The Eminent 310 Unique is a home

electronic organ An electric organ, also known as electronic organ, is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally designed to imitate their sound, or orchestral sounds, it has since develop ...

that was built and introduced in 1972 by the Dutch organ manufacturer

Eminent Eminent may refer to: * Eminent Technology, an American audio electronics company * Eminent BV, a Dutch organ manufacturer * , a Royal Navy tugboat See also * * Eminence (disambiguation) * Eminent domain, the power of a state to take private ...

, at the time based in

Bodegraven Bodegraven () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of of which is water. The former municipality of Bodegraven also includes the communities Me ...

, the Netherlands. It was the first organ to include a string section, making it the first commercial

polyphonic Polyphony ( ) is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice, monophony, or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords, h ...

string synthesizer A string synthesizer or string machine is a specialized synthesizer designed specifically to make sounds similar to that of a string orchestra. Dedicated string synthesizers occupied a specific musical instrument niche between electronic organs ...

on the market. It is prominently featured on

Jean Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompan ...

's albums '' Oxygène'' (1977) and '' Équinoxe'' (1978). The technology for the string section was later released as a standalone instrument, the

Solina String Ensemble The Solina String Ensemble, also marketed as the ARP String Ensemble, is a fully polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer with a 49-key keyboard, produced by Eminent BV (known for their ''Solina'' brand). It was distributed in the United States b ...

(rebadged by ARP as the

ARP String Ensemble The Solina String Ensemble, also marketed as the ARP String Ensemble, is a fully Polyphony, polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer with a 49-key keyboard, produced by Eminent BV (known for their ''Solina'' brand). It was distributed in the Unite ...

for the US market), which saw wide use in popular music.

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Eminent 310 Salvation Project

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