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by webmaster
07Mar
Orchestron Sightings Talentmaker
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Optigan Family Portrait

Robert sent me this nice shot he took of my Talentmaker posing with his two Orchestron Model A’s and his Optigan 35012!

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by webmaster
26Sep
New Optigan / Orchestron Discs Orchestron Shoptigan
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Three New Vako Orchestron Discs: VIBRAPHONE, FLUTE & CELLO

We’re happy to announce today that we have three new Orchestron discs available: the all-new VIBRAPHONE, and the remastered FLUTE & CELLO. Click the links to place your orders. Each disc will get

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by webmaster
13Jun
Orchestron Sightings
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Orchestron Demos by Dieter VanMarcke

Our good friend Dieter VanMarcke made a nice series of Orchestron demo videos, many of which feature our new and remastered discs. You can view the whole playlist here:

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by webmaster
30Jan
New Optigan / Orchestron Discs Orchestron
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Pea Demonstrates Optigan & Orchestron

A few months ago, I did a little Optigan/Orchestron demo at the NAMM Music of Making Music in Carlsbad, CA. The proceedings were taped and uploaded to Mellodrama’s YouTube channel. Robert Becker makes

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by webmaster
22Jan
New Optigan / Orchestron Discs Orchestron Shoptigan
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New 2011 Optigan 2-disc STRINGS Style Pak and Orchestron VOCAL CHOIR

We’re pround to announce our latest round of new Optigan and Orchestron discs! For the Optigan, we have the 2-disc STRING Style-Pak, and for the Orchestron, we have the remastered VOCAL CHOIR. To orde

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by webmaster
13Jan
Orchestron Sightings
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Orchestron Model C on eBay in Europe

Our friend Dieter in Belgium has his Orchestron Model C listed on eBay right now, complete with a selection of our recent Orch discs, as well as several vintage discs in their own seperate auctions.

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by webmaster
21Jul
Orchestron
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Matt Cunitz’s Orchestron Activities

Just got this email update from Matt Cunitz (of Vintage Keyboard Repair):
I thought you (and your blog readers) might be interested to know that I will be playing my Orchestron model D live from the s

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by webmaster
09Jul
New Optigan / Orchestron Discs Orchestron
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Hear our Orchestron Sax disc on David Letterman, 7/14

Hey all, Laurie Anderson will be performing on David Letterman on Wed, 7/14. As you know, Rob Burger plays an Orchestron in Laurie’s band, and he mentioned to me that he’ll be using our remastered Sax

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by webmaster
22Jun
Orchestron Sightings
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Rob Burger: playing Orchestron with Laurie Anderson

Rob Burger is a New York based composer and multi-instrumentalist. As a session player for many well-known artists, Rob regularly employs a variety of oddball instruments, including a Vako Orchestron.

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by webmaster
03Dec
Orchestron
Orchestron
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Where were we in 1981?

While perusing the Feb. 1981 issue of Keyboard Magazine, I came across this letter to the editor:

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