Crumar Musical Instruments User Group.

Congrats on using your Performer still!

I used to have an Orchestrator (got it in 1980 at ABC Music in Burbank CA
for $1500-ouch!) so I could play strings and left-hand-bass for
gigs...worked very well...love those strings. I got rid of the Orchestrator
so I could get a Chamberlin (like Mellotron, with tapes, but better). I
still needed a left-hand-bass so I got a Crumar T1 organ. Love that organ.
When my gigging and recording days turned into marriage/kids/work days
instead, I only have fiddled with my Chamberlin a bit and haven't played the
T1 for 16 years - it fried a power supply on my last recording
gig......Until now! I just sent my T1 in for repair and look forward to
firing it up in a few weeks. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Vance....Crumar list newbie/greenie/de-lurker

GDub wrote:

> This is amazing!!  I thought I was the only active musician on the
> planet who still uses his Crumar Performer!
>
> I bought mine 1982ish and still use it to gig.  Even with all the new
> and fantastic synths out there, there is nothing that can compare
> with the string sounds you can get from the performer.  The sustain
> and attack sliders are perfect for getting tweaking just the right
> envelope as you are playing live.  Nothing else comes close!
>
> So, glad to find this group and look forward to exchanging
> experiences and knowledge about this great vintage synth.
>
> I am also interested in others experiences with some of the Crumar B3
> clones (like the T1, T2 and T3).  I just saw a T1C go on Ebay for WAY
> more than I expected and had my interest piqued.
>
> GDub