[sdiy] Harvesting Organs

[Michael Ruberto]

Organs that have cheesy rhythm units are a good find. The Rhythm III I 
amputated from my Hammond has alot of potential for a drum synth. With the 
addition of a VCF or 2, some simple E.G.s and a Midi to Gate converter I'll 
have something better than the popular analog drum machines people are 
paying over $1000 for these days. Definately worth the effort.

You have done something like this haven't you Ken?

M. A. Ruberto


>From: sasami at hotkey.net.au (Ken Stone)
>To: steve miller <zentropicals at yahoo.com>
>CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Harvesting Organs
>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:29:31 +1100 (EST)
>
>Negative hype? I've never been negative about harvesting organs. Just ask
>the 10+ organs that lost their lives after bumping into me.
>Never killed a Conn though.
>Ken
>
> >after reading this discussion i found an old conn
> >prelude model 300 free out of the newspaper, curiosity
> >killed the cat.
> >and i have to say that for all the negative hype im
> >impressed. theres LOTS OF PERFECTLY KILLER COMPONENTS
> >for harvesting. also easily assimilated into your
> >frankenstein-synth. there is a row of plug-in type
> >chip slots (12) for note assignment circuts,think
> >about that for a second....., all the instrument keys
> >run off of another slotted chip bank full of
> >interchangeable filter circuits each of which are
> >simple solid state beautifully hand crafted and just
> >begging for modifications. behind the rear panel
> >theres enough room to cram all the goodies you can
> >think of and then some + plus a few small cats.
> >nothing like the modulating sound of a terrified cat
> >being zapped here and there to add to your loop
> >colection for thoes late night S+M partys...... ,
> >anyway,
> >beautiful wood cabniet, mounted 12 inch speaker + amp,
> >bass modulated foot petals, AND get this, 1/8 inch I/O
> >jacks for add on recorder/tapedeck!!! for thoes of you
> >who are half-retarded THATS BASICLY PARALELL MIDI
> >FOLKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!  if you cant see all the raw
> >potential for religous experences then theres no hope
> >left for you anyhow. as for myself, construction has
> >begun on my heratek bastard child. i lovingly refer to
> >him as the "ORGANSTEIN MONSTER"
> >muahahahahahahahahahaha haha
> >muahahahahahahahahahahahaha.....
> >and when the crackheads break in to steal my
> >technology, they wont think twice about the 200 pound
> >organ.....................
> >
> >thanks for the brainchild, DSL FODA01, may you see the
> >light.
> >
> >
> > --- DSL FODA01 <foda01 at epix.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I was wondering what the consensus was about
> >> harvesting parts from old home
> >> organs.  I have in storage an old (1970's?) "Holiday
> >> with Genie" home organ
> >> that I can't seem to give away because nobody wants
> >> to transport it away.
> >> Before I trash it, is there anything I can
> >> practically do with organ parts
> >> to make something more synth-related?  I know it
> >> does have some sort of
> >> rotating speaker thing, two keyboards, a cassette
> >> deck, but not sure how
> >> much works.  Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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