Elgam

Elgam

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Elgam was an Italian manufacturer of electronic organs, drum machines, and combo synthesizers based in the Marche region, home to a cluster of instrument makers including Farfisa, Elka, Crumar, and Eko. The company operated primarily during the 1970s, producing combo and home organs alongside standalone rhythm units that drew on the analog accompaniment technology then being developed across th...

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Elgam was an Italian manufacturer of electronic organs, drum machines, and combo synthesizers based in the Marche region, home to a cluster of instrument makers including Farfisa, Elka, Crumar, and Eko. The company operated primarily during the 1970s, producing combo and home organs alongside standalone rhythm units that drew on the analog accompaniment technology then being developed across the Castelfidardo area.

Its best-known products include the Match series of analog drum machines, starting with the Match 15C in 1971 and continuing with models such as the Match 7c, as well as the Broadway organ line. The Elgam Carousel (1976), derived from the Broadway's 'Crazy Hands' accompaniment section, combined a drum machine, bass section, chord voices (harpsichord, honky tonk, piano), and an arpeggio section into a single tabletop unit, and was followed by the Crazy Band 48 in 1978. Elgam also produced keyboard instruments such as the 610/R and the 1037 organ/synth.

The brand is now defunct and its instruments are treated as vintage collector items, appreciated among enthusiasts of 1970s Italian electronic instruments for their distinctive preset voices and built-in rhythm/accompaniment features rather than for any large professional artist following.

Elgam has 3 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Organs, Portable & Arranger Keyboards, and Drum Machines. Their gear is featured by 2 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Rock, and Funk / Soul. Notable users include Mark E. Smith and Sampha.

Artists Who Use Elgam

Sampha uses 1 Elgam product

Sampha

Singer, Keyboardist

Mark E. Smith uses 1 Elgam product

Mark E. Smith

Singer · The Fall

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