<div dir="ltr">Hugh Le Caine beats moog and Buchla for voltage control:  Electronic Sakbut <div><br></div><div><a href="http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/09/hugh-le-caine-feature">http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/09/hugh-le-caine-feature</a><br><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.hughlecaine.com/en/sackbut.html" target="_blank">http://www.hughlecaine.com/en/<wbr>sackbut.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://120years.net/the-electronic-sackbuthugh-le-cainecanada1945/" target="_blank">http://120years.net/the-<wbr>electronic-sackbuthugh-le-<wbr>cainecanada1945/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 10:06 AM, Tim Ressel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:timr@circuitabbey.com" target="_blank">timr@circuitabbey.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">At the risk of sounding smart-ass-ish, define DIY.  If you are the first to do something, it that automatically DIY?  Is Robert Moog guilty of DIY?  What about Thaddeus Cahill and his Telharmonium, is that DIY?<br>
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--tim (and his highly intelligent bottom) ressel<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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On 5/29/2018 4:36 AM, Rob Kam wrote:<br>
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Unlike for the history of electronic music <a href="http://120years.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://120years.net/</a>, apparently<br>
there's not much documentation specifically for the history of DIY<br>
electronic music equipment. I have some questions, if I may.<br>
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How to define SDIY - it's not just exclusively synths, amateurs making<br>
electronic music circuits as opposed to plugging together ready-made parts?<br>
  When did SDIY begin and how has it developed over the years? Especially<br>
since the invention of semiconductors but before then should also be<br>
included. What were the significant moments and who were the pioneers along<br>
the way?<br>
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Bob Moog sold Theremin kits in the 1950s. Guitar pedals began development in<br>
the 1960s. Before this there were guitar amplifiers with effects built in,<br>
and earlier still people used magnetic tape. The PAiA FAQ states that the<br>
1970s were busy, the 1980s were quieter, (with the hobbyists being<br>
distracted by PCs) and that interest picked up again in the 1990s. PAiA has<br>
been producing synthesizer kits since 1972. Electronotes started in 1972.<br>
Various magazine articles by authors such as Tim Orr, John Simonton, Don<br>
Lancaster, Craig Anderton, etc. give some sort of indication. The earliest<br>
DIY electronic music instrument books seem to be from the early to<br>
mid-1970s.<br>
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How to distinguish what's SDIY from R&D? Obviously the pioneers and<br>
inventors like Harald Bode and Kraftwerk had to DIY; does this get ignored?<br>
Does it begin with the electro-magnetic Helmholtz resonator?<br>
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Circuit Abbey<br>
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