Lowrey organs were originally made in Chicago, Illinois (prior to 2011) and have been played in churches and by professional and home musicians since the 1950s.[1] Lowrey entered the portable keyboard market in the early 1980s with the Wandering Genie, which was succeeded by the Japanese-made Micro Genie line. In January of 2019, Kawai, the owner of the brand, announced it would cease all production of Lowrey Organs.This list of models is incomplete.
| Image | Model Name / Number | Years sold new | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 | 1968 | Organ with 2 44 key manuals, 13 bass pedals, built-in spring reverb, Leslie effect, and marimba effect famously known from Baba O'Riley by The Who played by Pete Townshend.[2] The TBO-1 is a slightly upgraded version of the older but otherwise identical Berkshire TBO (1966). | ||
| Carnival (C500) | 1978 | Automatic bass, rhythm and accompaniment. Two keyboards and bass pedals.[3] | ||
| Coronation | ||||
| Cotillion | 1983 | Theatre organ with memory presets and extensive features, including human voices and other sound effects. | ||
| Debut (L-65) | 1981 | |||
| Debut (L-70) | 1982 | Featured two keyboards and Magic Genie. | ||
| DSO / DSO-1 | Unknown; 1962 at earliest | Home spinet organ. Two 3½-octave manuals and 1-octave pedals. Includes Leslie tremolo, a chime effect stop, and a "glide" switch on the side of the volume pedal. The "-1" adds an Automatic Orchestra Control (AOC) and Repeat stops (the two red stops on the right-side bank in the picture). | ||
| Encore (M-100) | 1979 | |||
| Festival | 1960-1966 | Two 61-note keyboards. 25 bass pedals.[4] Features Automatic Orchestra,[5] glide control, percussion and "Moving Stereo" controls.[6] | ||
| GAKH25 / GAK25H | 1983 | Console. | ||
| Genie (L-5) | 1972-79[7] [8] | Featured walking basses and rhythm section.[9] One finger play. | ||
| Genie (L-10) | 1979 | |||
| Genie (L-15) | 1979 | |||
| Genie 44 | 1975 | |||
| Genie 88 | 1975 | |||
| Genie 98 | 1975 | |||
| Genius | ||||
| Fiesta (L25) | 1982-1984 | |||
| Heritage | ||||
| Holiday | 1966-1983 | |||
| Holiday (D-325) | 1978 | Two keyboards with Magic Genie. | ||
| Holiday Deluxe | 1972-1974[10] | |||
| Jamboree (TG 88) | 1978-1979 | |||
| Journey | 2010s | |||
| Jupiter | 1974 | Featured Automatic Orchestra and Leslie Speaker. | ||
| LC-88 | 1980 | |||
| Mardi Gras (L-55) | 1982-1983 | Featured four channels, double keyboard and Magic Genie chords. | ||
| MX-1 | 1981-1984 | |||
| Organo | 1956 | 60-note organ for attaching to a "standard piano"[11] | ||
| Pageant (M-150) | 1982 | |||
| Parade | 1981 | |||
| Saturn Deluxe | 1974 | |||
| Spinet | 1956[12] | |||
| Stereo Jubilee | 1977[13] | |||
| Stereo Genie 98-1 | 1977 | Features Automatic Organ Computer and Lowrey Glide.[14] | ||
| Super Genie | 1974-1975 | |||
| Symphonic Holiday | 1975-1977 | Four channels, 88 keys, two keyboards, Magic Genie. | ||
| Teenie Genie | 1974-1976[15] | Rhythm and auto-bass pedal accompaniment.[16] | ||
| TG44-1 | 1977 | Two keyboards and bass pedals.[17] | ||
| TG44BK | 1977 | Two keyboards, pedals and built in cassette recorder.[18] | ||
| TG98 | ||||
| TGB | 1977 | |||
| Theatre HR-98 | Complete professional theatre organ. | |||
| Venus | 1974 |
Some of Lowrey's portable organs were made in Japan and based on JVC designs.
| Image | Model Name / Number | Years produced | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-2 Wandering Genie | 1980-1982 | Portable organ with Genie accompaniment. Effects include variable sustain, "repeat" setting with adjustable tempo and "glide" (single-tone pitch bender). | ||
| Micro Genie V60 | Rebranded version of JVC KB-300/KB-303.[19] | |||
| Micro Genie V100 | 49 keys. 8 note polyphony. Rebranded version of JVC KB-500. | |||
| Micro Genie V101 | 1982-1987 | 49 keys. 8 note polyphony.[20] Rebranded version of JVC KB-500. | ||
| Micro Genie V120 | 1985- | 61 full sized keys.[21] Rebranded version of JVC KB-700. | ||
| Micro Genie V105 | 1986- | Hybrid of JVC KB-600 & KB-800. Features include MIDI in and out, AUX in and out, MIC in with adjustable gain. Expression pedal input. | ||
| Micro Genie V125 | Rebranded version of JVC KB-808. | |||
| Micro Genie Pro V600 | 49 keys. Programmable. MIDI in and out.[22] Came with "guitar strum" accessory. Rebranded version of JVC KB-800. |