OldSynths

The Cat Fixed.
Finally took it in to my tech. Turned out to be the locking paint on trimmers. That plus 
pots cleaned and a tuning results in an amazingly stable, fun cool synth.
Thanks for all the suggestions here.
-A
--- In oldsynths@yahoogroups.com, Adam McKinley <adam.mckinley@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I recently acquired an Octave cat (non SRM).
> 
> My Cat has really horrible oscillator stability. It squirms while holding
> notes. Sometimes it even will plummet down several octaves like a slow
> glide, or as if following an envelope release.
> It definitely is way out of tune across the keyboard.
> The question is whether you think a tuning will fix my Cat or if there is
> likely something more serious is involved?
> 
> I¹m preparing to clean and tune the unit as I write this.
> The Cat is completely disassembled. It appears that it may never have been
> opened and/or re-tuned before.
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> Adam
>