Who am I ?

jocelyne · Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Quebec

I'm someone who just came back to the music world... How did I do it ? I just bought an "old" organ, a GEM model G120.

And, talking about this model, I was not able to find any information on it on the Net, just like it never existed. But may be some of you will know about this type of organ. I had quite a deal, it was paid $12,000.00 (Canadian money) and I got it for $1,900.00

Now, to talk about myself, I can tell you that my mothertongue is French (so I hope you'll excuse me if I make some English mistakes Embarassed

). But, I was able to learn English quite well because I lived in the Boston area five years (Massachusetts I miss you Crying or Very sad

). Years ago, I was in a band, I played the church organ for several years too.

Don't know what else to say, so talk to you later !

seraph · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Who am I ?

Hi Jocelyne
welcome to electro-music.com welcome

jocelyne · Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Quebec

Nice to meet you Seraph ! Very Happy

I was in Massachusetts from 1983 to 1988... So, you are right, may be we did bumped into each other Laughing

Talking about the organ, yes it is Italian. It is quite a "big" organ. It has a sound similar to my former Elka (also Italian). At the time, the Elka model I had was the best one you could buy, it was a portative. I had a Leslie for the organ sounds and a commercial sound system for everything else on this organ.

On this GEM G120 technical sheet, there's an address :

General Electro Music Corporation
1260 Mark Street
Elk Grove Village, IL

This is where this model came from, I wonder if this store is still in business ?

mosc · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:33 am Post subject:

Welcome, Jocelyne. Nice to have you here.

There is no connection with electo-music.com and General Electro Music Corporation. Confused

I has a Farfisa mini-compact organ once. Seems like there were a lot of organs made in Italy for a while.

Kinetic P.M. · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:09 am Post subject:

you should put up some samples so we can here what a 12,000 dollar organ sounds like.

paul e. · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:11 am Post subject:

12,000 CDN.. is not as impressive as you think hehehe

about 8,000 USD

jkn · Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 469 Location: La Porte, IN, USA

Hello Jocelyne. Welcome to the site.

My first synth was a Siel DK600 supposedly made in an Italian farfisa factory - so I guess the organ connection is remotely there. Er, well, sort of.

Actually, I've never been fond of playing organ except for the organ at my grandma's when I was a kid. She was the church organist at the same church in a rural town in Illinois for 65 years. She was wonderful - she also first taught me to play piano when I was 5. I'm forever grateful for the path she started me down... Smile

jocelyne · Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Quebec

seraph · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:17 am Post subject:

m.e.s.s. · Joined: Jul 02, 2004 Posts: 15

Hello Jocelyne this is m.e.s.s. i am also now on the electro.music forum. i am curious to what your music sounds like. Do you just use an organ or something else also? maybe we could swap some songs you can replyin the forum or you can e-mail me you will have to read my intro. for the address.
peace m.e.s.s.

P.S.- I always get lost in Boston then i ask someone for directions and they say;" don't ask me, it would be like the blind leading the blind".