Organs

An organ (musical instrument) is an instrument that produces sound by sending air through a series of pipes that are tuned to specific pitches. They can range from a small pipe organ to a large church organ to Hammond organs to digital organs.

A traditional pipe organ works via a wind system and a pipe system. When certain keys or foot pedals are pressed, air is sent through wooden or metal pipes that are tuned to specific pitches.

Hammond or electric organs work much differently. Rather than pushing physical air through pipes, it originally used something called a tonewheel to generate electric musical notes and an amplifier (aka tone cabinet) or Leslie speaker to mimic the pipe organ sound.

The different types of organs include:

• Pipe organs
• Barrel organs
• Reed organ
• Allen organ
• Pump organ
• Hammond organ
• Electronic organs

Though originally used in church music, today you can find organs in dozens of genres of music, including rock, jazz, and classical music.

The price of an organ depends on the type of organ. An electric or digital organ will be the most affordable type of organ and can be found for as little as $50 depending on the age and condition. Meanwhile, a full pipe organ can be found for $30,000 on the low end to close to a million dollars.

You can also find Hammond-type organs for relatively low prices for the same reason you can find pianos for free -- sometimes folks just don’t want to move them and will happily give them away for free to someone who will.

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