Are Electric Organs Making a Comeback?
I have written a number of articles about the demise of the electronic organ. Having seen and played the latest crop of organs from Roland like the new Roland Atelier AT 900, AT 900 C and the AT 800 I think this could be the start of a comeback. It’s only the beginning I have to say that this is only the beginning of a comeback, and in my opinion, there is still a lot that organ manufactures have to do, especially Roland. I believe that Yamaha are heading in the right direction with organs such as the Yamaha D Deck portable organ and even the Yamaha Stagea Electone organ which is a bulkier organ but still portable. Probably the best example of a portable organ has got to be the Nord C1 Combo organ, which can be best described as carrying a Hammond C3 organ under your arm, yes, it’s that light. What can Roland organs do to improve? Well first of all, let me say I am a big fan of Roland organs. The sound and playability of these organs are both brilliant and easy, but they are far too bi
