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Extreme Tube Synth Restoration

Extreme synth restorer Phil Cirocco has documented his amazing restoration work on a rare early synthesizer, the tube-based Hammond Novachord. Cirocco is no stranger to restoration, having worked with ARP synth modifications and maintenance at CMS. It’s hard to imagine, though, that this would have prepared him for the scope of restoring a Novachord. “I… Read More Extreme Tube Synth Restoration

December 13, 2005June 15, 20072 Comments

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