MATRIXSYNTH

EML Synkey 2001

VINTAGE ARMON, ARMONCONCERT KEYBOARD / SYNTH

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"VINTAGE 1970's ARMON KEYBOARD, THE ARMONCONCERT.

# The Armon keyboard was made in italy in the 1970's, it looks to be in the style of the old siel cruise keyboards and features STRINGS, REEDS, PIANO & BRASS SOUNDS along with Basic vibrato effect & filter controls.

# Keyboard features twin built in speakers to underside, push button controls for Strings, reed, Piano & Brass Instruments, each instrument Patch section features a number of small toggle switches which can be used to select the various instrument in that patch, the filter can be used to control the attack, brilliance & sustain.

# Nice Collectors Item Ideal for those Cheesy retro 70's sounds.

# Keyboard measures 98cm in length x 36cm front to back."

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Kenny Larkin's Roland SH-101? & a Waldorf Pulse Plus

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"The items are being sold together so that the buyer may take advantage of the Waldorf Pulse Plus's built in CV to Midi converter which allows you to control the SH-101 (via 2 cv & gate cables).

The SH-101: This vintage synth was previously owned by Detroit techno legend Kenny Larkin & was used in the creation of classics like 'Pigs in space'."

Arp Omni Mk1

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"This is the MK 1 version which is a lot rarer than the later orange and black Omni-2. It is also in my opinion warmer sounding. The Omni comprises a string machine and 1-VCO synthesiser with LFO (and slider for rate), VCF cut-off and resonance, an ADSR, and includes chorus phaser and waveform enhancement effects to add colour to the basic sound...

The string sounds are beautiful and rival the Solina in their lushness. The keyboard splits when bass and cello are selected so that you can play vioilins/violas with your right hand and the lower stuff with you left hand. There is a mixer to get different volume levels for the synth and strings."

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HOHNER STRING PERFORMER

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"BRILLIANT AND VERY RARE HOHNER STRING PERFORMER VINTAGE SYNTH. THE SAME BREED OF INSTRUMENT AS THE LOGAN STRING MELODY, ARP SOLINA E.T.C.

SUPERB DISTINCTIVE ANALOG SOUND CAPABLE OF MANY TONES.

THE KEYBOARD HAS 5 OCTAVES.

IT FEATURES A -

BASS FUNCTION, SUSTAIN STRINGS,

LOWER 2 OCTAVES - PIANO BASS , CLAVICHORD , CELLO , VIOLA , VIOLIN. EACH INSTRUMENT HAS A SELECTOR SWITCH AND A VOLUME SLIDER. THEY CAN BE USED INDIVIDUALLY OR BLENDED TOGETHER.

UPPER 3 OCTAVES - PIANO , CLAVICHORD , CELLO , VIOLA , VIOLIN. AGAIN , EACH INSTRUMENT HAS INDIVIDUAL VOLUME SLIDERS AND CAN BE USED INDIVIDUALLY OR BLENDED TOGETHER.

AT THE FAR RIGHT OF THE KEYBOARD ARE SOLO 'SYNTH SOUNDS'. THESE ARE - BRASS , STRING , CLARINET , PLANET , AND AN OCTAVE SWICH (HIGH/LOW). THERE IS A VOLUME SLIDER FOR THE SOLO SYNTH SOUNDS.

THE OUTPUTS AT THE BACK FEATURE - GENERAL OUTPUT , BASS , STRINGS , PIANO/CLAV/SOLO , SUSTAIN PIANO , FOOTSWELL , AND AN ON/OFF SWITCH.

ALL KEYS/FEATURES WORK EXCEPT FOR THE UPPER 3 OCTAVE SETTINGS FOR PIANO (NO SOUND) AND THE STRINGS (CONTINUOS SOUND LIKE AN OFF CHORD IS BEING PRESSED.) THESE WOULD OBVIOUSLY NEED ATTENTION.

THE KEYBOARD CLOSES INTO ITS OWN TRANSPORTABLE CARRY CASE WITH HANDLE."

Update via Qwave in the comments: "More pictures and some pictures of its inside here:
www.till-kopper.de/hohner_string-performer.html"

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marf: full shot

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"buchla & associates model 248-1602. it actually works! beautifully repaired by mark verbos."

DSI Mopho Keyboard

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Click on the image for the full size shot. Good shot of the panel screen overlay on top of the finish.

Timid

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"My friend Tucker asked me to take some pictures of him, and i thought it was a great idea! We took the pictures at the fountains on Royal Palm Point while the sun was going down. It's not my best work, but I wanted to try something new."