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Pic of the inside back below.
"Rare French synth from 40 50's era : iconic Ondioline by Georges Jenny it is a complete one and will need full service (as usual for original Ondioline) pictures show cosmetics conditions A real great project for people who are looking to this great instrument Can ship all over the world in safe package Tubes will be dissassembled and wrapped in bubble paper, and all part well protected as requested for such iconic and fragile piece of musical instrument Vemia might be able to collect it directly from my studio according to their collect organization"
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"Nowdays Ondioline are becoming extremely rare even in France where they were hand-crafted during the 40's to 60's This one is in VERY good condition AND is absolutely a real and magic pleasure to play- Nothing except original Ondes Martenot can provide such a feeling and so organic sounds ! Tuning is perfect (A440 on all 4 octave for each key) This particular model has the great and very efficient improvement : Sub OSC for very loud sub harmonics if needed ! it has been fully serviced from September to December 2023 by very competent technician who spent around 50 hours to do the huge work needed for a very nice AND playable Ondioline (this tech knows the Ondioline as he serviced in the past over 10 units) He has done a very meticulous and respectful work (all electric wires have been changed, new components when necessary, PSU serviced, ground connection, all keyboard connectors cleaned for a good contact, and completely level keyboard...HUGE work !!) the Knee level barrer is a new one, the string (useful for 'Castagnette' , Bongo ...) is the original one and of course efficient. You might know there are differences between Ondiolines due to the technology evolution, hand made craft, components...) so please don't compare with an other one which will sound different Have a look and listen to what this one is capable of (video taken on 3rd April 2024 for Vemia 's Auctions)"
"Breve is Hainbach’s eighth release on Seil Records. It is an album that manifests the Berlin based artist’s love for vintage electronic gear like few others - and creates a world of dense soundscapes like only Hainbach can
built them. At the core of Breve lies the Ondioline, a tube based key instrument from the 1930s that is considered to be the ancestor of todays synthesizers. Paired with a handful of other analog synths and recorded in single takes straight to tape,
Breve is raw and beautiful; intense, yet calming.
You can feel the heat generated by the equipment, the hands-on approach and the pure enjoyment of living in each sonic moment throughout the album. The 10 tracks that make up Hainbach’s new album range from intimate to vast, from fragile to walls of sound. Often rhythmic, always free. Cherishing each fleeting sound that is captured by the tape machine.
The result is an album that celebrates pure analog sound. Best enjoyed on vinyl, cassette or on stage.
Breveis released on September 17th, 2024 via Seil Records on Vinyl, Cassette Tape and Digital (Downloads are free/name-your-price for the first two weeks) via Bandcamp. Streaming platforms will follow on in October."
"Wiggling your fingers on a keyboard for vibrato is something many a musician does intuitively, alas with little effect. For decades this important way to make an instrument sing has seemingly been relegated to modulation and pitch wheels, with few exceptions in the recent years. This makes for a rather indirect play style, lacking the natural expression of bending a string. It is little known that already in the year 1939 in a sanatorium in France, the inventor Georges Jenny created an instrument that would allow vibrato on a keyboard directly. This is the story and sound of the Ondioline, an instrument I love so much I recorded an entire album with it.
"Nowdays Ondioline are becoming extremely rare even in France where they were hand-crafted during the 40's to 60's
This one is in VERY good condition AND is absolutely a real and magic pleasure to play- Nothing except original Ondes Martenot can provide such a feeling and so organic sounds !
Tuning is perfect (A440 on all 4 octave for each key)
This particular model has the great and very efficient improvement : Sub OSC for very loud sub harmonics if needed !
it has been fully serviced from September to December 2023 by very competent technician who spent around 50 hours to do the huge work needed for a very nice AND playable Ondioline
(this tech knows the Ondioline as he serviced in the past over 10 units)
He has done a very meticulous and respectful work (all electric wires have been changed, new components when necessary, PSU serviced, ground connection, all keyboard connectors cleaned for a good contact, and completely level keyboard...HUGE work !!)
the Knee level barrer is a new one, the string (useful for 'Castagnette' , Bongo ...) is the original one and of course efficient.
You might know there are differences between Ondiolines due to the technology evolution, hand made craft, components...) so please don't compare with an other one which will sound different
Have a look and listen to what this one is capable of
In 2003, I flew to Paris for my second visit with the legendary French electronic music pioneer, Jean Jacques Perrey. I was working on an solo electronic music album of my own, and I had asked Mssr. Perrey to play his Ondioline on my version of a tune he had once recorded in 1960, called "Chicken on the Rocks". I brought the new backing track with me, that I had previously started in my home studio, and David kindly agreed to record JJ's Ondioline in his own home studio. I filmed part of the session with my little camcorder. After we had finished the song, I traveled with JJ to his home in Lausanne, Switzerland, and on the train trip there he told me, "I would love to record an entire album with you!" So, I saved this song for our first duo album, "The Happy Electropop Music Machine", which was released in 2006 by Oglio Records in Los Angeles. A few years later, the song was used in an episode of "South Park", which brought in a substantial amount of money for all involved. That led to JJ and my performing many concerts, both in Europe, Canada and America. This video documents the start of it all!
See the Ondioline label below for additional posts featuring the Ondioline.
The Ondioline was first concieved by Georges Jenny in 1939. Via Wikipedia on the Ondioline: "First conceived by Jenny in 1939, he continued refining and reconfiguring the device, producing dozens of variant models up until his death in 1975."
"Jean-Jacques Perrey & Harry Breuer – The Happy Moog!
Label: Pickwick/33 Records – SPC 3160 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Electronic Style: Synth-pop
A1 Space Express A2 Short Circuit A3 Paris 2079 A4 In A Latin Moog A5 Moog Foo Young B1 Re-Entry To The Moon B2 Saturn Ski Jump B3 In A Happy Moog B4 Blast-Off Country Style B5 March Of The Martians"
"A brief explanation of an oscillator fault in the Ondioline. Resistors around the Oscillator valve (an ECC82) were all original and some had failed, causing a rise in pitch whenever a note was played.
Filmed and Badly Edited on a phone by Steve Christie, as Louisa was away on holiday. Steve hasn't had a holiday for 10 years.
0:00 Intro
1:21 Design
5:50 History
7:46 Rise
10:39 Downfall
12:47 Revival?
14:24 Outro
Note the first "synth" is debatable. The Telharmonium (1897), Ondes-Martenot (1928), Mixturtrautonium (1936), Novachord (1939), amongst others predated it. The Theremin, although not a keyboard instrument, but the inspiration if not the basis for Bob Moog's creations arrived in 1921. For a timeline of electronic instruments see https://120years.net, and for more synth centric, as we know them, see The First Synth to.....
A couple of pics of my recently arrived Ondioline technical manual by Georges Jenny, brochure, handbook & 7" vinyl single. Pics of the back sides below. You can find digital copies here, and physical copies available to order here. The quality for the physical copies are top notch. Highly recommended if you are interested in having new, pristine copies of these historical documents.
See https://ondioline.com/ for more. It's a great resource. You might remember the newly launched site dedicated to the Ondioline from this post a couple of weeks ago. The site is definitely worth taking the time to check out.
Gotye wrote in to let us know he has been working on a site dedicated to the Ondioline. You might recall he released Jean-Jacques Perrey et son Ondioline on digital and deluxe vinyl on Bandcamp. You can find the new website at https://ondioline.com. The site hosts music releases that feature the Ondioline, recreated Ondioline booklets in English and in French, and of course extensive history on the Ondioline.
The following is a short blurb from the about page:
"The Ondioline is an electronic musical instrument invented by Georges Jenny in France in the early 1940s and developed through a number of different models until his death in 1975. This versatile and expressive instrument is monophonic, but can produce a remarkable variety of sounds, from simulating orchestral instruments to creating unique and voice-like tones...
Since 2016 the musician Gotye has worked to revive interest in the Ondioline through the non-profit Forgotten Futures and with an ensemble called Ondioline Orchestra that performs tributes to Jean-Jacques Perrey’s music.
This work has been enabled by electronics technicians Stephen Masucci (USA) and Daniel Kitzig (Germany) who have undertaken extensive and faithful restorations of numerous Ondiolines, allowing Georges Jenny’s pioneering instruments to make music again after decades of dormancy.
Forgotten Futures is dedicated to the recovery of Jenny’s under-recognized work, the recreation of critical Ondioline spare parts, and the dissemination of information that will ensure the functionality and accessibility of these remarkable instruments for future generations."
"A discussion of the operation and programming of the EaganMatrix Jenny Oscillator (pronounced "Genie") that is included in post 9.0 Haken Continuum and ContinuuMini firmware. The Jenny Oscillator is synced to a Master DSF Oscillator. It has its origins from that used in Georges Jenny's Ondioline (invented 1941), though Lippold Haken has added a number of extensions to this new digital implementation (the only digital model known to be available). Christophe Duquesne had the original idea and with Lippold and Ed Eagan they worked on and implemented this wonderful new addition to the EaganMatrix, ideal for creating a wide variety of reedy timbres with complex harmonic spectra."
From the ep Kiss Me, Stupid (Sydney) by Joe McGinty
Filmed at the Sydney Opera House by JDW
Music by Joe McGinty
(c) Tralfaz (ASCAP)
with:
Gotye, Ondioline
Eleanor Norton, cello
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See if you can make out the Ondioline. It really stands out around 1:46 on.
"Glenn Gould's radio programme on the Moog Synthesizer as rebroadcast on May 21, 1969.
0:00 Ken Haslam introduction
0:56 Glenn Gould introducion
5:25 On the Moog Synthesizer: interviews with W. Carlos and Jean Le Moyne
42:06 Glenn Gould conclusion
45:09 Ken Haslam credits
45:26 Ken Haslam introduces J.G. Parr [James Gordon Parr (May 26, 1927 – April 28, 2000)]
45:55 Parr lecture
59:52 Ken Haslam conclusion"
"Warp Records celebrate their 30th anniversary with three-day NTS Radio takeover, including exclusive mixes and giveaways.
For the past 30 years, UK based label Warp Records have been consistently setting the bar in the electronic music world, always pushing the boundaries of the genre and thrilling music fans worldwide.
Founded by Steve Beckett and Rob Mitchell in the back of a record store in Sheffield in 1989, Warp has become the pioneer of its genre with a unique yet reliable catalogue of electronic music. Responsible for bringing to the world the likes of Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher and Nightmares on Wax, plus loads more, Warp have also more recently ventured into film, art installations and their own online independent record store, Bleep.com.
This weekend, Warp are set to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Partnering with NTS, they’ll bring together their legendary roster with a packed out 100-hour schedule of music, including exclusive mixes, tributes and giveaways.
As part of the celebrations and in honour of the release of our recent Bass Station AFX update, listeners will have the chance to get their hands on a very limited edition Warp Records x Aphex Twin x Novation Bass Station II, 1 of only 5 made. For a chance to win, simply sign up for the WXAXRXP mailing list following the link below [bottom of page here].
We’ve also compiled a selection of our favourite Warp releases spanning the past thirty years. With so many releases, we could have kept this list going on for ages, but here are ten particular highlights from the past three decades chosen by some of the team over at Novation HQ:
"Gotye - somebody that i used to know (YODKAMLUE remix)
This is made with a simple beat and to monophonic synthesizer. The Korg Monologue and Moog sub phatty. Plus tons of Reverb and delay.
Original version by Gotye
Published on Jul 5, 2011 gotyemusic
"Film clip for the Gotye song Somebody That I Used To Know, featuring Kimbra from the album Making Mirrors.
Buy Somebody That I Used To Know here: http://www.smarturl.it/gotyesomebody"
My copy of Jean-Jacques Perrey et son Ondioline has arrived! Here are a few "unboxing" pics. I am actually listening to it as I type this. The first side features Jean-Jacques music and is spectacular. The second side features his demos of the individual sounds of the Ondioline. If you are a fan, or even just interested in Jean-Jacques Perrey and the Ondioline, I highly recommend this release. The Deluxe Vinyl LP is a gatefold and comes with a very nice quality booklet on Jean-Jacques Perrey and the Ondioline. See below for a pic of the inside cover and back. The clear vinyl itself looks like pristine glass. You can tell the care that went into this release. See my previous post with details here, or you can go directly to the Bandcamp release page here.
