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Subject: RE: [Mellotronists] OT: legendary vintage synth?

From: "Gene Stopp" <gene@...>
Date: 2006-06-23

>Are the four missing valves rare then?

 

 

They can be expensive, they’re covetedby single-ended triode valve monoblock fanatics…

 

Everybody should take a quick look at PhilCirocco’s Novachord restoration web site and listen to the mp3’s,in honor of this great acquisition.

 

http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/nova/intro.htm

 

Kind of a vacuum tube Polymoog, eh?

 

 

- Gene

 


From:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Colin Crawford
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 2:21PM
To: jonesalley
Cc: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] OT:legendary vintage synth?

 

 

On 23 Jun 2006, at 21:13, jonesalley wrote:

 

Yes indeed.  Found it on eBay after watching for about threeyears, located in Long Island , property of anow-deceased former CBS engineer.  It will take a long time to put it intoworking order, but it has been well-kept and is in good cosmetic condition andis completely intact.

----- Original Message -----

 

Blimey!! Just found it!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-HAMMOND-NOVACHORD-MOD-H-1939-SYNTHISIZER-169-TUBES_W0QQitemZ7422923753QQihZ016QQcategoryZ64429QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Mazeltov!

 

Are the four missing valves rare then?

 

Cx

 

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