[sdiy] When did the Buchla 259 come out?

[mark verbos]

oh yeah, the years were like this....


258A 1970 (this one has only exponential CV ins, no linear FM)

258B  ???  (this is the one with 2 output jacks and trims for tune and 
the last CV in on the left, this version has linear FM on the 1/8" jack)

258C 1973 (This one adds a third output jack, but I believe it's the 
same schematic as the B version)

208 1973 (no idea when the switch to the later design was made)

259 1978



Aaron Lanterman wrote:

> 
> Trying to find info on the Buchla 259, my pages come up as hits two and 
> three. ;)
> 
> Anyway... when did it come out? Did it come out after the music easel? 
> Looking at the schematics, the evolution seems to flow like this:
> 
> 258 -> Easel -> 259
> 
> but I wanted to confirm I wasn't crazy on the 259 coming after the Easel.
> 
> It seems that if one wanted to "clone" the Easel, that wouldn't make 
> sense (besides being incredibly difficult as Peter G. once noted) - one 
> would want to take recent inventions like the 259, the Bergfotron, 
> Patchell (I think it was Jim, using the THAT 140 array), and Mark Verbos 
> developments into account in making an improved version.
> 
> Not that I was considering making such a thing into a senior design 
> class project or anything. :)
> 
> - Aaron
>