Galileo Music UK History

Italy, at the end of the nineteenth century, was a country with an economy based mainly on farming, but slowly, industry was beginning to grow with the social and economic changes. In a small village called Mondaino, in the area of Romagna, Antonio Galanti lived with his family, and earned his living travelling from town to town with his Merry-go-Round, bringing pleasure thru music to the local inhabitants. But, music was his real passion and he devoted much of his time to designing and developing the first Galanti musical accordion.

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The beginning, more than 100 years ago

Antonio Galanti

the inventor of the first

Galanti accordion

Egidio Galanti

the founder of the

first Galanti factory

The Galanti accordion factory.

In subsequent years Galanti accordions were continually being improved, until, in 1955, a device was invented to allow the basses to be played freely to assist the musician's creativity. The Galanti accordion was selected to be included in the Music Academy teaching programmes. As music fashion changed, the "Fratelli Galanti" production reflected this, by producing electric guitars in the same successful way, at the same time, of course, continuing to produce the highly acclaimed classical accordions.

Electronic Musical Instruments

In 1959, Egidio sons, of whom one was Marcello establishes a new company heralding the entry of Galanti musical expertise into electronic musical instrument.
As usual, ahead of the times, they developed and built the first electronic organ to be made in Italy. The first technology used sound generators with neon lights, then followed by transistors, integrated circuits, until the days of "PCM" and "modeling" based on DSP. Among our brands we remember Thomas, Baldwin and Vox, in the European and American markets.

In 1969, Marcello left his brothers and founded Intercontinental Electronics S.p.A., to design and manufacture electronic organs. With highly qualified technical staff he set up a research and development laboratory, and a national and export sales department. Initially, technical and sales efforts were directed especially towards the Dutch and American markets, where organ culture was more spread into population. The company created an interest and desire for musical accomplishment, and its technical and sophisticated instrument were demanded by its many buyers.