Maker
Farfisa
Manufacturer of electronics based in Osimo, Italy
Farfisa is an Italian maker of electronic instruments based in Osimo, founded in 1946 and known for its combo organs widely used in 1960s rock and pop.
Models
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Farfisa Pergamon
Organ · Italy
A top-of-the-line electronic home and entertainment organ built by the Italian maker Farfisa in the early 1980s. It carried two manuals, a pedalboard, a built-in rhythm and accompaniment section, a human-choir voice, and a mechanical rotating speaker in a heavy wooden console, and was discontinued in 1984.
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Farfisa Compact
Organ · Italy
A portable transistor combo organ built by the Italian maker Farfisa in the mid-1960s, recognizable by its grey case, tilting legs, and rocker-tab voice selectors. Its reedy, buzzy tone was a hallmark of 1960s and 1970s rock and pop.
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Organs
Acoustic, electric, and electronic organs and organ model families.
Representative model
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Farfisa Pergamon
Organ · Italy
A top-of-the-line electronic home and entertainment organ built by the Italian maker Farfisa in the early 1980s. It carried two manuals, a pedalboard, a built-in rhythm and accompaniment section, a human-choir voice, and a mechanical rotating speaker in a heavy wooden console, and was discontinued in 1984.