Lowrey organs were originally made in Chicago, Illinois (prior to 2011) and have been played in churches and by professional and home musicians since the 1950s. Lowrey entered the portable keyboard market in the early 1980s with the Wandering Genie, which was succeeded by the Japanese-made Micro Genie line. In January 2019, Kawai, the owner of the brand, announced it would cease all production of Lowrey Organs. This list of models is incomplete.
Organs ImageModel Name / NumberYears sold newDescriptionBerkshire Deluxe TBO-11968Organ with 2 44 key manuals, 13 bass pedals, built-in spring reverb, Leslie effect, and marimba effect famously known from Baba O'Riley by The Who played by Pete Townshend. The TBO-1 is a slightly upgraded version of the older but otherwise identical Berkshire TBO (1966).Carnival (C500)1978Automatic bass, rhythm and accompaniment. Two keyboards and bass pedals.Coronation1983Theatre organ with memory presets and extensive features, including human voices and other sound effects.Debut (L-65)1981Debut (L-70)1982Featured two keyboards and Magic Genie.DSO / DSO- / DSO-1Unknown; 1962 at earliest Home spinet organ. Two 3½-octave manuals and 1-octave pedals. Includes Leslie tremolo, a chime effect stop, and a "glide" switch on the side of the volume pedal. There is also an Automatic Orchestra tab witch adds chord tones from the lower keyboard to the upper keyboard. The "-1" adds a repeat function.Encore (M-100)1979Festival1960-1966Two 61-note keyboards. 25 bass pedals. Features Automatic Orchestra, glide control, percussion and "Moving Stereo" controls.GAKH25 / GAK25H/ Citation Theatre Console1972-1983Theater Organ Spinet Console with 2 manuals 61 keys each and a 25 key pedalboard. Features an internal Leslie Speaker and a tape deck. It also would come in walnut wood.Genie (L-5)1972-79Featured walking basses and rhythm section. One finger play.Genie (L-10)1979Genie (L-15)1979Genie 441975Genie 881975Genie 981975GeniusFiesta (L25)1982-1984HeritageHoliday1966-1983Holiday (D-325)1978Two keyboards with Magic Genie.Holiday Deluxe1972-1974Jamboree (TG 88)1978-1979Journey2010sJupiter1974Featured Automatic Orchestra and Leslie Speaker.LC-881980Mardi Gras (L-55)1982-1983Featured four channels, double keyboard and Magic Genie chords.MX-11981-1984Organo195660-note organ for attaching to a "standard piano"Pageant (M-150)1982Parade1981Saturn Deluxe1974Spinet1956Stereo Jubilee1977Stereo Genie 98-11977Features Automatic Organ Computer and Lowrey Glide.Super Genie1974-1975Symphonic Holiday1975-1977Four channels, 88 keys, two keyboards, Magic Genie.Teenie Genie1974-1976Rhythm and auto-bass pedal accompaniment.TG44-11977Two keyboards and bass pedals.TG44BK1977Two keyboards, pedals and built in cassette recorder.TG98TGB1977Theatre HR-98Complete professional theatre organ.Venus1974
Portable organs Some of Lowrey's portable organs were made in Japan and based on JVC designs. ImageModel Name / NumberYears producedDescriptionL-2 Wandering Genie1980-1982Portable organ with Genie accompaniment. Effects include variable sustain, "repeat" setting with adjustable tempo and "glide" (single-tone pitch bender).Micro Genie V60Rebranded version of JVC KB-300/KB-303.Micro Genie V10049 keys. 8 note polyphony. Rebranded version of JVC KB-500.Micro Genie V1011982-198749 keys. 8 note polyphony. Rebranded version of JVC KB-500.Micro Genie V1201985-61 full sized keys. Rebranded version of JVC KB-700.Micro Genie V1051986-Hybrid of JVC KB-600 & KB-800. Features include MIDI in and out, AUX in and out, MIC in with adjustable gain. Expression pedal input.Micro Genie V125Rebranded version of JVC KB-808.Micro Genie Pro V60049 keys. Programmable. MIDI in and out. Came with "guitar strum" accessory. Rebranded version of JVC KB-800.
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