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Re: [Simmons Drums] Looking for schematics for SDS IV

2005-01-17 by jesper@electronic-obsession.se

Hi James!

If noone else has one, I've got a severly battered user manual for the
TMI... All pages were stuck due to moist etc from a decade in a basement. I
managed to get it readable, but it's not pretty...

electronically yours, jesper
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James Walker" <James@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Looking for schematics for SDS IV



Hi Tom , Jesper & List ,

Firstly a big thanks to tom for scanning and hosting the SDS III
Schematics , Thanks :-) .
There does look to be some similarity between the SDS III and the SDS
IV , what a shocker a Moog style filter ! .
I'll take some pics when it's finished and send them to you Tom to pop
on your site ( if that's OK with you ?).
The SDS IV does belong to a customer who loves it to bits .

I also noticed that you have a TMI spot on your page ... do you what a
manual for that ?.
Many thanks
James

On 16 Jan 2005, at 18:55, Tom Williamson wrote:

> Hi James,
>
>  I couldn't upload the SDS 3 files to the user group 'files' area (no
> room
>  left)
>  so I have put them on my web site - www.tomdw.com
>
>  Just click on the SIMMONS drum to bring up my 'SIMMONS stuff' page
> then
>  either view or 'save target as' to download,
>  let me know if you have any problems and please let me know what you
> think
>  of the documentation.
>
>  I am sure you will find the documentation very useful, I certainly did
>
>  Best Regards
>
>  Tom.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "James Walker" <James@...>
>  To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
>  Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 11:15 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Looking for schematics for SDS IV
>
>
>
>  Hi Tom ,
>  That would be great if you could mail them to me as individual files .
>  The Only Schematics I can offer the group is a poor (or incomplete !)
>  set for the SDS 9 . If anyone wants I'll scan what I have .
>  Thanks for your help and information on the SDS IV , I'll give an
>  update on my progress .
>
>  All the best
>  James Walker
>
>  On 14 Jan 2005, at 22:23, Thomas Williamson wrote:
>
>  > Hello James, I'm Tom, also a new member of the group.
>  > I have a set of schematics, waveform flowcharts and service notes
> for
>  > my SDS-III, the SDS-IV (also called the 'Combo' by Musicaid) is a 2
>  > channel version without the 'special effects' channel, this info may
>  > be of some use to you.
>  >
>  > I got the documents from Dave Simmons back in 1979, most of it is
>  > hand drawn, probably by the Guru himself !
>  > My original docs. were photocopies which were done on that old
>  > photocopy paper that deteriorates with age, but I have scanned and
>  > enhanced them and everything is legible.
>  >
>  > The docs. exist as 7 jpegs totalling approx. 9 megs.
>  > If there is enough interest in these ancient scriptures I will
> upload
>  > them to the 'files' area or,
>  > I can email the individual files to you.
>  > Let me know.
>  > Tom.
>  > ps. in case anyone hasn't spotted it, there is an SDS-III for sale
>  > on eBay (not mine).
>  >
>  >
>  > James Walker <James@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Hi ,
>  >
>  > I'm new to the list and I have a Musicaid SDS IV that I need to
> repair
>  > and I wanted to know where I could download any information on it
> ?.
>  > Thanks
>  > James
>  >
>  > Many thanks
>  > James walker
>  > Synth Repair Services.
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