cont.) Wurlitzer announced they were going to use the old building that used to be for pipe organ building ( during silent movie era) and begin building the Orgatron, for they had now owned the rights to this remarkable Everett organ design.
You can look at how the orgatron works by ( believe it or not) googling 'electrostatic organ' & you will be surprised to see something referring to this very Ken Griffin song- Glow Worm. You don't have to be technically minded to get a kick out of it either.
I've had several organs, including Ken Griffin's usual choice, the Hammond. On this record Ken is playing a Wurlitzer Orgatron, or 'free reed electrostatic organ'. The Everett Organ company designed the organ in 1929 and introduced it on the heals of Laurens Hammond's successful tone wheel design. The Orgatron, as Everett called it used reeds, but not to make sound, no in fact the sophistication behind the design was so ingenious that Wurlitzer bought it during WWII and announced they would(cont
The album this was featured on was a "tie-in" to Ken's filmed 1954-'55 syndicated TV series of the same name. CBS, which owned Columbia Records at the time, also managed to plug its electronics division by having the couple on the cover "watch" Ken on a CBS-Columbia TV set (needless to say, CBS lost money manufacturing radios, TV's and other appliances, and was out of that business by 1961}.
HI, this its a very very beautiful and sweet Music, with no full electric so a very Beautiful solist. The Ken Griffin i love ur music. Thanks.
Hermann29559 7 months ago
cont.) Wurlitzer announced they were going to use the old building that used to be for pipe organ building ( during silent movie era) and begin building the Orgatron, for they had now owned the rights to this remarkable Everett organ design.
You can look at how the orgatron works by ( believe it or not) googling 'electrostatic organ' & you will be surprised to see something referring to this very Ken Griffin song- Glow Worm. You don't have to be technically minded to get a kick out of it either.
paulj0557 11 months ago
I've had several organs, including Ken Griffin's usual choice, the Hammond. On this record Ken is playing a Wurlitzer Orgatron, or 'free reed electrostatic organ'. The Everett Organ company designed the organ in 1929 and introduced it on the heals of Laurens Hammond's successful tone wheel design. The Orgatron, as Everett called it used reeds, but not to make sound, no in fact the sophistication behind the design was so ingenious that Wurlitzer bought it during WWII and announced they would(cont
paulj0557 11 months ago
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The album this was featured on was a "tie-in" to Ken's filmed 1954-'55 syndicated TV series of the same name. CBS, which owned Columbia Records at the time, also managed to plug its electronics division by having the couple on the cover "watch" Ken on a CBS-Columbia TV set (needless to say, CBS lost money manufacturing radios, TV's and other appliances, and was out of that business by 1961}.
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
you did an excellent job,uforo !
smallmaster52 1 year ago
my wife skated to Ken Griffins' music and I can remember my mother playing his music on the Victorola 78's
uforoswellnm 1 year ago
Oh my does this bring back my skating days. This was a two-step on skates. Love it and of course I loved Ken Griffin. Virlginia from Ohio
Budge68 1 year ago
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So I guess that "Bob" and Connie must like organ music other than their own.
SquidProfit 1 year ago
So I guess that "Bob" and Connie must like organ music other than their own.
SquidProfit 1 year ago
gracias hace muchos años que no escuchaba esta melodia
yunasol123 2 years ago
Thanks for the great music, scratches and all...
uamlalo2 2 years ago