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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

When a stroller stopped, an electronic organ chord rose up, encouraging the person to move on.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2011

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

Alternating between electronic organ and electric keyboard, Glass directed two sections of Einstein as well as the American premiere of his latest work, Another Look at Harmony, Part 4.

From Time Magazine Archive

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