Alan Lenhoff

I appreciate the kind comments! I just read them to my wife, who, with a wry smile, said "That's wonderful! You still have to take out the garbage." And so I did... ;-) Alan

It definitely IS unbelievable! Just so you know, EMEAPP has been hit quite hard financially by the pandemic. If anyone is inclined to throw a donation their way, they can go to EMEAPP.org. (By the way, they don't use donations to buy more exotic gear. They use them to fund educational and research operations.) Alan

Glad you enjoyed it. Alan

Incredible, huh? If you're ever going to be in the Philly area, and you ask them nicely in advance, you can have your own tour, led by people who really love these instruments. Playing Emerson's modular Moog is like a religious experience. Alan

Here's a link to the recording of the session: It runs about 1 hr, 50 minutes. It starts with a wide-ranging tour of the EMEAPP collection, and ends with them showing (and playing) their collection of Keith Emerson gear: His modular Moog, split Minimoog, Tarkus C-3, the L100 that famously caught fire on stage (complete with Keith's daggers), and some other keys. They also show some of his stage clothes, and gear and memorabilia of other ELP members. The modular Moog sounds are just incredible! Enjoy, Alan

Glad you enjoyed it. It's an amazing collection, created and maintained by people who love vintage keyboard instruments! The combo organ forum that sponsored this, https://groups.io/g/combo-organ, has been doing these Happy Hours roughly monthly during the pandemic, on a wide variety of vintage keys topics -- ranging from presentations of uncommon instruments to tips on doing museum-quality restorations and electronic troubleshooting basics. If you join the group, you'll be notified when each of these sessions is happening. Alan

I'll post the Youtube link to the session when it's available soon. You might not have been able to get in anyway: We usually get 15 or so participants in these Happy Hour presentations. This one maxed out Zoom's ceiling of 100 participants. It really caught us by surprise. You'll definitely enjoy the video. Alan

I hope you'll join us! And thanks for the kind words about "Classic Keys." Alan

For you and anyone else who has interest, but can't join in: We record these sessions, and upload them to YouTube. I'll post a link on this site when the video is up. Alan

Thanks Tommy! I have visited EMEAPP, and it is truly 'Disneyland for Vintage Keys." It is an unbelievable collection. They have a lot of (justifiable) pride in what they've done, and I'm looking forward to watching a great presentation from them. Alan

You are cordially invited to join the Combo Organs Forum (https://groups.io/g/combo-organ ) this Thursday for its January Zoom Virtual Happy Hour, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (US). The session will feature a virtual tour of the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project (EMEAPP), a private museum and educational facility located near Philadelphia that has perhaps the world"s most extensive collection of vintage rock keyboard instruments, as well as vintage amps, effects pedals, guitars, and studio gear. If you can name a famous rock keyboard, there"s probably at least one of them there, including rare prototypes and instruments owned by top artists. EMEAPP is generally open only by special arrangement. Our virtual tour will include an overview of the amazing collection, and a demonstration of their Keith Emerson instruments, including Emerson's modular Moog, split Minimoog, Tarkus Hammond C-3 and others. We"ll also get a demo of an extremely rare Yamaha GX-1 'Dream Machine,' a groundbreaking, three-manual, polyphonic synth used by Emerson, Stevie Wonder, John Paul Jones and others. And there'll be plenty of time for your questions. Don"t miss this opportunity! To participate, download the free Zoom app to your phone, tablet or computer. You'll need access to a mic and camera (or use the ones built-into your mobile device or laptop). Thursday, January 28, at 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (US). You can join the meeting by clicking on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86855390788?pwd=SFFUN00yNXZyNklpRDg3UjdNczZkdz09 To learn more about EMEAPP, go to EMEAPP.org. Dress is 'pandemic casual.' (Pajamas and slippers welcomed.) ð Alan

Thank you so much! It was our labor of love! (And sorry for the slow response. Is there a way to be notified when a thread in which you've posted has additional posts?) Alan

A well deserved award Alan. Huge congrats! I continue to be impressed with the book as I periodically pick it up and read sections in between my day gig work. It's such a welcome distraction..... Thanks so much! Alan

Thanks Chief! It's great to hear both you and your son-in-law have enjoyed it. Alan

David Robertson and I are quite pleased that 'Classic Keys: Keyboard sounds that launched rock music' was just awarded a certificate of merit in the 2020 Awards for Excellence of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. The book was recognized in the category of 'Best research in recorded rock and popular music.' The ARSC, founded in 1966, is dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings. Its members include historians, archivists, museum curators, musicians, record collectors, music producers, reviewers and broadcasters. https://www.classickeysbook.com/ Alan