Bradford Computing Organ

[@JSB2500]

Lucy Kitchen! I remember her talking about the Bradford Computer expertly and enthusiastically on the radio in the 1980s, when I was a kid. One sound per floppy disc, IIRC! I wonder what she did after that and how she is now! 🙂

[@James_Bowie]

Great piece of electronic organ history, albeit sounding like a kid's toy organ to modern ears.

[@sixtiesfan11]

Yes they have moved on a great deal with technology 😊

[@James_Bowie]

@@sixtiesfan11 That Bradford design (and associated patent) was the only alternative for manufacturers to Allen's patent for digital organs. I gather that the Bradford design had a serious design flaw in that it could not handle polyphony well, and would hang/crash if too may stops were pulled while handsfull of notes were being played. I would have loved to see the innards of that organ.

[@sixtiesfan11]

@@James_Bowie Hi James. Whereabouts are you. You can come and take a look whenever you want. We now have all 16 speakers connected so it sounds better now 😊

[@benjaminslayton4335]

I honestly don't think this sounds any worse than other brands of digital organs available in the late 80s or early 90s. I have heard a lot worse than this before! This is a very fascinating bit of digital organ history.