Retro Organ Series - 1. Farfisa 259R Coronet (1977)

Interested in Electonic Organs of the 1960's, 70's and 80's?

[DavideMoretti]

The one pictured is the second version of 259R, the first version, which I had many years ago, had only 3 Cancel Tabs (drawbars, poly, mono), you could use only one of the 5 poly sounds at a time and they were arranged differently (brass, piano, harpsichord, honky tonk, strings). The second version had 4 cancel tabs and you could mix together piano-harpsi-honky with brass or strings. Later, it came out a third version with a different rythm unit with chord memory function replacing Superpartner.

[toddbebbington]

In Australia it was called a " Marlborough" 6290 (R25) with the 25note p/board. Without doubt the brightest realistic brass of any organ I know of. Superior in fact to the brass on the Pergamon which came some years after. However, the Pergamon does have the best vocal choir I've ever heard.

[NewAmadeus]

Genauso eine Maharani hatte ich mal, obwohl ich eigentlich ein Kirchen-Organist bin, habe ich diese Klänge geliebt.

[marcbrasse]

Beside the all too obvious real life rhythm section the brass actually sounds too good to be true on this one. I am quite sure I hear doubling with real instruments. If I am wrong this thing sounded mighty good for the time in which it was built.

[MassMan]

I greatly doubt that this is a Farfisa 259R. Even more, I doubt it's a Farfisa.