Instances of organ bass pedals in the material I cover with this project are very rare (if there are any at all). In this short rendition of the opening/closing of "Rejoice" (on the organ at St. Albans Cathedral), Argent seems to use a few, and he might use some in "Pure Love" on All Together Now. Anyway, in doing some research on bass pedals, I discovered something.
Months ago - probably as I was looking through the Zombie Heaven booklet again - I happened to notice what lookt like organ bass pedals in this picture of the Zombies rehearsing in the Philippines in March 1967:
(I just pulled this off the internet, but I'm pretty sure it's a scan of the Zombie Heaven booklet because the "1967" in the corner matches.)
In looking at this picture, I also noticed that Argent doesn't have his usual Hohner Pianet or Vox Continental. For months, I've been trying to determine what keyboard he is using, and I finally found it this morning. Based on pictures from this website, it's a Farfisa Compact Deluxe organ. The writing on the back of the instrument in the Zombie Heaven booklet is too fuzzy to read, but it appears to be the same as that on the back of the Compact Deluxe:
The legs and overall shape are the same too.
Here's an-other picture (of a slightly different model) with the same distinctive curves in the music rest:
Based on a second Zombie Heaven booklet picture (in color) and the description on the website I found, both instruments are a gray/tan color:
(I scanned this from my copy of Zombie Heaven, and while the resolution is good, the quality isn't.)
Here's a side angle for comparison:
That solves the mystery of what keyboard this is, but it doesn't explain why Argent is using it instead of the Pianet and the Continental. The best explanation I can come up with is that (perhaps because the shows in the Philippines were a residency) an organ was provided so Argent didn't have to bring his own.
