[sdiy] weird analog timer-fail effect- crumar composer rare beast

[Bob Weigel]

Well there is some digital stuff in this but I don't imagine any of it 
would have the potential of doing what I'm seeing. lol

   These are fairly rare i think.  From serials we've seen I'm guessing 
500 produced maybe.  I got a wreck one a while back and fixed up the 
rust and busted pots and so on and am trying it out now...  But I have 
one that has the oddest problem.  It will work right on the 
poly/organ/string for like... 50 -55 seconds after turn on.  (Regardless 
of how soon you'd previously turned it on..as though there is a timer!) 
and then it goes with one glitchy transition into a sustain mode!  
whacky!  You'd think if it were something heating up it would ..ya 
know..fail a time that is proportional somewhat to how long it was 
turned off prior to turning the switch on again.  hehe.

Also the mono synth part only works intermittently and only on half a 
dozen of the top notes (less a flat) when it does work.  Sounds good 
when it does work as do all the other parts. Would love diagrams to help 
on this one.  Has anyone already scanned them?  If not I think music 
parts or someone has them as I recall.-Bob

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