"En elektronisk 'banjo'"

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"En elektronisk 'banjo'"

Ur radio och television nr 5 Maj 1957:

"Amatörbyggd elektrisk gitarr"

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Amatörbyggd elektrisk gitarr

Ur Radio och television Nr 11 November 1964

Bygg din egen pedal steel!

Experiment med elektroniskt musikinstrument

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Experiment med elektroniskt musikinstrument.

Ur Radio och television Nr 1 Januari 1960:

Dearmond Tremolo Control 601

1940's Dearmond Tremolo Control 601 DIY Canister

A couple of days ago a friend of mine bought a non-working Dearmond tremolo. It was missing a couple of screws and most importantly the windex canister that makes the tremolo happen.

Here's what the inside looked like when the unit arrived:

So I decided to DIY a canister myself with stuff I found at home and at the local hardware store.

I also cut out this canister holder out of some sheet metal.

Done! Now I put the rubber grommet in the hole I drilled in the top. Then I put the canister in the holder on the thing... Also don't forget to ground it. I just soldered a piece of wire from the bottom of the canister to the metal holder thing. 

I made the cathode (?) out of a brass rod from Lowe's that I cut to size and soldered to the wire coming from the "increase"-pot.

Then I filled the canister with windex. I used this eye drop pipette I found at duane reade. Seems to work ok. And most importantly it's small enough so it won't overfill the windex vial. I think it should be about half full. And then I just put the brass rod through the grommet and voila! Done!

Squier Bass VI

Got this in the mail today!

Amazon/UPS mess up.

Epiphone ET-270 (1802T)

Five ply pickguard, decal logo and no epiphone "E"s on pickguard or trussrod cover makes me think this is an early version. Possibly from 1970. If anyone has more information please let me know. Bought this for $149 dollars plus tax at Ritchie's music center in Rockaway, NJ. The neck pickup was not working (hence the price) but this turned out to be an easy fix. Still missing the vibrato arm, the tone knob and vibrato cover.

Strömer Mutroniks Super Fuzz in the making.

Strömer mutroniks Super Fuzz prototype no 2.

Future synth duo