[sdiy] Way OT - Who's the oldest?

[Andy Wilson]

46 here!

Started electronics when I was 13 with an impulse purchase of 
Everyday Electronics. I then voraciously read any and every 
electronics mag I could afford/get my hand on. Electronics Today 
International being my favourite. First synth was the Powertran 
Transcendent 2000 which I bought as a kit in '79.

Went to University in 1980 to do Electronic Engineering and sold the 
Transcendent in '82 to buy a 'scope to help me with my final year 
project. I really needed a 'scope, but wish I hadn't had to sell the 
synth to pay for it. After Uni, I got a job with the BBC which 
started my career in Pro Audio. It also financed my entry back into 
synths, and I bought an Oscar and Juno 6 plus a Tascam Portastudio.  
Then something happened... I had the opportunity in 1986 to do a West 
coast USA roadtrip, so I sold the lot to fund that...why-oh why? 
Great trip, BTW.

Marriage and kids came along and that was the end of my synth 
dabbling until I hit the big 40 and decided I wanted a project to get 
my teeth into. It dawned on me that I'd always wanted a modular synth 
and why didn't I build one? Well, after a lot of web searching I came 
across numerous sites including Oakleysound and the sdiy list. That 
was it; I was hooked ;->)

Cheers

Andy
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Andy Wilson
www.techman.synth.net
techman at synth.net