Synthwood Custom Pro-One with Yellow Wheels

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# November 2008 build
# Pacific Northwest Walnut
# Custom Prophet-5 style knobs
Theo Bloderer of http://bluesynths.com/

Synthwood Sequential Circuits Pro-One

You can find more shots of the inside and outside here.

# Build Date July 2008
# Pacific Northwest Walnut

Note Shiva in the bottom shot.

Synthwood Pro-One Conversion with MIDI

more pics here
# October 2008 Build
# Replaced caps on voltage regulators
# levelled key rests and installed fresh bushings
# Cleaned and aligned J-wires and buss bar
# Installed Synhouse MidiJack
# Scaled DAC and oscillators

via synthwood

PNW2008: Stephen Jones Shows the Synthwood Pro-One and MMM

YouTube via matrixsynth

"Stephen Jones shows the custom Synthwood Pro-One and Mattson Mini Modular at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008."

Sequential Circuits Pro-One Case by Synthwood

via this auction

"This is a new custom wood case for the Sequential Circuits Pro-One analogue synthesizer. The case is complete with screws, mounting hardware and a newly designed pitch / mod wheel box. It is designed to replace the flimsy original plastic case with very little or no alteration to the original sheet metal bottom case or control panel.
Dave Smith Instruments has designed a brand new pitch / mod wheel box which we are including with the kit. It is fully assembled and tested.
This case was designed and created by SYNTHWOOD.COM in the USA.

What is included:
# A complete finished wood case for your Pro-One
# Black Walnut (shown), Maple or Mahogany - Your Choice
# Brand new wheel box designed by Dave Smith Instruments
# A new Sequential Circuits and Pro-One nameplate
# Four black head machine screws to replace your old ones
# 6 T-Nuts to mount your control panel
# 8 black wood screws
# 4 machine screws for mounting your new wheel box
# Online installation guide with a step by step process with pictures What is pictured and is optional:
# Installation by SYNTHWOOD.COM (contact us)
# Newly made Prophet-5 style knobs (add $44)
# RGB Backlit kit for pitch/mod wheels installed (add $30) (Colors are user selectable - Red, Green, Blue, Violet, Aqua and White) What is NOT included in this auction:
# A Sequential Circuits Pro-One synthesizer"

Pro-One - LFO-powered leds

flickr by DeadZone

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deadzonemusic.com / SCI Pro-One Synthwood project

Pro-One with Synthwood Case and Modwheels

flickr by DeadZone
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synthwood.com

Synthwood Pro-One Case in Pacific Northwest Walnut

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Pro-One kit close up

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Sequential Circuits Pro-One via Synthwood

Custom Prophet-5 knobs and backlit wheels. Click here for more images.

http://synthwood.com/

details on this particular mod

synthwood.com pitch/mod wheel colorizer

# Available for the synthwood Pro-One wood case conversion kit
# Comptabile with the DSI Prophet '08 (shown), DSI Poly Evolver, Moog Voyager
# User selectable colors: Red, Green, Blue, White, Violet, Yellow, Turquoise and off
# Colors can be independently set
# synthwood figured maple wood sides shown

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White Sequential Circuits Pro-One with Maple Case

images via this auction. You can see two previous ones here (not sure if this is the same one)

"Built by Custom Synth here in the UK."

I'm guessing the case is by Synthwood.

White Sequential Circuits Pro-One

Remember this white Pro-One via synthwood and customsynth.uk? Looks like it or another is up for auction.

via Jeff

Synthwood SCI Pro-One Wood Case - LAST CALL!!!

via this auction.

via Stephen Jones:
"We're down to the last 19 conversion kits. We're now offering to do the install for our customers for free if they ship their Pro-One to us. Also, we've reduced the price by $26. We're doing this so we can focus on the MMM cases."

Sequential Circuits Pro-One with Synthwood Case

Click here for shots via this auction.

"Sequential Circuits Pro One, serial number 6247. This is the superior and reliable J-wire keyboard model with the chassis mounted power supply. As the photos show, the control panel is immaculate. All knobs are original and just a couple have some slight fading of the white indicator line. As shown in the photos, there is some tape residue around the serial number sticker - mentioned for complete accuracy sake. Please be aware that there are some photos with camera flash wash-out/glare that just prove I'm a lousy photographer!

During the process of transplanting this into the new case, ALL rubber key bushings were replaced, so the keyboard plays like a dream. Additionally, all pots and switches were triple-flushed with Caig CaiLube MCL (Moving Contact Lubricant) 5% spray to fully clean all dust and old lube out. After that, every pot and switch was then lubed with Caig CaiLube MCL 100% spray to assure smooth, noise-free operation - and that they do!

The solid cherry case was made by Synthwood, who sells here on eBay, and includes the custom Dave Smith wheel box with clear pitch and mod wheels. Not only are the wheels nice and chunky, but the pitch wheel has spring return to center, which the originals did not have (they had a center detent). Not to disparage Synthwood in any way, but the beautiful finish you see here was done by me - I felt the synth deserved nothing less than a "furniture-like" finish. I painstakingly progressively sanded the case, ending at 400 grit, then hand applied a light cherry tinted Tung oil finish (two coats of color, one of clear). It turned out stunning, if I do say so myself. I also replaced the case screws with longer, proper wood screws for strength and aesthetics. The case alone, without MY beautiful finish job, will cost you $325.00 + $25.00 shipping, and a degree of custom fitting is required.

A custom made LeCover dust cover is included; the Pro One has ALWAYS been covered when not in use.

If you're looking at a Pro One of this caliber, you already know all the technical details of the synth itself, so I won't drone on with those. Suffice it to say, this Pro One is an amazing synth - sounds amazing, works perfectly and looks phenomenal. The investment I have in this in both time and money is staggering, any buyer will certainly get a bargain at any price. The cost to build one like this today, in materials alone, would be around $1,200.00 if you had to buy the donor Pro One as well."

White Sequential Circuits Pro-One

Via customsynth.uk

Title link takes you to more shots.

Update: the case was done by synthwood, the white by customsynth. See the comments for more info. Before and after shots here.

Synthwood Pro One Prototype #3

"So basically the two prototypes #1 and #2 were scrapped. The third one which was supposed to be production #1 has now been corrected and renumbered as prototype #3 and was fitted onto Mike McKnight's rev 1.2 Pro-One. This synth will also be featured in the September article. The rev 1.2 required a bit of restoral work on the PCB to get it functioning again.

We do the conversion (you send us your donor Pro-One) now for anyone who wants it $385 shipping included in the USA."

Title link takes you to more shots. via Synthwood

The #0010 Pro-One via Synthwood

Click here for shots of Pro One #0010 redone by Synthwood with Prophet 5 style knobs and Synthwood custom case. Very nice.

Synthwood Pro One Modwheels

Remember the Synthwood clear modwheels from DSI? Here's an image of one lit. They come as part of the Sequential Circuits Pro One Wood case. Note these are the same modwheels used in the DSI MEK and PEK as well as the MOOG Voyager. Title link takes you to a few more shots of the Synthwood Pro One Case extras.

# Each custom Pro-One wood case includes: A Dave Smith Wheel box with new acrylic wheels
# Two New Pro-One spec pitch/mod potentiometers
# Pro-One, Sequential Circuits and Synthwood.com nameplates
# LED backlit (red, blue, yellow, orange, white .. et cetera) in the works

Sequential Circuits Nameplates Via Synthwood

You might remember Synthwood from previous posts. They specialize in custom wood cases for the Pro One and wood panels for various synths. They take custom orders and they now make nameplates for the Sequential Circuits Pro One, Prophet 5, and Sequential Circuits line of analog synths. You can find more images of the nameplates here. Title link takes you to Synthwood.

"We used a satin brushed stainless plate that is just a bit thicker than the originals. The result is it won't curly up or crimp as easily. I found this out by plopping down one a PRO-ONE and noticing it was slightly crooked, I was able to pull it off and re-set it without the folding. One other thing that is really noticeable is that the original PRO-ONE/SEQUENTIAL circuits (at least the rev1) isn't brushed, but a plain bright aluminum. I find the satin brushed aluminum to be closer to what the Prophet-5 has and much better looking.

We've also made our own little badge which we are shipping with our Pro-One, Prophet 5 and Mini-Moog cases. We don't install the badge, but we do write the completed date and a 3 digit serial number (do you think we could break 999?). Oh! And we *ARE* shipping all our wood Pro-One and Prophet-5 cases with the new nameplates.

We're asking $18 shipped for each nameplate (Add $3 if you're outside of the USA). They're currently listed on ebay, but we actually have a revamp, customer gallery and shopping cart in testing for our website that should show up next month."

You can find Synthwood on Ebay.