..or any type of useful attention. Prodigies usually improve massively for some TLC and a decent tuning.
You'll probably find that you spend a fairly moderate amount and get a really nice musical instrument .
I'll stop now before this descends into advertising!
Best wishes,
msw
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
From: ramdust@...
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:52:49 +0000
Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Moog Prodigy out of tune...
Hello, all. I'm new to the group.
I just got a Moog Prodigy of Ebay that looks like it's been sitting in
a garage for 20 years. It plays, but it needs work, and I plan on
replacing some parts. Primarily, I'm trying to figure out how to tune
it. Specifically, the keys are not in tune with each other. That is
to say, if I play a scale, the low C and high C are a half step apart!
(and octave + half step) When playing melodies, it sounds terrible
because some notes are ok and others are flat/sharp. Just wondering
if anyone had any suggestions/knowledge on what would control
individual note/key pitch, and how I can repair/correct this problem.
On a side note, which components on a Prodigy (or any Moog synth,
really) tend to fail or falter over time? My point is, I'm wondering
where to start, as far as replacing components goes, that I may see
improvement in overall sound quality and playability/reliability.
Thanks!
Dustin
I just got a Moog Prodigy of Ebay that looks like it's been sitting in
a garage for 20 years. It plays, but it needs work, and I plan on
replacing some parts. Primarily, I'm trying to figure out how to tune
it. Specifically, the keys are not in tune with each other. That is
to say, if I play a scale, the low C and high C are a half step apart!
(and octave + half step) When playing melodies, it sounds terrible
because some notes are ok and others are flat/sharp. Just wondering
if anyone had any suggestions/knowledge on what would control
individual note/key pitch, and how I can repair/correct this problem.
On a side note, which components on a Prodigy (or any Moog synth,
really) tend to fail or falter over time? My point is, I'm wondering
where to start, as far as replacing components goes, that I may see
improvement in overall sound quality and playability/reliability.
Thanks!
Dustin
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