Organ sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources. For a sort of tongueincheek look at this phenomenon, click here to visit the funkey section of the latest vintage keys magazine. Nov 05, 2011 recorded on january 8, 2010 using a flip video camcorder. Favorite melodies,bicycle built for two,home sweet home,and shell be comin. More importantly, the weight of an upright piano is far greater than that of a chord organ, making the magnus chord organ easy to move anywhere in your house depending on where you want to play. Magnus chord organ 1960s brown price drop rare birds. Helpful hints, intro to the magnus chord organ keyboards, 1966, 26 pages in good cond. Free organ sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources sheet music pieces to download from.
The magnus harmonica corporation originally the international plastic harmonica corporation was founded in 1944 in new jersey by danish immigrant finn magnus 19051976. This chord dictionary shows the notation, fingering and keyboard diagrams for all of the important chords used in modern popular music. Vintage estey electric chord organ model 2708 nice shape watch video. The chord is listed above the treble staff so no deciphering of the chord in the. Set of 4 music song books for the magnus chord organ all are copywright 1958 and 1959 as specified above one book has its front and back cover but. While tomatoes, etc are toasting, add tortilla and bread to boiling water watching the bread expand is my favorite part. If you still havent found what youre looking for, please send to us. The chord organ musical instrument 5 photos facebook. Old smutty romance novel titles reimagined in modern times funny memes that get it and want you to too.
If anyone knows where i can find some it would be wonderful. Dec 06, 2009 i have a 1950 i think magnus electric chord organ and i am trying to find some free music sheets that i can either download or just look at online. It shows they must have been lovingly used over the years. This is a mechanical organ that uses electricity to power a fan in the bottom of the instrument to blow air through reeds and produce a sound very reminiscent of an accordion. Unknown binding magnus 1216 chord organ music book. The hammond chord organ was produced for those with little musical background. Magnus jewel chord organ mini tabletop music teacher. The organ originally came with a songbook, but i dont have a copy. Mar 03, 2017 chord organ is a free new firmware for the music thing modular radio music module. Speak softly love andy williams larry kusik, nino rota turns out that. The magnus electric chord organ is an easytoplay keyboard instrument. While the pitches have drifted from a440 or were never originally set there, the keyboard section is in.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Jun 11, 2011 these chord organ s are fairly common unfortunately. This is a very small reed organ, where it uses a small blower to pump air through actual reeds, like a big harmonica. Its complete with the music holder and instruction song book with 21 songs. The best thing to do is disassemble the organ and send the reed blocks to an accordion repair shop for retuning. Jan 29, 2015 chest of silver empire of medes and persians 3.
Loads of sheet music for magnus organ vintage, rare. This is the model 300 and was made in the usa in linden, nj. It was possible to make a great deal of music from this small single manual instrument. It makes sounds by blowing air over reeds, like an accordion or an old pump organ. They are the simplest of keyboard instruments next to a piano with a limited range and a few chord buttons to provide accompaniment. In 1958, magnus joined with television salesman eugene tracey, and their company went on to sell millions of inexpensive electric chord organs and song books.
May 02, 2015 this is a magnus chord organ from the 70s. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. My chord organ was also sharp and youre right, thats unexpected but i guess it happens. A visitor to my website provided these notes about magnus organs and songbooks. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. Considering they are over 50 years old they are in good shape. First, the footprint of the chord organ is roughly onethird to onehalf of an upright piano. Anyone know where i can find free sheet music for a very old. Magnus chord organ 1960s electric vintage keyboard piano. Walt disneys color chord characters in magnus circus of songs mickey mouse, magnus chord organ, music book, song book by roger bobley jan 1, 1974.
Christmas music for the magnus chord organ book no. Unlike the other hammonds pictured on this site, the hammond chord organ did not use a tone wheel generator to produce the tone but rather used vacuum tubes. The magnus chord organ big book of funeral hits bizarre books. Apr 28, 2014 magnus electronic chord organ model 391 with legs, my mother had one just like this. Magnus electronic chord organ model 391 with legs, my mother. Magnus 61216 chord organ music book internet archive.
A late 1960s magnus organ corporation chord organ in working condition. Get the best deal for chord organ organs from the largest online selection at. At you will learn how to play the organs songs easily and improve your skills on your favorite instrument as well. Buy products related to organ music books and sheet music products and see. Dan levy magnus sold a fairly extensive library several dozen of song books, and each song was coded with note numbers and chord symbols so that it could be played without any knowledge of. Mi 48104 vintage magnus grand model 700 chord organ wlegs 8 majorminor 3 octaves, offered for sale is a vintage magnus grand model 700 chord organ. It is basically a melodica connected to a vacuum cleaner. Daily, we added a hundreds of new songs with chords and tabs, just for you. This freestanding, threeoctave with six major chords, and six minor chords chord organ was originally manufactured by the magnus harmonica corporation. Instead of playing samples from the sd card, it synthesises. It gives the module a completely different function. Nov 21, 2017 soundiron has announced the release of magnus, a kontakt instrument library featuring the sounds of a vintage 37key analog chord organ from the 1960s.
The buttons to the left play chords both minor and major and the keys to the. This norske chord organ has 2 octaves and 6 chords. Chord organ is a kind of home organ that has a single short keyboard and a set of chord buttons, enabling the musician to play a melody or lead with one hand and accompanying chords with the other, like the accordion with a set of chord buttons which was originated from a patent by cyrill demian in 1829, etc. It combines 3 octaves of piano keys with voiced chord push buttons, using an electric to blow air across reeds. Save magnus organ music books to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. The story and music of the organ by magnus organ corporation and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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