CDX-0652, Cordovox, Moog @ 07 November 2011, “No Comments”

“1975 Cordovox dual combo organ with a Moog satellite built in!
There’s a built in bass section with a coupler and sustain, it has bass, guitar and vibrato depth for faders, you can make it sound like a Rheem bass keyboard, or more like a bass guitar, this whole section works great! The rest of the bottom organ is your straight vintage organ, think vox jaguar, definitely better sounding than any farfisa I ever played, there is a percussion section with repeat and mono, the effects for this do not all seem functioning, at least I don’t notice any percussion, but it sounds like an organ! Now for the top portion of the keyboard, the top is a moog satellite combined with the organ section, there are faders to blend them and basically you have the ability to make one louder than the other or match their volumes, you can great some great leads and all kinds of other great sounds just with that, there is also and octave section for the entire organ for whatever scale or key you want. There is modulation and a straight volume for just the moog and an on/off switch for the moog. The moog works and has presets, however there are minor issues with the moog, there is a tuner to tune the moog and this works and you will need it to match the moog to the organ because the moog doesn’t have completely stable tuning. Now every key on the moog does not sound completely, there is something up with the key assembly, I have opened it up and checked out the keying set up. I couldn’t figure it out with so many different keying operations, I think I may have it figured out but it’s too much of a project for me right now, there are three black keys that need replacing and one white one, they are plastic keys glued on metal and can be found on ebay, same keys as a polymoog and many other synths, they can usually be found cheap. All the keys are with it, it’s just the few I am referring to are cracked. I cleaned this thing out really well and scrubbed the outer shell, it’s a nice aged white. This was in storage for probably 15-20 years and she’s been cleaned up and is ready for a new owner to give her some TLC! I’d say it’s at least 75-80% functional and as a sweet double bar organ with a bass section, it’s 100% functional. There are 1/4″ outs underneath and a connection to hook up organ bass pedals to control the bass section is you wanted to wire some up it’d be pretty easy! I will ship via Fed Ex and buyer will pay actual shipping costs, so I will get you a shipping total afterward, however I don’t imagine it will be much more than $50-60, depending where you are, continental U.S. only! Pickup preferred and sold AS-IS, NO RETURNS! ” Link

“versteigere voll Funktionstüchtige und Mega rare Vintage Orgel der Marke Cordovox/ Moog CDX-0652. Unter Sammlern ist diese Orgel auch als “White Elephant” bekannt. Im wesentlichen ist es eine Cordovox Orgel (Farfisa ähnlicher Sound) mit einem Moog Satellite im Upper Manual. Die Orgel kommt komplett mit Original Standbeinen und dem Original Volume Pedal, sowie der Original Tasche für die Standbeine.” Link

CDX-0652, Cordovox, Moog @ 21 February 2011, “No Comments”

“First the good…Overall in really good shape. The organ section works flawlessly…all of the keys work and it sounds really cool. The bass pedal also works fine. All of the original pieces are here. The is the first one I’ve ever seen that has all of the original cases and bass pedal…and WORKS! Oh yeah, IT LOOKS COOL as HELL!!!

Now for the bad… The synth section has issues. For the most part it is not functional. I opened it up once and got it to work a few times by wiggling some wires but really never cared enough to get it professionally looked at. The preset synth buttons have some sticky stuff on them making them a little hard to depress. There is one slider cap missing as you can see in the pic.( I actually have it around here somewhere and would send it to you once found). The volume pedal wire is disconnected from the pedal.( probably not a hard fix for someone who knows what they’re doing. Some of the chrome has come off the legs. Finally, there is a small chip in the shell on the left front corner( I tried to photograph it but it didn’t really turn out so well).

I think with a little TLC and analog expertise this thing will perform like it did in 1975! If you’re a collector get this! You may not see one this complete for awhile. Here’s a little info from the web about it.” Link

Cordovox, Moog @ 16 August 2010, “No Comments”

“This Cordovox organ has been tested here at Atomic Music and it functions without issue. As it is pre-owned/used, expect that there are some cosmetic blemishes on its exterior. If, in any pictures, knobs/faders/sliders are broken or missing, assume that no repairs or replacements will be made and that this item will be sold as pictured. Please come by the store to test this item out for yourself and to view its condition before making your purchase.” Link

“Moog cdx-0652 cordovox white elephant. Very Rare !!

Powers on, but no sound?

Some crakes on both front corners of frame but no real damage on the outside.” Link

“THIS AUCTION IS FOR ONE VINTAGE USED MOOG CDX-O-652 CORDOVOX ORGAN/SYNTHESIZER WHITE ELEPHANT.THIS UNIT LOOKS GOOD FOR ITS AGE.IT IS MISSING SOME SLIDER KNOBS, AND I AM NOT SURE IF THE STEMS ARE BROKE, BUT I CAN MOVE THE SLIDERS UP AND DOWN EASILY WITH A TOOTHPICK.ALL THE OTHER KNOBS AND BUTTONS ARE STILL ATTACHED AND MOVE FREELY.THE UNIT POWERS UP BUT I CAN NOT TEST IT ANY FURTHER BECAUSE I HAVE NO PEDAL OR CABLES AND I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON THESE TYPE OF MACHINES.I did plug this organ in and it powered on. I will guarantee that this powers on but beyond that, I can’t test it. All the slides, switches and knobs operate smoothly. SO I AM SELLING IT “AS IS HOW IS”I HAVE ADDED ALOT OF PICTURES OF BOTH INSIDE AND OUT, SO PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES BEFORE BIDDING. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU WILL PICK UP.THIS IS A PICK UP ONLY AUCTION DUE TO THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THE UNIT.” Link



“Well here is an inxpensive way to get a midi accordion. This is an cordovox that was basically gutted of all the old tube style electronics original to it . The inside elctronics were replaced with the basic midi setup wiring

I have a midi foot controller that i will include to power up the midi in the accordion, you will still need midi module to produce the sounds you desire.

I have used this before with a midi set up for my concertina and the accordion worked great as midi.

I have listed this accordion at a lower rate because you will need to have a button looked at on the bass side when it is depressed it is out of tune.It has several of the keys on the piano side are slightly gouged which seemed typical for the Cordovoxes from that era… not sure if it was due to poor design in making the keys …or if the players should have trimmed their nails more!!! ” Link

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