On November 9, 2026, Thomann had 71 organs in stock. They split into two families that share a name and not much else.
| Kind | Organs | From | Median | Top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawbar and stage organs | 27 | $1,171 | $2,450 | $7,591 |
| Church organ keyboards | 10 | $1,818 | $2,980 | $4,008 |
| Church organs, 1 manual | 2 | $4,008 | $4,008 | $4,008 |
| Church organs, 2 manuals | 13 | $6,978 | $9,367 | $18,187 |
| Church organs, 3 manuals | 19 | $8,474 | $12,047 | $66,978 |
Drawbar organs: the Hammond sound
These recreate the Hammond B-3 of the 1950s: drawbars that mix the tone like sliders, percussion, vibrato and chorus, and a simulated rotary speaker. Hammond makes 12 of the 27, Viscount six, Crumar five and Yamaha three. Everything runs on digital models now, so the differences are in keyboards, controls and how many manuals you get.
Hammond M-solo, $1,162
Hammond's smallest: 49 velocity-sensitive keys with multiple contacts, six sound sections from the B-3 to Vox and Farfisa combo organs, and a synth section. It shares first place in our electric organ ranking across its three colours. #1 of 24 electric organs.
Yamaha YC61, $2,149
An organ and a stage keyboard at once: 61 semi-weighted waterfall keys, nine drawbar controllers with Yamaha's VCM organ engine, a rotary speaker simulation and pianos and synths from AWM2 and FM engines. Number two. #2 of 24 electric organs.
Hammond's XK-5, with 73 waterfall keys and the full set of drawbars for two manuals and pedals, costs $4,242. The two-manual XK-7D is the most expensive at $7,591.
Church organs: stops, manuals and pedals
Church organs sound like pipe organs and are built like them: stops instead of drawbars, one to three manuals, a pedalboard, and a cabinet with speakers. Johannus makes 30 of the 34 consoles at Thomann.
Keyboards from $1,818. Viscount's Cantorum series puts the stops into a portable keyboard with built-in speakers, for a small chapel or for practice. The Cantorum VI Plus has 61 keys and 21 stops.
Johannus Studio 260, $6,926
A home and church console with two 61-key manuals, 31 stops, a pedalboard and a five-speaker system with a 170-watt bass amp, in Nautilus Teak. The cheapest two-manual organ at Thomann. #2 of 11 classical organs (2 manuals).
The three-manual Studio 360, with 38 stops, starts at $8,474. At the top, Johannus' Premium Monarke, custom-built with handcrafted wooden keys and a 30-note pedalboard, costs $66,978.
Which one?
- For a band, a church band, soul or jazz: a drawbar organ. Add a sustain or expression pedal.
- For church services and classical organ repertoire: a church organ with a pedalboard. Organ students need a pedalboard, ideally a full 30 notes, and two manuals.
- For practice at home on a budget: a church organ keyboard, with the stops but no pedals.
Where the numbers come from. Every electric, keyboard and church organ Thomann had in stock on November 9, 2026, from its partner feed. Specs are from Thomann's descriptions. Places are from our organ rankings. Prices are Thomann's US prices.
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Denis Kataev runs AudioFu. Every night the site records the prices of more than 38,000 instruments and studio tools at Thomann, and he writes about what those numbers show: what got cheaper, what just arrived, and which discounts are real.
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