Value of an old Yamaha reed organ?

[shoeless]

I have this old (60s vintage) Yamaha electric reed organ. It's been in my basement for years and I'd like to try and sell it if I can. I'm guessing there's not much demand for these, but it works and has a unique sound for someone that wants that sort of thing. Anyway, does anyone have a feel for what it might be worth? I was thinking of asking maybe $100 for it? What do you think?

 

[jp_nyc]

Price check it on Reverb. Some of those old organs sell for a couple hundred dollars.

 

[Chicken Man]

I think I passed on one for $10 years ago, but I wasn't in the market for it--just came across it at a garage sale.

 

[rickenvox]

Put a Farfisa sticker on it and it will be worth $1000 more

 

[Mark Wein]

I don’t know, but it looks cool.

 

[PunkKitty]

Very cool. If you were local I'd consider it just for looks.

 

[jbj]

Rip out the innards and sell it as an upcycled retro Scandinavian desk for £££££££££s

 

[rickenvox]

I have this old (60s vintage) Yamaha electric reed organ. It's been in my basement for years and I'd like to try and sell it if I can. I'm guessing there's not much demand for these, but it works and has a unique sound for someone that wants that sort of thing. Anyway, does anyone have a feel for what it might be worth? I was thinking of asking maybe $100 for it? What do you think?

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Seriously I would start with $500

 

[shoeless]

Seriously I would start with $500

Thanks. That seems high to me, but I honestly don't know. I looked on Reverb and found one that's close, albeit a bit nicer than mine. Mine doesn't have the volume pedal like that one. It does, however, have a vibrato lever that you wiggle with your knee...kinda like a pedal steel. You can see the lever in my photos. It's that silver loop that is hanging down under the keyboard.

Here's the Reverb unit. He had it listed at $275. Not sure what it sold for or how long it was on Reverb.

https://reverb.com/item/8579092-yamaha-l-2-electric-reed-organ

Like most oddball things, there's probably a collectors market for these, but finding them might be a challenge.

 

[Tralfaz]

I don't know much about these old organs, but if it's got a usable sound that's in the ballpark of a Farfisa or Vox then I think it would sell easily. It's the right size, and the right vintage to be a workable substitute.

Pretty much no one wants the bulkier stuff, so you shouldn't base your asking price on those examples.