord or drum machine and get a very | | | | thousand pounds new. |
| respectable sound. The keyboard on the other hand | | | | This change may have already started with new |
| would sound thin, definitely lacking without auto chord | | | | models from Yamaha with the Yamaha D-Deck organ |
| bass. Of course keyboards are considerably cheaper | | | | and the top of the range Yamaha Electone Stagea. |
| than organs and take up less room and so has | | | | Both are portable and very modern looking. |
| created a new generation of keyboard players, some | | | | Unfortunately, there is not a lot of information on these |
| of which could never afford the hefty cost of an | | | | models unless you read Japanese. Yes, Yamaha have |
| organ and that's got to be a good thing. | | | | decided there is no organ market in the UK, Europe or |
| So is this the end for the electric organ. What could | | | | the USA. So if you want one of these models you will |
| the organ manufacturers do to rekindle the interest in | | | | have to import it yourself. |
| organs? Well they were and still are designed to be a | | | | To find more info and pictures of these new organs |
| piece of furniture. Great big lumps of wood, which | | | | visit Mikes Music Room. |
| appeal to the older generation, which is why they have | | | | |