HAMMOND RSM CONDOR by INNOVEX

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"CONDOR RSM BY INNOVEX, A HAMMOND COMPANY. A MULTIVIDER, this unit was designed to produce harmonics at the touch of a button. IT WAS USED By running the pickup from A tenor saxophone into it. Imagine taking a real low note from a Tenor sax, then add a sub harmonic or two. Or, take a note and go up a couple of octaves. It has presets for Repeat, Attack, Vibrato/Tremolo, Sub Octave, Dynamute, Fuzz, Bass Sax, Tuba, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, English horn, Cello, Natural Amplified, Horn, Oboe, and Soprano Sax. The slide Pots on the top are for; Intensity for Vibrato and Tremolo, Rate for Vibrato/Tremolo Repeat and Dynamute, Tone (Bass or Treble), and Volume for the associated Presets. Hammond is the Company that made the best Electronic Organs on the market. This unit gives you the ability to use the controls that you would find on a Hammond Organ for your pickup or microphone."

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Phantasmagoric Lucite Organ and Speakers by Wersi

via 1stdibs. Spotted and sent in via Brian Kehew: "Look at this thing! From the controls, it may be similar to the Condor/Kondor Wersi made in the 80s, a pretty hip synth. No price, I think you make an offer...."

Details from the site:

"USA 1970's
Words fail to describe the awesomeness of this piece! Made in 1970 by Wersi Electronics, it is one of only 5 ever made. Reportedly its cost in 1970 was over $100,000.

The Delta Digital DX500 organ comes replete with all manuals, control panel templates, music stand, amplified speakers, lucite dollies, pedal board, adjustable bench and chromed keys. And it works beautifully!!!

Speaker dims: 19.5x16.5x44.75" LWH

Condition*
Amazing!
Some light scratches, light wear to chrome keys.

Measurements
height: 42.5 in.
depth: 45 in.
width/length: 4 ft. 0.8 in.

Specifications
Number of items: 1
Materials/Techniques: Lucite, chrome
Creator: Wersi

Photography
provided by Modern One"

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Update via organfairy: "This Wersi organ is not from the 1970's. It was part of a series with Alpha, Beta (made famous by Klaus Wunderlich), Gamma, and this Delta model. It is from 1984 or 85 and is all digital.
The reason why somebody think it is from the 1970's is probably that it looks very much like the Wersi Saturn that came out in 1976. It was also wide but slim and on two chromed pillars.

Flemming A.K.A. Organfairy"


Update: word is Daft Punk picked up this clear plexi glass organ.  You can see it featured in Mixmag here.

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VINTAGE HAMMOND RSM CONDOR HORN TROMBONE SYNTHESIZER

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"This vintage 1970 Hammond RSM Condor horn synthesizer by Innovex is in near mint condition. Originally used as a dealer demonstrator by the Hammond, Innovex salesman, it has not seen much use and is in excellent cosmetic condition. All features seem to work, but because of age, it has some static when turned on and will need to be serviced. Designed for use with horns, this one comes with the original King #29 trombone mouthpiece and pickup. Pickup could be retro-fiited to other horns or instruments. The pickup sends the note played to the synth which converts the horn sound to whatever sound tab or tabs are selected. Tabs are color coded and sliders are backlit with corresponding matching colors. 2 channels, channel one has four gold tabs for "voices" -- natural amplified, horn, oboe, and soprano sax. With the gold tabs, the same fundamental or natural pitch of the instrument is reproduced, with the exception of soprano sax, which is one octave higher. The second channel, blue tabs, one octave below the instrument's natural pitch, produce the voices of bass sax, tuba, bass clarinet, bassoon, English horn, and cello, plus dynamute and fuzz. There's also a sub-octave tab, which drops these blue voices to two octaves below natural pitch. Red tabs are special effects -- repeat, attack, vibrato-tremelo which operate on the blue and gold voices. Unit operates in stereo and mono. In stereo, blue voices are heard through one output channel, the gold voices from another. In the mono mode, the same signal is heard through both channels. Because vibrato and tremelo are different, this unit includes both, and each is adjustable in speed and intensity by using their slider controls. The repeat tab provides a reiteration of the tone, and its slider control varies the speed. A reset bar below the control tabs allows for a complete cancelation of all chosen sounds when depressed. Includes the custom-made dealer travel case and the original dealer promotional sales info kit in like new condition with three Innovex news release letters, three glossy pics, Condor color newsletters - volumes 1 and 2, the RSM operator's manual with blank warranty card intact, an article reprinted from the April 30, 1970 issue of Down Beat Music magazine, and dealer full color hand-out of Condor products, all in the cool black folder with gold Condor logo. Hard to find, especially in this condition. Makes a great addition to your horn sounds."

CONDOR GSM - GUITAR SYNTH

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"The Condor GSM, the world's first guitar synth made by Hammond in 1970. Used by Jimi Hendrix, John Entwistle and Kraftwerk alike, this unit is new-old-stock and actually comes with the pickup & cover! It has some amazing features & sounds: repeat, vibrato, tremolo, 4 kinds of basses, bassoon, organ, fuzz, mellotron, horn, oboe, sitar, harpsichord and soprano."

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