The features of most electronic organs are aimed at the "Average home player" who may want to play anything from Show Tunes to Christmas Carols. However, if you want to play only classical organ music and Hymns, you should consider an organ which has been made only for this purpose.

You can make your first visit to a dealer much less of a worry if you list a few things which are important to you. A good idea is to think of some music which you would love to be able to play and ask to hear a demonstration (not the demo songs from a disk). Ask the sales person to play on several organs within your price range and then narrow your choice to those you liked the best.

All new organs will have a rhythm section (unless they are for classical music only) and you should ask to be shown the available rhythms and accompaniments. A number of these should be easy to hear and play with if you are a beginner. Some organs allow you to program your own rhythms. This is useful if you want a rhythm which is not supplied, but is not always easy for a beginner to do.