Farfisa Professional Organ

[mediawest]

i used to have two of these until they fell apart from ten years of tours..... sly stone was the master of this machine too...............

[mrblitz00]

What a great instrument!...

[stingrrr1]

i have the Farfisa Professional PP 221.

[fiat850super]

That`s great organplayer, but Farfisa sound never comes to be good. Italian crap.

[progjazzfusion]

This exact model was also used by Van Der Graff Generator (like on their 1971 "Pawn Hearts" album) by their organist Hugh Banton

[darkshiningstar3]

I hate high frequencies

[Individuell83]

it sounds nice with leslie it really does

my grandma has a farfisa caroline deluxe but the vibrato on her organ doesn't work and so does the reverb you can only turn the reverb on or off :D and the vibrato is always off =( sadly however it stood for about 15 years and then she let it repair but doesn't play much on it I think it's really dusty from the inside

[Pied777]

man with the leslie this sounds incredible

[danieljakubovic]

thats a fucking sick keyboard man,,,,what an instrument

[Tayl0NP]

Pretty dope! I also liked the music after the demo during the blue screen with credits (not the stuff at the tail-end with the photographs) ;)

[ratbasket]

I think this is what Sly Stone played at his performance at woodstock.

[Peacefrog35]

You are correct...I think they just painted it black,but its the same organ.

[pianist007]

Thanks Kirk. What happened to your website ?

[ktopits]

Sorry, I sometimes have problems with my server! Don't worry - I have no plan to close the site. New stuff is added every week! KT

[pianist007]

Nice demo Kirk. I have one and I added another alternative set of 12 tuning pots for microtunal ( quarter tone scale ) suitable for Middle Eastern music. Can send you the photos. Why is your beautiful site down ?

[skaneverdies]

wow, what a beautiful sound.

[sneakyalien]

That is da shit!!! what a cracking analogue monster I want one...

Where could I find such a beast and how much would it go for?

Thanks.

[AnalogAudio1]

on ebay - where else ? ;-)

[odakueffect]

What a rich sound!

[dreamomatic]

I love Farfisas. They're so beautiful.

[slickluw88]

how much Polyphony is the farfisa

[ktopits]

All 61 notes can be played at the same time. It is all analoge - not digital. KT

[bivala]

professional number one!!!!!!

[Relaxtheband]

Are you running it through a leslie?

[ktopits]

Yes. It is using a Fender Bassman Tube amp (1972) and a leslie cabinett with bass rotor and horns.

[floydclaptonblues]

Are Farfisas still being manufactured?

[dngrfld]

no not since the late 70's i beleive

[ktopits]

The plastic cover was originally off-white. However, depending on exposure to light, and 35 years, it will start turning yellow.

[ktopits]

The Farfisa Professional weighs about 75 lbs all by itself.  With case/cover and pedal, it is probably about 90 lbs.

[mihrantheupsetter]

How much does that thing weigh? I'm thinking of getting one myself.

[craniumpie]

a nice clip of this keyboard is -

van der graaf generator - whatever would richard have said

[6en1]

beautiful organ in white, More light than mine, with the same sounds

[martincellini]

hermoso instrumento

[martincellini]

hermoso farfisa , el leslie es fenomenal, parece un hammond

[brownztone]

awesome video.

thanks

[IntroducingLeo]

Actually, what does it sound like when you just apply it to one voice section? Is it any better?

[ktopits]

Yes, I worked on the vibrato for quite a while and gave up. Using a leslie is the real answer.

[IntroducingLeo]

Cool demo. Loving the Leslie!

Can't get the vibrato to work on mine and this is the first time I've heard it in action properly...it isn't much to write home about really is it?