this little bad boy was in the lobby of the standard hotel in LA (witch is fare from standard!). i bet it could make some off the hook sounds being analog and all. unfortunately it was not plugged in. i am sure there is key board nurd out there that will be able to tell us the make and model of this bad boy just like when Oldtasty pointed out i had a photo of a Seeburg 3W1 Wall-O-Matic wallbox don't all click the link at once.
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sweet distin (77 months ago | reply)
classic!
moved to http://flickr.com/gebhartdekoekkoek (77 months ago | reply)
sexy! makes me wanna.... play!
Loki* [deleted] (77 months ago | reply)
love it.
-will search fr and start collecting them all
Laura Mary (77 months ago | reply)
Seen this elsewhere, it seems plenty of folk take it's photo!
balalaica (77 months ago | reply)
cool church stuff!
Andrew Newson (77 months ago | reply)
It's so cool. I've not actually seen this in the flesh, but a flickr friend of mine took a picture of it a while back.
www.flickr.com/photos/brownphotography/176717 874/
Different perspectives, both cool.
ponyintheair (77 months ago | reply)
that's mental cool.
ale2000 (77 months ago | reply)
my oh my what a marvel!! it's the collest organ-thing I've seen since the Mellotron...
usamabhatti (77 months ago | reply)
wow what a wonderful photo. love the tones and textures.
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(you are ace) (77 months ago | reply)
that's not a keyboard.. it's a spaceship!
The Flip (77 months ago | reply)
If you wanted to see a better photograph of the same organ taken by a better photographer and a generally better person you should look here: www.flickr.com/photos/flipper/265232936/
DragonDrop (77 months ago | reply)
That is one hella good image 'kev.
Stephanie "Biffybeans" Smith (77 months ago | reply)
I remember one of my relatives having something like that back in the 70's. A "Baldwin Fun Machine" I think it was called. Not sure if this is the same or not.
DerrickT (77 months ago | reply)
I'd rather have a theremin...
_namtaf_ (77 months ago | reply)
kraftwerk and afrika Bambaataa met here.
Toby Keller / Burnblue (77 months ago | reply)
Hmmm, that looks like the piano equivalent of a lomo....
dreifachzucker (77 months ago | reply)
marvellous shape. that good times never come back
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lomokev (77 months ago | reply)
+fatman+ those guys always follow me every where i go, its starting to get on my nerves
dlemieux (77 months ago | reply)
that is so damn cool!!
Presty (77 months ago | reply)
Looks like the helm of a starship.
Rock Cake (77 months ago | reply)
bring on chop sticks.
cookiekixx (77 months ago | reply)
hot
parkham [deleted] (77 months ago | reply)
very cool - reminds me of that flock of seagulls video (for some reason)
traskb (77 months ago | reply)
possibly the sexiest organ I have ever seen.
www.ian.ca (77 months ago | reply)
Where is Daft Punk?
gaëtan rossier [trucnul] (77 months ago | reply)
oh yeah.... it's funky like a train....
Patrick Szymshek (77 months ago | reply)
Demais isto.
tgagephoto (77 months ago | reply)
gotta love the standard, last time i was there someone was actually playing the organ.
Oldtasty (77 months ago | reply)
Hahaha, and here comes OldTasty again with the product identification. That, my friends, is a Thomas "2001" Space Organ, manufactured in 1976 by the Thomas Organ & Piano Co. of Chicago, Illinois. According to a blurb on this page of their web site,
There also happens to be one for sale over at eBay. Starting bid: $699.99.
With love from your favorite reference librarian ;-)
lomokev (77 months ago | reply)
Oldtasty you sir are a legend! i tip my hat to you
and how did you tab that text in you comment?
Oldtasty (77 months ago | reply)
<blockquote> does the trick.
_J0nI_ (77 months ago | reply)
Cool Shot
Love Of Carnage! (77 months ago | reply)
*gets aroused*
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unfurl (74 months ago | reply)
Wow, my grandfather had this exact organ when I was a kid. I remember playing it before I could even reach the pedals. My grandfather was a staunch atheist but loved to play the organ so much that he would still go play for the local church every Sunday. Thanks for the flashback :)
lomokev (74 months ago | reply)
unfurl nice little story, i like that a lot
kentsmudger (73 months ago | reply)
Thats a cool machine!
johnny sampson [deleted] (72 months ago | reply)
www.thomas2001.com
I got mine at the Long Beach Flea Market for $150. It is, as one might guess, super bad ass.
mishes (64 months ago | reply)
helge schneider would love it!
andres.o (63 months ago | reply)
Id like to let everyone on this thread know,
that this Thomas here is the shit!!! and the one I have acquired, bout a year ago, is the shit as well!!!!
:)
World Groove (62 months ago | reply)
I just posted some pictures of my Thomas #2001 organ on my myspace account :
viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction =user.viewPi...
lomokev (62 months ago | reply)
andres.o if you have one have you recored the sounds it makes? if it sounds half as good as it look it should be amazing
World Groove do you have any recordings from it? thats an amzing set of photos, but it reminds me why i hate my space so much. i had to sign in before i could view the photos and i could not comment on them, its pants! have you uploaded them to flickr. love the one where you show the machines guts
just in case you are not sure why i hate my space click this:
World Groove (62 months ago | reply)
Lomokev,
I plan on some recordings soon ! I've only had it a week.... ... .. . I'll keep you posted !
It's going to sound fantastic on some Roots Reggae, and some Ambient experimental music.
lomokev (62 months ago | reply)
World Groove keep me informed it can't to here what that bad boy sound like
Dan_DC (52 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Artifacts and Holdovers, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
mad jeff (47 months ago | reply)
Farfisa innit....
Mr_efes (38 months ago | reply)
Oh my...
MARJOLEINTHIJSE.com (33 months ago | reply)
I LOVE the standard hotel... whenever i'll go back to LA i'll stay there again!
truprint (33 months ago | reply)
Fantastic! I love the different textures in the background and floor, with the bright colours of the keyboard. I'm an admin for a new group called Friends of Truprint and we love retro photography. It would be great to have this photo added to our group.