@JessicatheVIArtist @counivers @desolationpark
There’s a whole alternate universe where the chord organ with chord buttons on the left are everywhere 🎹
And the Denver based PianAccord reed organ took off in the 1950s and became the standard for all keyboard instruments 🪗
@accordionnoir
The dumpstered #ChordOrgan finds its new gig at the Learnery after a diagnosis 🩺 at this week’s #RepairCafe
You can visit it and perhaps arrange to take it home when it’s done playing for kids up at the Sunrise neighbourhood in Vancouver (across from the Hastings library)
The Learnery is one of the places in town that carries my #AccordionRevolution book ❤️🔥🪗 😉
#Vancouver #Accordion #keyboard #maker
@accordionnoir
Reporting on the #RepairCafe where I took the dumpstered #ChordOrgan yesterday
We opened it up for a somewhat spectacular reveal of its reed organ innards
A simple wiring job got the 60 year-old fan revving up to minor cyclone volume 🌀
The instrument then filled the #maker-space with some approximation of music! 🎶
🩺 Prognosis: a new fan could get it playing ok
For now our Friends at The Learnary will use it as a children’s book-display 🎹 📚
https://thelearnary.ca
@StephenRees
I’m on the schedule to get my dumpstered #ChordOrgan fixed!
@[email protected] @natematias @verbeeld
With this indication of interest I’ll commit to a September update on the hoped-for #ChordOrgan revival
I’ll be curious to see, on opening it up, what kind of organ it is?
Reed organ? Purely electronic?
We shall see on Sept 9th.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/repair-cafe-britannia-community-centre-gym-d-tickets-616182587707
Found a broken #ChordOrgan 🎹 in the #Recycling ♻️ at my housing co-op!
1/4 jack out?
Put me in your effects chain! 🔗 🔊🎶
Couldn’t let it go to the dump without a 2nd chance 😥
If anybody in #Vancouver wants to take a shot at fixing it up, I’ll pitch in CAN$100 to hear the results
Then we can auction it to the highest bidder? You keep all proceeds
Or donate to #CoopRadio and @accordionnoir! ❤️🔥🪗
#polka #Accordion #Keyboard #drone #ExperimentalMusic?
@adtothebone
I did some #chordOrgan threads on Twitter which might have featured more #Accorgan [edit: #Pianaccord] photos (did I spell it right, with two c’s?) there’s a patent. They were made by this Accordion company in Denver
Came out right as the accordion peaked in the mid 50s, so never had a chance against the rise of amplification
@UkuleleG3orge has one! And says it’s quite short to fit his knees under🦵
@adtothebone
Nice #ChordOrgan! The wood body makes that a pretty high-class number in the species, at least for the little ones like that
They’re so charming 😍🪗
Come in all sorts of wacky varieties
(bonus #Accorgan [edit: #Pianaccord] = #Accordion / #ReedOrgan cross!
AccordionBruce