[sdiy] World's first commercial analog polysynth

[Jason Proctor]

phil cirocco of cms did an amazing restoration --

http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/nova/intro.htm

and steve of hollowsun is doing a sample CD. can't wait, the thing 
sounds incredible.

bonkers machine!



>Thought this might be of interest ....
>
>http://www.vintagesynth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=51703
>
>My friend's recently bought a Novachord from the US and has been 
>lovingly restoring it, and also creating a sample library.
>
>With 163 valves(tubes) and weighing 1/4 ton, this is probably one of 
>the world's larger analog synths, as well as being the first 
>commercial analog polysynth.
>
>I believe they cost something like $1700 at the time (1939), about 
>as much as a house!
>
>Seb
>
>
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