electronic organ

British

noun

music an electrophonic instrument played by means of a keyboard, in which sounds are produced and amplified by any of various electronic or electrical means See also synthesizer

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The 5,000-member congregation’s former electronic organ proved problematic any time its parts would wear out.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2015

A finishing touch was to bring Webb's Gulbransen electronic organ into the studio to create the sound effect of a telephone signal travelling along a telegraph wire.

From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2010

I still buy and use floppies for my electronic organ and some older synthesizers.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2010

It was built with a full music hall pipe organ, which was replaced with an electronic organ in the 1960s.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2010

Satyagraha still owes much, harmonically, to rock�it begins with one of the most fundamental of chord progressions �but it uses a 51-piece orchestra of expertly scored strings and woodwinds, discreetly accompanied by an electronic organ.

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