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.
21st Century Optigan® Disc Readers
If the quality of an idea can be measured by the number of independent inventors that have hit upon it, then the idea of a next generation Optigan® must be pretty good.
A few years ago when I started
Original Optigan® Service Manual on eBay
Hi all, a friend of mine is selling an original copy of the Optigan® Service manual on eBay. This is the same manual I sell as a download on this site, though I can’t link you to mine until Shoptigan®
Optigan® on Marco Benevento’s new album
Indie jazz pianist Marco Benevento has a new album out called “Between The Needles & Nightfall” that features lots of toy instruments, including Optigan. Really nice instrumentals with wild arrang
Come see MELLODRAMA & an Optigan® Demo by Pea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCabuis6t2w Mellodrama, the Mellotron documentary (briefly featuring yours truly) will be shown on Friday, Sept. 17th at the NAMM Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, CA.
Optigan® story at BBC
The BBC aired a piece about the Optigan today, and also published a related article. They were supposed to interview me about it as well, but never got back to me. I guess my website didn’t warrant a
Optigan® on 1970s era Drive-In Movie Intermission Reel
Here’s a classic 70s era drive-in movie intermission “clock” reel which features some nice Optigan® jamz as part of its soundtrack! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3tAVEh3Tmk
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.
Pair of pricey Talentmaker discs on eBay
There’s currently a pair of very pricey Talentmaker discs on eBay. Please note that the seller claims these discs to be playable in an Optigan®, but this is only partly true. Yes, TM discs will work i
Optigan® on new Crash Test Dummies CD
The Crash Test Dummies have made extensive use of the Optigan® on their new album “Ooh La La.” Click on the links for more information. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6H21H4E2X8