[sdiy] History of SDIY?

[John Ames]

On 5/29/18, Scott Gravenhorst <music.maker at gte.net> wrote:
> However, I do remember my years of experimenting with oscillators that could
> also be
> called my own synth DIY (This was before the internet existed).  There were
> electronic
> organs in those days, but nothing called a "synthesizer".  I remember a cute
> little
> circuit I came up with for my guitar.  A UJT oscillator that had an audio
> input from
> my electric guitar.  I found that the oscillator would lock to either the
> fundamental
> or a fifth of it and play the tone.  I'm kidding here - but did I invent the
> Guitar
> Synth?  Note that I built it on what was then called a "bread board".  Not a
> real
> bread board for bread, but an old piece of wood from the garage.  Takes me
> back...
Hah, I'd like to hear that :D