[sdiy] Minimoog clone

[David Griffith]

On Thu, 8 Jul 2010, David Ingebretsen wrote:
> ~~ I'm interested in making my own Minimoog clone.  synthwood.com will be a
> ~~ big help, as will Mark Smith's page at
> ~~ http://www.meadowfield.freeuk.com/synth/mini.html.  Two biggies appear to
> ~~ be where to get suitable rocker switches and how to build the bend-mod
> ~~ wheel unit.
> ~~
> ~~ Has anyone here built a Minimoog clone?  I'd love to hear from you.

> Here are a couple of other sites doing a mini clone or information:
>
> http://www.arpeggi8.com/synth/minimoog/mini.html
> http://www.fantasyjackpalance.com/fjp/sound/synth/synthdata/16-moog-minimoog
> .html
> http://www.toptell.com.br/index.htm
>
> Why not use a SynthWood wheel box? Bolt in and go. One, both, or neither
> wheel can be a return to center wheel for a pitch control.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320543907442

It looks like the arpeggi8 is a mirror of the meadowfield one.  Somehow I 
missed the Synthwood wheel when I was perusing Synthwood's website.  I 
also found http://www.sintetizadores.com.ar/ who sells replacement panels. 
That leaves, I think, keys and rocker switches as the harder-to-find 
pieces.  An appropriate chassis shouldn't be too hard to find.  Then 
there's the fun part of laying out the circuit boards.  Am I 
missing anything else?  Thanks!

-- 
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu