Farfisa

Farfisa is an Italian manufacturer of electronic devices. The brand name is chiefly known in connection with electronic organs; next formerly the company produced and radios and televisions. Farfisa was later bought by Bontempi.

History

In 1863, Paolo Soprani with his brother Settimio a small workshop in which they developed and constructed. Nine years later, his brother Settimio opened his own business, which dealt on a larger scale in the production of musical instruments.

Over the years, Farfisa developed SpA, the electronic home organs produced well-known enterprises in different price segments. The focus of development was in the range of the smaller and portable devices. As a new image bearers Farfisa published in 1981, the top model of Pergamon, who played with a weight of approximately 200 kg and a retail price of 16,000 DM in a new class and the company should bring better sales. Due to the enormous technical progress of digital technology Farfisa posted declining sales and had to stop production after four years as a result of the acquisition by the company Bontempi. Aci Farfisa 1993 was established as a new independent company that operates in the fields of video intercoms and surveillance, and phones.

Farfisa organs in pop music

One of the first bands who used a Farfisa organ, in 1965 Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs in their hit Wooly Bully. Rick Wright of Pink Floyd began Farfisa instruments from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn through to The Dark Side of the Moon. Used Ralf Hütter of Kraftwerk a Farfisa at highway, Jean Michel Jarre on the album Oxygène. Buddy Casino, the longtime keyboardist for Helge Schneider used an old Farfisa organ with joint appearances. The punk rock band Green Day used: Besides the Farfisa was in the song Misery from the album Warning. The distinctive organ run in Elton John's Crocodile Rock also comes from a Farfisa.

The sound of the model "compact " is emulated in 2013 by the producers Hammond and Clavia.