The Lemon sat in a store front for some time. The front of the box was badly faded – it had felt sun for years before somebody in Japan realised this would lure a greedy fish. It was not cheap, but it wasn’t really that much either – not for a child’s electric organ in the shape of a giant lemon, with all the bits of paper, pictures of small children from 1970-something wearing paper animal hats and diligently typing out bites of Beethoven.
The sound is not particularly distinct, an average monophonic organ. I sampled it onto my Roland Fantom and have since positioned it in various shrines around the house. Two of the three sound effects are working. The notable feature I guess is that you can tune an FM radio to to pick up the Lemon. Fortunately for the neighbours I don’t think FM radios have been a thing for quite some time.
Any interest in selling or trading this beauty? It’s my white whale. I missed my chance to buy it on eBay in 2016 and I’ve regretted it ever since. I wonder if you bought the exact one I was looking at – it also came from a shop in Japan.
I am very sorry to have deprived you of your lemon. It looks like it was popular so don’t despair. I promise that I will let you know if I am having a sale.