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Some notes via the comments:
"it's my top secret Roland prototype X-106... Actuually it's a chopped Juno 106 that plays thru midi. I did that custom work a couple of years ago and it works fine."
"I had in mind to use a smaller part of the kbd but it was too much work at the time, I still have it saved so maybe... The main problem when keeping the keyboard is to find a space for one of the circuit bords that I put under that panel. The only way to do this is to make a new box form of base plate that would extend it downwards.
As I recall it I made two L-shaped mounts to fasten the sides to the main panel. I got some more pics I believe...
My main concern was heat as you put two circuit bords on top of each other, but it works fine as is..."
That's pretty neat. What would be even cooler would be to use that space where the keyboard was to mount a second module board, and make a 12-voice 106 (112?). It would take some hacking on the firmware, though, and I don't know that anyone has ever tried to disassemble the 106 firmware.
ReplyDeleteI swear that I've seen a 106 chop with the keyboard before, most likely here. Was I hallucinating?
ReplyDeletehttp://nydell.se/projects/j106/
ReplyDeletethe Junior 106 in all its glory.
Search is your friend. Top left of the site.
ReplyDeletehttp://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/search?q=junior-106