Magnus 468

via Barbara

Anyone know what these might be worth?

"I found it in a thrift store some years ago. Colours: cream/black with a brown semi-transparent cover. There's a small chip at one end of the outer case. All keys function, including the chord buttons. Tabletop model.

According to the stickers on the bottom it was made for Magnus at the Overpelt-Plascobel factory in Overpelt, Belgium.

I think it works with a fan. There's an instruction in Dutch on how to remove the electric part of the organ in case it needs to be repaired. It explains that in doing so, you'll avoid expensive shipping and possible damage to the instrument. The electric part has to be send to the "Magnus service station". Depending on the owner's guarantee, Magnus will send a replacement.

The power button is on the bottom of the organ, next to the fan."

You can find additional info on the Magnus 468 here. Also see the Magnus label below for more posts.

Update: it's for sale. Local pick up, Maastricht in the Netherlands. Contact bhovens gmail.com if interested.

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Magnus Electric Chord Organ harmonium accordion synth

via this auction

"This is a relative rarity I believe. It has one voice, which sounds just like a harmonium or an accordion. It is electric, you have to plug it in. It has a built-in internal speaker and no provision for a separate output jack to put it into a mixer, though I suppose it would be easy to hook one up, we've always just miked it. It has 12 chord buttons on the left - push down and get the chord. The list of chords on the bottom row is missing but they are obvious and if you want to you can place separate little stickers there. The case is made out of plastic and has several scratches as might be expected. The bottom is made out of particle board and has three screw-ins (one is missing) where legs used to be - it no longer has these legs but they would be easy to replace if you desire as the screw-ins look to be standard. We always have used it on top of a desk or QuikLok light-duty table. Everything works - buttons sound chords, all notes depress and play. A very psychedelic sound, especially if you run it through a phase or tremolo pedal." Update via Greg in the comments: "No internal speaker. Runs off of pure air that comes from an internal fan. Just like an accordion."

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