Re: [AH] Strap-on synths and controllers

From Ben Bradley
Sent Fri, May 10th 2019, 20:08

This reminds me that the Poly 800 comes "standard" with guitar strap
pegs, (!) making it a "strap-on."

And now that I think about it, there's at least two live videos on
Youtube of Head East's big hit "Never Been Any Reason" the keyboardist
plays the keyboard of a Minimoog as a strap-on.

On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 12:19 PM John Emond <xxx.xxx@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Sam,
>
> Not sure if you noticed, I put guitar strap pegs on my battery-powered Mi=
crokorg for campfire jamming with acoustic guitars and percussion. My home =
brew radio transmitter is velcroed on the back. And then there was the Ribb=
onz prototype as I previously mentioned to Sam.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
> www.mondesynthesizer.com
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Apr 29, 2019, at 8:29 PM, Kenny Balys <xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Don't forget the first strap on synth... the Tubon
> >
> > https://www.matrixsynth.com/2009/05/extremely-rare-1960s-tubon-electron=
ic.html
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 30.04.19 24:08 , Ben Bridges wrote:
> >> I had a Stepp DG-1 for a few years.  Was an amazing machine.  I will h=
ave to
> >> check some old hard drives to see if I have any pics of it.
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 30/4/2019 2:01 AM, Sam Mims wrote:
> >>>
> >>> We're working on a /Synth Wizards/ episode that explores the evolutio=
n of the
> >>> keytar (hate that name!), or strap-on synth or controller.  If anyone=
 has
> >>> original (as in you took 'em) photos or video of notable keyboardists=
 playing
> >>> one of these things, please contact me off-list.  We're also looking =
for
> >>> footage of Liberation and SH-101 performance or demonstration, even i=
f the
> >>> player doesn't fall into the 'notable keyboardist' category.  Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Sam Mims
> >>> Syntaur
> >>>
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