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"This is a brand new sealed, unopened copy of the rare classic synthesiser book, 'Synthesizer von Gestern' by Matthias Becker. It is the second volume, which (at 146 pages) is larger than the first, and includes an incredible array of classic synths. Unlike the A-Z or Museum book, this is a beautifully-bound hardback, and is printed on very good quality paper. It is the first and only edition of this rare book. The picture is of another book, but it is identical.
When this book was out of print and no longer available, copies were changing hands for 100GBP-plus. Then the publishers found one last pallet of books in their warehouse, gave them to the author in lieu of royalties, and I drove to Koeln in Germany to bring back all I could.
It is in German, but so much of the book is taken up with beautiful full-colour photos and excellent illustrations that that isn't as important as you might think, if you don't speak German. It's a great coffee-table book, but full of serious information too - and the photos are in a class of their own. Crisp, beautiful, detailed, professional!
The book starts with an in-depth interview with Oskar Sala, inventor of the Mixtur-Trautonium (used for the entire soundtrack of Hitchcock's 'The Birds'). Fantastic photos of his studio and various Trautoniums.
Other synths and electronic instruments covered in detail include:-
Jorgensen Clavioline
ARP 2500
EMS Synthi 100
Moog Sonic Six
Emu modular
EMS Synthi Hi-Fli
ARP Pro Soloist
Steiner-Parker Synthacon
RMI Harmonic Synthesizer
EMS Synthi E
Birotron
PPG 1002
Moog Taurus, Liberation, Prodigy;
Roland System 700
Synlab Modular
Yamaha SY1
Oberheim OB-1
Roland SH-7
Steiner EVI
Crumar DS-2
Yamaha CS-30, DX7;
Korg Sigma, VC-10, Poly 61, Poly 800;
ARP Quadra
Roland RS-505, VP-330, SPV-355, SH-101, TB-303, TR-606, MC-202, Jupiter 6;
Fairlight CMI
Realton Variophon
Oberheim OB-Xa, OB-SX, Xpander
Gleeman Pentaphonic
RSF Kobol, Blackbox
Emu Emulator I
DK Synergy
SCI Prophet 600, Prophet T8;
EEH Banana
Boehm Soundlab
OSC OSCar"
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