VOX Continental Baroque

VOX Continental Baroque

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VOX Continental Baroque
VOX Continental Baroque- front view

In 1968 the VOX Continental Baroque appeared. It was accordingly to the VOX description a "portable orchestra". That meant, that it has besides from the normal organ voices a lot of other solo voices, that should immitate musical instruments.

 
VOX Continental Baroque- a closer look

The additional filter circuits of the Baroque were designed by the THOMAS ORGAN Company. Besides it has a built-in amplifier and two built-in speakerst. It was mainly designed for the American market.

 
Data of the VOX Continental Baroque:
Brand VOX Jennings Musical Instruments (JMI)
Location of the manufacturer Dartford, England
Model name Continental Baroque V305
Model number Continental Baroque V305
Serial Number -
Date of construction 1968
Type suitcase concert organ with chrome stand (combo organ)
Dimension (W/H/D), weight ?
Manuals 2 X 61 keys
Pedals -
Amplifier/ Speakers Built-in amplifier/ 2 6"X9" speakers
Additional effects Percussion, Wahwah,...
Additional units -
Tone generator germanium transistors, 7 octaves, master oscillator with frequency deviders
Toneforming UM (1st manual) many solo voices
Toneforming MM (2nd manual) -
Toneforming MM (3rd Manual) -
Toneforming LM (lower manual) 4 drawbars: 8', 4', 2', IV Rank (2 2/3'+ 2'+ 1 3/5'+ 1'), 2 drawbars (flute,reed)
Toneforming PD (pedal) 18 keys of the lower manual, optional
Sound ?
Price (payed/ worth) ?/ 1970: $1499(US)
Anything else Knee control for wahwah. The Baroque was the most technically complicated and the most susceptible of the VOX organs.
 
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