Eminent

Eminent

Also known as: Eminent Organs, Eminent Orgels

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Eminent is a Dutch organ manufacturer founded in 1923 and now based in Lelystad, the Netherlands, after spending decades in Bodegraven. The company began with reed organs and harmoniums, moved into electronic organs in 1960 with the Eminent 60, and built a long line of home, hall, and church instruments — the Solina, E-Series, CX-Series, Capella, Amadeus, and Hauptwerk-compatible consoles among...

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Eminent is a Dutch organ manufacturer founded in 1923 and now based in Lelystad, the Netherlands, after spending decades in Bodegraven. The company began with reed organs and harmoniums, moved into electronic organs in 1960 with the Eminent 60, and built a long line of home, hall, and church instruments — the Solina, E-Series, CX-Series, Capella, Amadeus, and Hauptwerk-compatible consoles among them.

Its most influential instrument is the Eminent 310 Unique, a 1972 home organ that was the first to integrate a polyphonic string section. The string circuit, developed in-house at Eminent, was later spun off as the Solina String Ensemble and licensed to ARP in the U.S. as the ARP String Ensemble, defining the lush analog string sound used widely on records of the 1970s and beyond. The 310U itself is closely associated with Jean-Michel Jarre, who used it for the string textures on Oxygène and Équinoxe.

Eminent's contemporary work focuses on digital classical organs intended as alternatives to pipe organs, sold under the Eminent, Johannus, and Aalborn names through the larger Global Organ Group. The brand's vintage instruments remain collectible among synth and string-machine enthusiasts.

Eminent has 5 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Organs and Synthesizers. Their gear is featured by 11 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Rock, and Pop. Notable users include Jean Michel Jarre, Air, and Matt Berry.

Artists Who Use Eminent

Jean Michel Jarre uses 1 Eminent product

Jean Michel Jarre

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Dustbins

Air uses 1 Eminent product

Air

Music Producer

Matt Berry uses 1 Eminent product

Matt Berry

Singer, Guitarist · The Desert Sessions

Ron Mael uses 1 Eminent product

Ron Mael

Keyboardist · Sparks

Todd Terje uses 1 Eminent product

Todd Terje

Music Producer · Terje, Todd & Prins Thomas

Firechild uses 1 Eminent product

Firechild

Keyboardist, Composer

Arnaud Rebotini uses 1 Eminent product

Arnaud Rebotini

Black Strobe

Wendy Carlos uses 1 Eminent product

Wendy Carlos

Keyboardist, Composer

Juju & Jordash uses 1 Eminent product

Juju & Jordash

Music Producer

Francis Rimbert uses 1 Eminent product

Francis Rimbert

Keyboardist, Composer

Dubka uses 1 Eminent product

Dubka

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