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via this auction"super rare Chamberlin Rhythmate Drum Machine. This is an early model 35 with el84 tube amp, 12 inch speaker and 16 track tape loop. This IS the one! I haven't seen a Rhythmate for sale in over ten years on Ebay. These were Chamberlin's first designs and the predecessor to the Melotron. This is a must for any Chamberlin, Melotron, Optigan collector or avid fan... as am I. I hate to sell this as it was in my collection of things..."I'll never sell" but things happen, babies get made, and this too shall live on someone else's record. Here is a recording I did with it a couple months ago:
SONG SAMPLE OF ACTUAL MACHINE: MP3
It runs extremely smoothly and all 16 tracks play as seen in video. The back of the amp has controls for treble, bass, and volume as an addition to the volume knob on the top. The tempo stick is a little finicky though I have been told this is how they are. I believe it works similar to an optigan tempo which controls the voltage. 16 beautifully recorded drum tracks on to tape!"
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Oh my bloody god that is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI just obtained one of these looks to be a slightly different model maybe a newer version and looking to sell does anyone know a rough market value?
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