How Lowrey have managed to hang on for so long with their overpriced musical christmas trees has always been a wonder to me ... nonetheless, I'm sad to hear that a former great name in the organ world is about to disappear; Lowrey has been my favourite brand from my days at boarding school when the college decided to upgrade it's 2 manual reed organ to a Lowrey Berkshire - the 'Kawai Lowreys' were never a hit with me, but I'm aware that they do have a present day following who are going to miss them greatly ....
The X-Man from Kawai (Andy Gilbert) posted the following on the Vintage Organ Group ... makes it official I guess!
And finally, my favourite video of a 'modern' Lowrey ....
And now the 'vintage' Lowrey sound ....