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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Freeman String Symphonizer Schematics?

2011-08-02 by Paul Krull

I just happen to have both the Lowrey H25-3 with a string and brass symphonizer and I just got a "stand alone" Freeman String Symphonizer. The H25-3 is in excellent condition though the power supply needs a recap at this point. They both sound great, though I don't know who designed the brass symphonizer. I'm much fonder of the string symphonizer than the brass, which now that you mention it is not represented in the Cordovox Symphonizer. The Freeman has one dead key and about a half octave of the high strings is missing at the top octave and I'll need to re engineer the swell/glide pedal.
    Thanks for the link!
                         Paul T.
--- On Mon, 8/1/11, Samuel Adams <SamuelAdams7@...> wrote:


From: Samuel Adams <SamuelAdams7@...>
Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Freeman String Symphonizer Schematics?
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, August 1, 2011, 11:53 PM


  




A bit of '70s trivia here...
 
Wasn't the Freeman string synthesizer that was used in the older Lowrey organs, which they called their "String Symphonizer"?  Does anyone know what they used for their "Brass Symphonizer"?  If I remember correctly, these had a Really GOOD and Full Sound, especially with the large compliment of speakers that Lowrey put into their consoles.
 
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Malte Rogacki 
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Freeman String Symphonizer Schematics?

  

http://www.cem3374.com/docs/Manuals/Misc/Freeman_String_SM.pdf

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