I'm sure if I sat down at something like a Marquee or Aria Pro, and you gave me half an hour, I'd be making some great sounds on it, and enjoying myself, but that's been my job, if you like, for the past 40+ years, finding out what makes an instrument tick and getting the best out of it. Many years ago, I was set to go up and review a Lowrey or two here in the UK, but for whatever reason, the appointment was cancelled. I assume that things improved after they were made! How old those models were, I couldn't tell you. Nice creamy flutes and the usual slightly mushy Lowrey strings, but the rest, no. I was not impressed with them in terms of overall tone. I haven't played any of the more recent models but when one of my students was buying his AT900 Platinum, he was with the store guys doing the paperwork, so I wandered around the store playing a few organs, including some Lowreys. I never judge an organ until I've sat down and played it myself, so I don't bother commenting on video clips. I assume that you have heard Lori Graves play it? There aren't that many examples of the Lowrey being played straight.
