[sdiy] poly cap replacements, diodes, transistors

[harry]

All laugh....?

everyone except ME that is....   ;^)

H^)  harry

Scott Gravenhorst wrote:

> Just to make it fair, and enjoyable for all,
>
> The ".de" suffix means "Deutschland" or Germany.
>
> The German word "Gift" in English means "poison".
>
> (c:  Now we can ALL laugh.
>
> ChristianH <chris at scp.de> wrote:
> >
> >On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 21:05:30 -0800 John L Marshall wrote:
> >
> >> Okay .de's. Sent Harry a *gift*.
> >
> >Nice pun :-) Too bad that most readers won't understand this one <gr>
> >
> >You're thinking of a bitter pill like a ticking chip, re-labelled as
> >something sweet & innocent as, say, "TL072"...?
> >Well, it's Xmas ahead...
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: harry <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
> >> To: Tony Allgood <oakley at techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk>
> >> Cc: Synth DIY <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 8:44 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [sdiy] poly cap replacements, diodes, transistors
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Tony Allgood wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > >MM5837
> >> > >
> >> > > Infamous noise generator chip. Try your local organ repairer, he should
> >> > > have some left.
> >> >
> >> > LOL....   If a BBD was a bowl of pig-piss... the MM5837 would be
> >> > a bowl of SCORCHED pig-piss....
> >> >
> >> > (stolen from an old National Lampoon, but hey it paints the picture,
> >> doesn't
> >> > it...)
> >> >
> >> > Lose this awful chip.  I can show you a circuit that will replace it and
> >> > works
> >> > MUCH better. Ask offlist and I'll e-mail it.  I used it to replace this
> >> chip
> >> > in
> >> > my Prophet V.
> >> >
> >> > My bitch with the chip... you can easily hear the repeat... tick tick
> >> > tick...
> >> > $3800 for the most advanced synth of its day... and the noise goes tick
> >> tick
> >> > ????
> >> >
> >> > Now most list members know WHY the manufacturers used this chip... its
> >> > a lot easier than selecting noise trannys... BUT its the most unmusical
> >> > piece of...
> >> >
> >> > OK. Its worse than a BBD. If I had to be stranded on a desert island with
> >> > a BBD or the MM5837 you know what I'd take.... ?
> >> >
> >> > Poison.   The BBD would be my second choice...
> >> >
> >> > H^) harry
> >
> >
>
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