Vintage Synth Repair

The connectors are two thin membrane strips poking out
of a slot in the control panel metal work...very easy
to break, very awkward to unplug, plug in..and if you
did tear it or something, it's game over as you cant
get into the control panel.

Wow you have a Solina string synth...I've always
wanted to hear one of those. I have a very early
ensemble..it's been my favourite for years but I have
to say..the 505...it's catching up.



--- Malte Rogacki <gacki@...> wrote:

> At 21:23 Uhr +0100 08.05.2008, Philip wrote:
> > I forgot to say I got interested in the Omni after
> > hearing my Quadra..I'm guessing they sound
> similar? Or
> > am I way off? I thought it might be cheap
> alternative
> > to it. Quadra's seem to be worth quite a bit these
> > days...a bit more than I can hang on to if you
> know
> > what I mean. And I'm scared of it breaking down
> > again..the connection between the control panel
> > membrane buttons and the main board is one of the
> > worst, fragile..easy to rip and ruin forever,
> designs
> > I think I've ever seen.
> 
> I don't exactly recall the panel connection (it
> probably has been over 10
> years since I last looked at a Quadra). I only know
> the connection used for
> the Chroma Polaris which is also very failure-prone.
> 
> Yes, Quadra's seem to fetch a really pretty amount
> nowadays. The Poly
> section of the Omni is very similar to the one found
> in the Quadra. However
> I *think* that phase shifter in the Quadra used a
> different design (I was
> very impressed by that type of phasing). I seem to
> recall rumours that it
> used some Mutron technology (ARP had bought Mutron
> at the time when the
> Quadra was developed).
> I'll have to check the schematics a bit more
> thoroughly about this.
> 
> > I also have a RS-505 Paraphonic which I think is
> > similar to the omni...I do really love the 505 it
> is
> > one of the warmest, sweetest sounding string
> synths
> > I've ever used..It's become a real favourite since
> I
> > got it a while back.
> 
> I think I had one of those for some time, too. My
> favourite string machine
> is of course the Solina (I've got a Solina String
> Synthesizer, not the more
> common String Ensemble). I've also got a Crumar
> Performer.
> One string synth I'd love to hear would be the
> Freeman String Symphonizer.
> I don't know if any of those ever found their way to
> Europe, though...
> 
> 
> -- 
> Malte Rogacki gacki@...
>
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> "Don't forget to TURN ON THE SYNTHESIZER. Often this
> is the reason why you
>  get no sound out of it." (ARP 2600 Owner's Manual)
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