[sdiy] Electronic Musical Instruments

[Peter Snow]

Hi Glen,

Congratulations on your find.  I felt exactly the same way when I found a copy of Thomas Henry's
"Build a Better Music Synthesizer" in a downtown book store.  They had never stocked books on
eletronics and I found it by accident in the "hobbies" section while looking for books on model
trains.  When I asked if they had any more like that one, the clerk told me that he thought someone
had ordered it but never picked it up.  So, not knowing what to do with it they stuck it in the
hobbies section.

Like you, I have no family members who are remotely interested in my synth-related finds. You will
*always* find empathy on this list though :)

Peter


Glen wrote:
> 
> Something very rare has happened. I found a book describing the technical
> aspects of synthesizers at my local thrift store. It's title is "Electronic
> Musical Instruments", and was written by Norman Crowhurst.
> 
> It's an older book, first published in 1971, and the most recent date
> listed is 1974. It's pretty cool to look through and see what were
> promising technologies at the time. For example, the Ondes Martinot and the
> Ondioline were mentioned in a paragraph titled "MODERN DEVELOPMENTS".
> 
> Best of all, I bought it for only 50 cents.  :)
> 
> Oddly enough, no one else in my family seems interested in this rare
> thrift-store purchase, so I thought I would share the event with you.  ;)
> 
> later,
> Glen Berry
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