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Roland Corporation

Japanese electronic-instrument maker with the longest-running third-party clonewheel line. Spawned from Ace Tone / Hammond joint ventures in Japan: the VK-9, VK-6, and VK-09 (c. 1978) were listed among "Hammond and related models," and the VK line continued for nearly forty years.^[raw/articles/wikipedia-clonewheel-organ.md]

Roland clonewheel lineage

  • VK-9, VK-6, VK-09 (c. 1978) — Ace Tone-era spin-offs.
  • VK-1 (1980) — Roland first analog Hammond emulator.
  • Rhodes VK-1000 — modern digital variant.
  • VK-7 (1997) — wooden-case virtual-modeling flagship.
  • VK-77, VK-8, VK-8m, VK-88 (2002+) — iterations.
  • VR-760, VR-730, VR-09 (V-Combo) — combo-keyboard variants.
  • Atelier AT-900 / AT-900c / AT-800 — organ-focused lineup.^[raw/articles/wikipedia-clonewheel-organ.md]