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Monday, July 06, 2020

Electro Harmonix Space Drum - Electric Drum Pedal Synth Thingy From The 70's???


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EMS Synth A Mk3 Prototype

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"Historic prototype dating from the 80s. This is a more muscular take on the Synthi sound and offers a unique featureset: highly recommended!

Unique EMS Synthi A Mk3 Prototype for sale in good working order following a service by the original designer, Steve Gay last year. It comes complete with a sheaf of original papers, hand-drawn schematics and notes.

Designed by Steve Gay; the brief was to modernize the Synthi A for the 90s and make it more stable from a tuning perspective, with a more powerful filter and a full ADSR. Our understanding is that Steve and Robin Wood never reached agreement on the finished design, so this prototype is probably unique. It is a very muscular Synthi – we’ve become very fond of it indeed – offers another dimension to the Synthi sound.

It had a full service performed by Steve Gay at the end of last year. The seller states:

“Everything is working well, though the Oscillator Sync and Filter Low pass / Band pass mode switches maybe should be rewired as they don’t match the panel graphics. Low pass is actually the Band Pass and vice versa, same thing with the Sync switch. The graphics show from top, off, osc 2, osc 3 but i think its wired osc 2, off, osc 3. Moving and re-soldering the wires on the back of the switch to correct positions to mirror the graphics on the front panel. In the end i decided to keep it completely original, nothing was updated, modified and the circuits and components are all original.”

This could be part of the charm of this prototype and we’ll leave it to the buyer to decide if they want to alter anything.

While everything will be been done to ensure this synth is in excellent order functionally, this is a vintage Synthi and some occasional foibles may be expected. We take the view that servicing on these units should be sympathetic – recapping where necessary, but also keeping as many original parts in the audio path to retain character, even if it results in occasional minor flaws. A little noise may be possible from some pots when it’s not been used for a while, but this will clear with use.

These synths should be used regularly for best performance – just like a classic car or bike needs a run out to stay in good shape.

CONDITION: See photos for more information on cosmetic condition."

Sequential Circuits Prophet T8 8-Voice Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 000452

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Korg MaxiKorg 800 DV K-3 SN 760135

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"Korg MaxiKorg 800DV (Univox K3) analog synth in near mint condition. This is a rare synth on the used market and nearly impossible to find in this condition. This is a US Voltage model (117volt). One of the cleanest ones left in the world. The original cheap Korg wood panels had some minor marks and worming in spots so I hand-built custom American walnut wood panels for it which I painstakingly hand-rubbed with poly finish.

FUNCTIONALITY:
Everything works as it should. I installed a Kenton dual CV/Gate kit in it a couple of years ago which allows you to control both synths via one CV/Gate input, or two synths independently. You can also play the keyboard as normal. There are filter input jacks as well to route external audio through the synth. It was recently serviced by my tech in order to future-proof it for many years of use.

APPEARANCE:
The physical appearance is extremely clean. This is a collector's quality item. One of the cleanest left on the planet. The face is practically flawless. All the knobs are perfect with no visible marks, scratches, or dents. The lettering is clean and legible. The back is very clean. The wood case is beautiful (if I don't say so myself). The keys are shiny and clean. See photos below for exact description. This is one of the (if not the) cleanest MaxiKorg's for sale right now and it is priced accordingly.

INCLUDED:
Included is the Maxikorg with its built in power cord."

Korg Kaossilator SN 012713 Minus Faceplate Sticker

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"Old and heavily used (sampled) original kaossilator. Bought new 10ish years ago?? Missing faceplate. Cool sticker on back. FULL DISCLOSURE: some patches don’t act how they should. Some weirdness going on, but it’s pretty cool imo. Great for some unique noise stuff to sample or whatever. But it definitely turns on and makes sound!!"

Interesting to see how the buttons were implemented.

1983 Roland JX-3P Vintage Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 4593

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Arp Axxe Synthesizer SN 0739

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"It's a single oscillator analog synth with a gnarly sound, no presets, you have to program it. Some knowledge of synth programming is required although it's not too complicated. It was out of production by late 70's. It has good interfacing: CV/gate/trigger in/out, audio high/low out, audio in, pedal input. Buy an awesome mono synth for bass lines, solo lead lines, and true 70's synth grit. 37 keys, all working. No manual but it's standard synth programming."

Waldorf 2-Pole Analog Filter

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Roland Promars Analogue Synth

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"This is a killer synth - really great fat bass lines, from heavy tech to electro pop. Super fast envelopes, really zappy if you want it. CV input so easy to control with a MIDI CV converter."

Analogue Solutions Nyborg 24 SN 9358

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