The Thomas Organ Company is an American manufacturer of electronic keyboards and a one-time holder of the manufacturing rights to the Moog synthesizer. The company was a force behind early electronic organs for the home. It went out of business in 1979 but reopened in 1996.
Thomas 2001 Organ (c.1976)
Thomas Organ Cry Baby (1970), also distributed under Vox brand
Chordovox CDX-0652 (1976) including the Moog synthesizer on upper manual, designed by Thomas, manufactured by EME.
"Band Master" Polyphonic Synthesizer on Thomas 2001
An electric organ, also known as electronic organ, is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally designed to imitate their sound, or orchestral sounds, it has since developed into several types of instruments:Hammond-style organs used in pop, rock and jazz;
digital church organs, which imitate pipe organs and are used primarily in churches;
other types including combo organs, home organs, and software organs.
WERSI Scala, an open architecture software organ platform in 2002
Rodgers Trillium organ custom three-manual console on a church. right top: a sound module for extra pipe and orchestral sounds. left top: a laptop PC for sequencing the organ.
Telharmonium console by Thaddeus Cahill, 1897.
Tonewheels