Lowrey organ

English

An abandoned Lowrey organ found near a street in Boulder, Colorado.

Alternative forms

• Lowery organ (uncommon)

Etymology

Named after American industrialist and entrepreneur Frederick C. Lowrey (1871–1955).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈləʊ.ɹiː ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊ.ɹi ˈɔɹ.ɡən/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡən

Noun

Lowrey organ (plural Lowrey organs)

1. An electronic organ instrument.
   • 2002 April 26, Tony Bacon, 50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul: Half a Century of the Greatest Electric Guitars, Backbeat, →ISBN, page 48:

     He told his boss, Maurice Berlin, that he was tired of travelling so much between CMI’s factories, including plants for Lowrey organs and Olds brass as well as Gibson.

   • 2008 November 6, National Academy of Engineering, Memorial Tributes, volume 12, National Academies Press, →ISBN, page 137:

     He continued to study and develop his musical abilities for the piano and the organ and was the proud owner of two Lowery organs.

   • 2023 September 5, Jérôme Soligny, David Bowie Rainbowman: 1967-1980, Hachette Livre, →ISBN, page 95:

     On ‘The Prettiest Star’, a Lowrey organ, named after the American who designed it, can be clearly heard.

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