Hawkind's Putney?

via this Craigslist post:

"The original portable synthesizer introduced in 1969. A solid Aformosia cabinet housed the following modules interconnected by means of a matrix patchboard that uses resistor pins. Comparable to a Moog System 1P or 12, Arp 2600, EML 101, Roland 100.



Module complement:
3 x Voltage Controlled Oscillators.
Noise Generator.
2 x Input Amplifiers.
Ring Modulator.
Voltage Controlled Low Pass Filter.
Trapezoid Envelope Generator.
Voltage Controlled Reverberation.
Meter.
2 x Stereo Output Amplifiers.
Joystick.

This is a pre- Prestopatch unit. It is an earlier model that has had the power supply upgraded. It is autographed by Dave Brock of Hawkwind. VCO3 works,veneer, needs adjusting (if you want, I like this flaw). This is one of the most musical sounding VCS3 I have ever seen. Many sound like lab gear. The same is true with Minimoogs. That's why Alien Planetscapes and Hawkwind used this synth and kept it in the family.

It has a DIN pin input for an external keyboard or you can run a guitar, keyboard or mic through it. right now we are just moving the joystick around and getting great Doctor Who sounds. This style unit was also used by Brian Eno, Pink Floyd, and The Who ('Don't Get Fooled Again').

Those things next to the pin matrix is an oscilloscope output, which on later ones is derived from one of the other ports. This machine is very rare. It is a Mk 1 and the pins are original handmade probably by Zinovieff."

For the archives, this one is listed at $5300.

Update: This is the same one from this post. Looks like the price went down. Consensus then was that this was not actually owned by Hawkind, but rather only signed by Dave B. Via ps in the comments.

Opus 2006 Japan

via GetLoFi.

The Moog Micromoog

Part 1


Part 2


YouTube via AutomaticGainsay. Sent in via frederci.

Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles

What I remember the Mellotron most from. YouTube via CheeseSteak66.

The Musicpole MIDI Controller

"The MUSICPOLE MIDI Controller is a brand new musical instrument.

You don't strike the keys of the MUSICPOLE like you would a piano, you stroke the keys like a slide guitar player. By sliding your thumb you can create all the different scales.

The 12 musical keys are labelled around the top of the MUSICPOLE. The MUSICPOLE's key's are arranged symmetrically, like the circle of fifths. The MUSICPOLE is a 3 octave keyboard. The keys have the same black and white scheme as piano. All keys are labeled with their proper note names.

The MUSICPOLE's keys are triggered by special "thumbletz" you wear on your thumbs (thumbletz are made out of conductive fabric. They slide like silk over the keys of the MUSICPOLE)."

Title link takes you there.

Casio VL-Tone

flickr by Jyoti Mishra.

Click here for some crusty but cool shots of the Casio VL-Tone. It's a fetish folks. Just ignore...

Elektron Turbo MIDI

"While MIDI is the universally accepted standard, TurboMIDI is a compatible evolution made possible from improved modern hardware. TurboMIDI improves the bandwidth between two MIDI devices up to 10x the original MIDI timing. The TM-1 USB MID interface that they have just released does the job between a computer and a TurboMIDI compatible device."

Title link takes you to the full article on Sonic State.

FBT Synthesizer 2000

Italian synth. No title link. Two shots pulled from this auction. No technical details in the auction. Looks nice though. : )

via bodo

Updates via Mikael in the comments:
"Very nice looking synth indeed. The model Synther 2000 was introduced in 1973 and made by the Italian company FBT Elettronica s.p.a.(Fabrizio Baldoni Tanoni)of Recanati. FBT also came out with a Synther 4000 and as far as I know it had even more features. FBT made at least one combo-organ model way back in the '60s. I've got a pic somewhere but can't find it at the moment."

Update via frederic in the comments:
Harmony Central review
Another image on Synrise.de

Update2: you can find a video of one here.

The Minitron

Remember The Minitron? Title link takes you to a page with more info and shots.

"Built in the 1970s by Norm Lederman of Oval Window Audio, it was actually a Graduate Thesis project, designed to illustrate the principles of tape-based loop technology. A complete user's, design, and technical manual exists with the keyboard, written by Norm. After being used by Norm for a quarter of a century, Craig Patterson and PME Records bought the monster, which is the only one of its kind in the world. On first glance, it shares some ideas with the Mellotron, but the Minitron goes the Mellotron one better in a number of categories"

Note Oval Window Audio now makes audio devices for the hearing impaired. Via fmasseti. BTW, in case the title link fails I backed up the shots and page here.

Moog

flickr by Country Club.

Moog Memorymoog.

Title link takes you to one more.