Gulbransen
Gulbransen Company was a musical instrument manufacturer of
In the history of musical instruments, Gulbransen is notable for several innovations. In its early years, Gulbransen made the first
- Use of transistor circuitry
- Built-in Leslie speaker system
- Chime stop and piano stop
- "Automatic Rhythm" (built-in drum machine)
- "Automatic Walking Bass" (bass accompaniment)
In 1957, Gulbransen released the first
Also in the 1960s, Gulbransen released one of the earliest transistorized rhythm machines "Seeburg/Gulbransen Select-A-Rhythm",[4][5] collaborating with Seeburg Corporation. Note that Seeburg invented a fully transistorized rhythm machine in 1964, which was patented in 1967.[6]
The owner of Gulbransen changed several times since the 1950s. Around 1950, it was sold to CBS, then in 1964, merged with Seeburg Corporation, and production was once ceased in 1969.[1] In 1985, Mission Bay Investments acquired the brand and produced Elka organs under the Gulbransen name.[2] In 2002 or 2003,[7] QRS Music Technologies acquired the brand and pianos were made by Samick.[1]
See also
- Electronic organ
- Drum machine
- Seeburg Corporation
References
- ^ a b c d James Grebe (2011). "The Gulbransen Piano Company". Yesterday Once More Publications.
- ^ a b c d "The Gulbransen Organ". TheatreOrgans.com. May 2006. Includes 1957 brochures of "Gulbransen Model B organ".
- ^ "Rare Early Seeburg Rhythm Prince Synthesizer Drum Synth". MatrixSynth. May 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Select-a-Rhythm Vintage Drum Machine". EricArcher.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Seeburg Portable Select-A-Rhythm Service Manual (PDF). Seeburg Sales Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Rhythm patterns were electronically generated by a 48-step binary counter using 6-stage flip-flops.
- ^
US patent 3,358,068, Richard H. Campbell, Jr., Gilford, N.H. (assigned to Seeburg Corporation), "Musical Instruments", issued 1967-12-12
— related patents filed at the same time were: Automatic Rhythm Device, Automatic Repetitive Rhythm Instrument Timing Circuitry, and sound circuits of Snare Drum Instrument and Cow Bell Instrument. - ^
"QRS acquires Gulbransen: plans new types of reproducing technologies. (Industry Forefront)", Music Trades (March 1, 2003), archived from the original on 2016-04-13,
QRS Music Technologies, Inc., has acquired Gulbransen, Inc., ...
External links
- www.qrsmusic.com — Gulbransen history at QRS Music Technologies, Inc.