The FL exhibits a "four-poster" cabinet design (with open space in the knee area), in imitation of certain Hammond organs such as the famed B3, while the CH and CN are designed like normal pipe organ consoles, the Church model being more traditional and heavily built than the Coronation. These were the first full-sized Lowrey organs (not counting one unsuccessful early model of the late 1940s, no examples of which survive, to my knowledge), each having two 61-key manuals and a 25-note pedalboard. Lowrey's "Festival" FL model was introduced in 1959, along with the electronically identical models CH and CN: "Church" and "Coronation" respectively. They even smell good, and their warmth makes me warm on the inside (to paraphrase my German friend Bernd)! Simply put: they look cool, they sound great, and they can last forever. Why are tube organs my favorite, you may ask? Because they are universally well-built, attractively styled, fun and easy to work on, and unique and satisfying in tonal quality. This article describes the Lowrey "Festival" model FL, as one of a series of articles on my favorite class of instruments: vacuum-tube organs. Crasno Electronics - Lowrey "Festival" model FL Lowrey "Festival" model FL Electronic Organ
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