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2005-12-11 by Jim Anderson
2005-12-11 by zappaboggs
Thought some of you might be interested in this. These things were made about 1940 and are more rare than a tron. Anyway, check out this restoration project that somebody just documented:Be sure to listen to the sound samples at the end. Amazing! This thing was way ahead of its time!-jim/m400#680 (...but no novachord)
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2005-12-12 by Bernie Kornowicz
--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Jim Anderson <jimanderson@m...> wrote: > > Thought some of you might be interested in this. These things were > made about 1940 and are more rare than a tron. Anyway, check out > this restoration project that somebody just documented: > http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/Nova/intro.htm > > Be sure to listen to the sound samples at the end. Amazing! This > thing was way ahead of its time! > > -jim/m400#680 (...but no novachord) > That's one fine sounding instrument! Certainly up there with the Telharmonium (precursor to the Hammond tonewheel organ). Bernie
2005-12-12 by Rick Blechta
On Dec 11, 2005, at 4:46 PM, Jim Anderson wrote: > Thought some of you might be interested in this. These things were > made about 1940 and are more rare than a tron. Anyway, check out this > restoration project that somebody just documented: > http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/Nova/intro.htm > > Be sure to listen to the sound samples at the end. Amazing! This > thing was way ahead of its time! > > -jim/m400#680 (...but no novachord) Unless they dumped it, the Electronic Music Studio at McGill University in Montreal has one of these beasties -- and it works. Since I was always up there anyway (It was 1972 and they had a HUGE Moog!), we would fire it up on occasion and make up weird 1950s Sci-Fi movie soundtrack improvisations. It IS quite the machine, but having looked inside, I would hate to have to fix one of these things! Now if you think a B3 is heavy... Rick
2005-12-12 by sdavmor
Rick Blechta wrote: > On Dec 11, 2005, at 4:46 PM, Jim Anderson wrote: > >> Thought some of you might be interested in this. These things were >> made about 1940 and are more rare than a tron. Anyway, check out this >> restoration project that somebody just documented: >> http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/Nova/intro.htm >> >> Be sure to listen to the sound samples at the end. Amazing! This >> thing was way ahead of its time! >> >> -jim/m400#680 (...but no novachord) > > Unless they dumped it, the Electronic Music Studio at McGill University > in Montreal has one of these beasties -- and it works. Since I was > always up there anyway (It was 1972 and they had a HUGE Moog!), we > would fire it up on occasion and make up weird 1950s Sci-Fi movie > soundtrack improvisations. It IS quite the machine, but having looked > inside, I would hate to have to fix one of these things! > > Now if you think a B3 is heavy... > > Rick Very impressive. Both the restoration project and the resulting sounds. -- Cheers, SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man Systems Theory internet music project links: soundclick <www.soundclick.com/systemstheory> garageband <http://www.garageband.com/artist/systemstheory> "Soundtracks For Imaginary Movies" CD released Dec 2004 "Codetalkers" CD coming Spring 2006 NP: nothing -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/197 - Release Date: 12/9/2005