Robert sent me this nice shot he took of my Talentmaker posing with his two Orchestron Model A’s and his Optigan® 35012!
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
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:
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
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 or
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.
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
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
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.
Where were we in 1981?
While perusing the Feb. 1981 issue of Keyboard Magazine, I came across this letter to the editor: