"vintage 1970's ANALOG BALDWIN FUNMACHINE ORGAN (Model 121F) Synthesizer Piano Keyboard!!!
This is the Organ that put the Optigan out of Business!" ??
"It is all analog, its reliable, high fidelity sound, and better than the Optigan in my opinion since there are NO discs required, so YOU DON'T have to run around like a DUMMY on eBay or antique shops looking for a Disc to make it work! This is the machine that put Optigan out of business!!! It is a FUN MACHINE!!!
You can find demos of the Baldwin Fun Machine in previous posts here. Note, I don't believe this is the one in the latest demo just posted here as only this older video is included in the listing.
"Vintage Baldwin. Funkiest of the funky... 'Fun Machine' Personally owned by Johnny Moeller of the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
This Timeless Electric Organ By Baldwin Sure Does Live Up To Its Name Because Boy Isn’t It FUN! Lot's Of Vintage Rhythm's Like Fox Trot, Dixieland, Swing, Ragtime Very Cool! One Finger Auto Bass Licks With Jammin Drumbeats Like Polka, Rhumba, Bossa Nova, Latin III. What More Can You Ask For! It's A Fun Machine! I Personally Could Not Stop Playing This Organ. It’s Built In Speaker System Sounds Great And Displays Amazing Clarity Making It A True Blast From The Past! The Piece Itself Is In Great Operable Condition And Cosmetically Consistent With It’s Age. It’s Original Bench Is Also Included. Dimensions: 43.25" W x 37.5" H x 14.75" D"
"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the presets found on the Baldwin Fun Machine.
The theme music for this demonstration was created entirely with the Baldwin Fun Machine in combination with a small amount of rhythm parts assembled out of GarageBand drum loops."
Looks like the Baldwin Fun Machine in this video is up for sale. If you haven't had time to check out the video yet, be sure you do, especially towards the second half. The Baldwin Fun Machine can modulate it's sounds with the percussion and rhythm section for some interesting effects. You can also combine different rhythms and sounds. It does a bit more than your standard organ synth.
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"HERE'S A SUPER NEAT VNTG BALDWIN EARLY MODEL ""FUN MACHINE"" SYNTHESIZER OR ELECTRIC KEYBOARD/ORGAN. IT HAS A LIGHT UP DISPLAY THAT ALL WORKS GREAT, AS WELL AS MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR SOUNDS AND TONES. IT ALSO HAS A VIBRATO AND BUILT IN DRUM MACHINE. IT HAS SOME REALY FUNKY WAVEY SOUNDS AND EFFECTS. I TRIED IT OUT AND ITS WORKING WELL. THERE IS SOME CLOTH COVER WEAR AND TEAR PROBABLY FROM A CAT BUT THAT COULD BE EASILY REPLACED. THIS MACHINE IS ALL ORIGINAL AS FAR AS I CAN TELL BUT I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON ELECTRONICS OR KEYBOARDS SO PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDING I TRIED TO DO SOME RESEARCH BUT FOUND NONE ON THE WEB. THIS COULD BE RARE. LOCAL PICK UP ONLY, CAN DELIVER WITHIN 50 MILES. NO RESERVE."
"A vintage demo flexidisc for the Baldwin Fanfare Deluxe home organ."
Update via Milo Johnson in the comments: "I used to sell these at a Baldwin store in Daytona Beach back when they were new in the late Seventies, and as surprising as it might be, this was a monstrously good instrument that I would love to own today. Forget the "Fun Machine" rhythms and one-finger accompaniments, the actual sounds of the organ section, string section, and and in particular brasses, were fantastic. And I'm NOT an organ fan to begin with so for me to offer any kind of praise like this is way out of character, but this was a really complex, deep, and forward-thinking instrument and the last of the big Baldwin organ series made before they went to digital microprocessor instruments. I didn't notice any performer credits, but just listening to it I'd be willing to bet this was Baldwin demonstrator Bill Pedrick who played for this demo and Bill could make these things sit up and do tricks, truly a tremendous player that attracted customers to the store whenever he dropped by. Thanks for posting this!"
