Jeremy Parker shared this in-depth look at the restoration of a Roland Sh-1000, the company’s first synthesizer, from 1973.
Parker tears the SH-1000 to pieces, refinishes or replaces damaged cabinet sections, cleans and lubricates all the moving parts, checks all the solder joints and more.
He also demos the final result with an SH-1000 synth jam.
Check it out and share your thoughts on the project in the comments!
Topics covered:
0:00 Intro
2:03 History
4:39 Features & Demo
7:35 First Day Trying Synth
9:15 Taking Apart Synth
10:39 Cabinet Work
15:08 Keyboard & Electronics
20:58 Final Reassembly
22:12 Outro
22:39 SH-1000 Jam
Nice resto. Enjoyed the video. It’s not only a great collectorsitem but still be fun to be played.
Nice work. I had one back around 1976 I think….sold it.
Thanks Paul, Bill, and thanks to Synthtopia for posting this! I was actually trying to figure out how to submit things to Synthtopia, but wasn’t sure my video qualified.
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OK, got it. Thank you! I have another restoration video I did on my Rhodes MKIII EK-10 which was the only Rhodes to have a built-in synthesizer, so I may submit that as a suggestion.
Top! Recently purchased my 2nd SH-1000 , Just luv that pure analog sound! Nice jamming!
Thanks a lot Tricks! Glad you enjoyed it. If I come across another one, I’d sure like to have it, as I had to give this one back!
Hello, I also have an SH1000, but one of the LED wires has come unsoldered. I don’t know where to solder it. One wire is still connected to a terminal of the switch, but where do I solder the other one? If you have a picture, could you please show me? Thank you in advance for your reply. Have a good day
Hello, the indicator light is not an LED, it is actually a neon lamp that takes 120VAC from the power switch, so it should connect between neutral and the output of the power switch. If the wire broke off, it should be all there close to the power switch if I am remembering correctly. Sorry, I don’t have any pictures that I can show this, but using a multimeter, you should be able confirm what wires are carrying the power. Without plugging the unit in, you can use the ohmmeter function from the power plug to see which wire/connection inside is neutral and which is line when the power switch is on.
Regards,
Jeremy