How the Robb Wave Organ makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the Robb Wave Organ belongs to the electrophones: sound is produced or shaped electronically – synthesizers, the theremin and electric organs.
Players shape its sound through technique and materials; the resonating body filters the raw vibration, boosting some harmonics and damping others.
From Wikipedia
The Robb Wave Organ is an electronic organ invented in 1927 by Canadian inventor F. Morse Robb in Belleville, Ontario. It uses a unique type of tone wheel synthesis to reproduce pipe organ tones and is one of the first electronic organs ever made. While not as commercially successful as its main competitor, the Hammond organ, The Robb Wave Organ predates the Hammond (and other competitors such as Conn and the Baldwin) in conception, patents, and manufacture and release for public sale.
Other electrophones
Frequently asked questions
What does the Robb Wave Organ sound like?
As one of the electrophones, its sound comes from the way sound is produced or shaped electronically.
What type of instrument is the Robb Wave Organ?
It is classified as electrophones (Hornbostel–Sachs 521).
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q85797426 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Robb Wave Organ – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by Ekupp at English Wikipedia – CC BY 3.0