[sdiy] Minimoog clone

[David Griffith]

On Thu, 8 Jul 2010, JR wrote:
>
> I've been building one for the past six months.  I used isolation routing to
> make most of the PCBs (with a cheap custom built CNC machine made mostly
> from plumbing supplies!)
>
> Let me warn you though, this is not a beginners project.  I learned that I
> had bitten off a lot more than I wanted to chew, but I'm a pretty persistant
> guy (my wife says "stubborn"), so I just kept plugging away and I wired up
> my last circuit this past Sunday.  I'm going to go over every single
> connection before I fire it up though... so I haven't heard it yet.  I've
> got my fingers crossed.
>
> Also, be aware that there are errors in the schematics that are online.  I
> just finished figuring one of them out actually.  I plan to post a corrected
> version of the interconnect diagram in particular... Its got at least three
> errors.  I really hope that the boards themselves aren't as bad, because
> they'll be harder to figure out.
>
> You may find my my site helpful, particularly for finding some of the hard
> to find parts (the E402 dual jfet is a toughy... I think I subbed that
> one).  My site is http://sites.google.com/site/minimoogwiki
>
> I've spent around $300 or so, and I'm sure I could have spent less because I
> wasn't very careful looking for alternate suppliers.  I didn't try to match
> all the panel hardware perfectly either though, so you could probably spend
> more if you were going for pure cosmetic realism.  I was mostly interested
> in sound, not looks.

Where did you find a keyboard action and modwheels?  I used to be able to 
find a few websites selling them, but now all I can find are keys already 
mounted in some midi controller or synthesizer and encylopedia articles. 
I'd rather not have to cannibalize something.

-- 
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu