Originally Posted By: 124
A clip from a movie we did the title music and closing scene for in 1965. That's me on the far right playing a Watkins Telstar combo organ. I've somehow lost that 'slip of a lad' image since then, though.


Almost missed this, 124, and it is so cool to have a treasure like this from the past. I have several "live" VHS clips of a few of the groups I played with and need to get them converted to DVD etc.

Watkins "Telstar" organ...not a common instrument back in the day, and maybe worth a bit to a collector...any idea where it ended up?

http://www.combo-organ.com/Others/others.htm#Wem

Your band really had a great look, and a polished presentation...not to mention that you sounded pretty cool too. cool2

My first combo organ was a "Howard Combo Organ" by Baldwin...once described as the "57 DeSoto of the Combo Organ world"...not as screechy as the more common and popular Farfisas (Fast 4/5's) of the day...far more mellow.

What did you use to amplify the Watkins?

There's more on this great site about combo organs: http://www.combo-organ.com/

Ian

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