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Novachord

2006-06-23 by jonesalley

Actually, Phil's site is what finally made up my mind to track one of these things down. I'd known of them for quite some time, but the sound of the restored instrument just captivated me.

Here's the kicker. I am going to have to spend a lot of time researching it, but from what I know so far, the previous owner probably acquired it from CBS in the mid-seventies, where he worked for years. If so, it MIGHT be the one that was used for episodes of "The Twilight Zone" and many other historic programs. Like I said, I need to research this and with any luck won't find dead ends at every turn and I only have a vague suspicion with precious little evidence at this time, but on the other hand, I so far have no refuting evidence. It will be a fascinating project.

Re: [Mellotronists] Novachord

2006-06-24 by Norman Fay

I m slightly jealous, I must admit.  I usually manage to keep the vintage G.A.S. under control, but the sound samples on Phil Cirocco s site absolutely blew me

Re: [Mellotronists] Novachord

2006-06-26 by fdoddy@aol.com

Phil lives about 15 miles from me.  He recently refurbed and modded my 
Arp 2600 and I got to hang with hin, his Novachord, A fully blown out 
Moog modular, arp 2500, seven or eight heavily modded 2600's, a few of 
his own homemade modulars.  His studio/workshop is mind boggling!  He's 
a great guy and my 2600 sounds amazing.


fd

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From: jonesalley <jonesalley@...>
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Sent: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:55:40 -0500
Subject: [Mellotronists] Novachord

Actually, Phil's site is what finally made up my mind to track one of 
these things down. I'd known of them for quite some time, but the sound 
of the restored instrument just captivated me.

  Here's the kicker. I am going to have to spend a lot of time 
researching it, but from what I know so far, the previous owner 
probably acquired it from CBS in the mid-seventies, where he worked for 
years. If so, it MIGHT be the one that was used for episodes of "The 
Twilight Zone" and many other historic programs. Like I said, I need to 
research this and with any luck won't find dead ends at every turn and 
I only have a vague suspicion with precious little evidence at this 
time, but on the other hand, I so far have no refuting evidence. It 
will be a fascinating project.

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Re: [Mellotronists] Novachord

2006-06-26 by jonesalley

Yes, I observed the "problem child" restoration page as well.  I've always 
had a fondness for the 2500 myself, largely fostered by the system in CE3K. 
Anybody know where that one ended up?

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> Phil lives about 15 miles from me.  He recently refurbed and modded my Arp 
> 2600 and I got to hang with hin, his Novachord, A fully blown out Moog 
> modular, arp 2500, seven or eight heavily modded 2600's, a few of his own 
> homemade modulars.  His studio/workshop is mind boggling!  He's a great 
> guy and my 2600 sounds amazing.
>