Magnus Chord Organ model #600, circa 1950's pictorial overview.wmv

SOLD! If a picture is worth a thousand words, this stop motion series should tell a whole story about this 50+ year old Magnus Chord Organ model no. 600.

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Education

Tags:

• Magnus Chord Organ
• vintage keyboard
• 1950's child's first organ

[jazzy0jorj]

Sure thing! (after a complete cleaning & blower alignment), and it's new owner was thrilled to win the eBay auction last year.

[GooglFascists]

What a HUCKSTER! They sold those by the thousands in the 1960s.

They were dirt cheap because they used plastic parts and a small

electric fan to blow air over reeds. After a long time playing they all

get worn out reeds and start wheezing and whining. You must have

found that one at a Thrift Store for $5; donated by the family of an

old dead woman who tortured them for years making them listen

to it. They are very NASTY & annoying. Sort of a

cross between an accordion & a vacuum cleaner.

[jazzy0jorj]

@GooglFascists Huckster? You're almost too kind. Be that as it may, there has developed a cult following for these old "electric harmonicas" as I found out. The true story of how I came across it (& the ridiculous dollar amount it was bid up to & sold for) is even more entertaining than your supposition. I'll just leave you with one of my favorite quotes apropos to your comments, -Nobody ever lost a dollar by underestimating the taste of the American public.- P.T. Barnum. Happy New Year!

[OldsCustomCruiser]

Agreed...Whats this background music???

[jazzy0jorj]

@OldsCustomCruiser that's the 4th Movement: Passacagilia, from Yufef Lateef's Symphonic Blues Suite

[tdickensheets]

Does it work?

[kAwAddict]

Can you tell me the name of the song played in the vid?