Yamaha ELECTONE YC-20 1970-77 - Grey Lacquered

YAMAHA YC20

1970's Yamaha Electone YC-20 vintage combo organ in great working and cosmetic order. 

One of the most refined and versatile vintage combo organ lines ever created, the YC series Yamaha combo organs were introduced in 1970 and can deliver everything from bubbly, airy tonalities to rich, reedy textures and a huge array of bass-related options.

Cosmetically, the YC-20 has 1 vintage cig burn and a couple of tiny chips pictured and no legs. All of the original tone switch tips and knobs are intact, and the wooden top features its original Ivory wear-resistant poly gloss finish. The original latching lid is included.

The top is made of wood, with a high-gloss polyester finish.

The YC-20 uses the same legs as the YC-25D - they're interchangeable.

Date introduced: 1970.

Tones:

A wide range of tone switches govern the single manual, with 44 Treble keys and a full 17 key Bass register which can also be selected to be a simple extension of the treble frequencies without the added bass functionality. Not simple two-way switches like the vast majority of combo organs produced, each tone switch on the YC-20 is at minimum a three-way toggle, offering far more tonal variety and shading. 

The I and II voice sections have different sounds and are not simply two instances of the same circuitry. The I section has a brighter, fuzzier tone, more like a Vox, and the II section, with the Bright lever off, produces flute tones - very much like Hammond tone wheels. The Bright lever works only with the II section, and makes it even brighter and fuzzier than the I section, sounding more like a Farfisa. By adjusting the Bright and Balance levers, you can achieve quite a variety of great Combo Organ sounds. Additional knobs for fine tune pitch adjustment and separate Volumes for the Treble and Bass registers round out the control compliment. 

The Percussion is very similar to Hammond-style percussion. With the II section on, Bright lever off, and Percussion on, you can produce a very acceptable Hammond sound. Played through a Leslie, the effect is excellent. If you turn the Percussion all the way up, and add just a hint of 16' and 8' levers, you can play the organ break in "Green-Eyed Lady”.

 Touch vibrato is a pretty nice feature. When activated, moving the keys side-to-side causes the pitch to waver up and down - very expressive. The Bass section has it's own dedicated 16' and 8' levers, with separate volume. The lowest notes played with the 16' lever can go REALLY low. There's no provision for adding bass pedals. The Pitch knob only makes slight changes - from about -1% to +2%.

Volume Pedal + UK plug attached.

Controls:
Knobs: Pitch, Volume and Bass Volume
Levers:
    Vibrato: Touch Vibrato, Vibrato and Vibrato speed 
    Bass: 16', 8' and Man. Bass. 
    Section I: 16', 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2', 1-3/5', 1'
Balance
    Section II: Bright, 16', 8', 4', 2'
Percussive

 DIMS :

W:102cm 40”

D:53cm 21”

H:85cm 33”

Weight 27kg /60lbs

High Gloss Ivory polyester finish

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