Holy crap! If you have never seen The Mummies, get ready for something else! Doing high kicks and tumble salts on a Farfisa Mini Compact sure adds to it’s durability cred though.
Farfisa Compact Combo Organs
Farfisa’s first line or portable organs released in the 1960s. The quintisential red Compact Combo organ was the star of the line, but it was surrounded by the more feature rich Compact Deluxe, the dual keyboard Compact Duo, and the smaller entry level Mini Compact.
Farfisa Mini Compact Organ
This was the simplest of Farfisa Compact Organ. It is by far the most common Farfisa available on the market today. It’s list price in 1968 was a mere $495, something every suburban garage rocker could possibly talk their parents into buying for them. How could they resist this 49 key, C to C keyboard, with a little of that Farfisa bite.
The Mini had just three tabs for sound, but it did have Vibrato, the Multi Tone Knee Booster, and the ALL Booster tab all wrapped up in a fantastically awesome avacado green tolex covered plywood case.
Farfisa Compact Combo Organ
This is THE Farfisa spoken about when someone mentions Farfisas! It was introduced in the late Sixties and made a splash on the scene immediately. Boasting loud colors, a rough sound, and a price the touring musician could afford, The Compact Combo quickly became one of the prominent combo organs of the late Sixties. The biggest reason why this organ sounded so different from the other organs of its day was from the Multi-Tone Booster. The Farfisa Multi-Tone Booster gave the organs a rougher, dirtier sound, what many called the Farfisa bite.
- Keyboard:
- 1 Tier, 61 Key C to C
- Lowest Octave Split for Bass
- Features:
- Vibrato Light/Heavy, Slow/Fast
- Reverb On/Off, Short/Long
- Booster 16′, 8′, 4′
- Multi-Tone Booster
- Knee Booster
- Sounds:
- Bass 16′
- Strings 16′, 8′, 4′
- Flute 8′, 4′
- Oboe 8′
- Trumpet 8′
- Piccolo 4′
Compaction! Farfisa Compact Electronic Organs
They Swing… Where The Action Is
The live instruments with compact portability for today’s young action groups!
Today’s action groups swing to a modern sound with a driving beat. The FARFISA Compact Electronic Organs match the go-go tempo of their arrangements.
Easy to play, Farfisa Compacts have the sound and the excitement you’ve been looking for!
The exclusive Tone Booster knee-lever produces an attack sound that puts teeth in an arrangement and power in a combo! The easy portability of the Compact Electronic Organs makes them perfect for the active musician because they can go anywhere.
Each Compact organ folds into its own rugged, self-contained carrying case covered with heavy, colorful vinyl. Handsome and lightweight, the Compact cases resist mars, scratches and wear.
Farfisa Cromwell Organ
Check out the one and only (no, seriously, there is probably just one of these) Farfisa Cromwell. Or is it the Farfisa Foyer like it says in the last picture? In an incredible engineering feat, someone took a Mini Compact Deluxe and mounted it into a wood console with 2 – 10″ Speakers, and a sweet built in volume pedal. In addition to the Multi-Tone Booster, it looks like someone snuck in an extra tab for a Chorus effect!
