RE: [AH] Wups... wrong answer.... its a Banana Re: [AH] Dynacord VSR-23

From Jonathan Lippard
Sent Sat, Mar 9th 2019, 01:31

It's a banana? I was told it was a small off-duty Czechoslovakian traffic warden.

-Jonathan

> On March 8, 2019 at 10:29 AM Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Someone doesn't like bananas?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Tarney [mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx] 
> Sent: 08 March 2019 00:25
> To: Analogue Heaven
> Subject: Re: [AH] Wups... wrong answer.... its a Banana Re: [AH] Dynacord
> VSR-23
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> > On Mar 7, 2019, at 3:01 AM, Kenny Balys <xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > The metalwork on the Banana is roomy inside. It makes a very
> > nice ground plane :)
> > 
> > For some reason the design queues on the Banana are very Oberheim'esque.
> > 
> > Synthesizer Studio Bonn (the legitimate Oberheim distributer for Germany)
> was
> > also the money or creative force behind the EEH Banana. (this info is from
> the
> > rumour mill so I may be wrong)
> > 
> > What I like about its physical shape and design is that all buttons and
> controls
> > are immediately above the keyboard.
> > 
> > This leaves the top to stack other gear or pedals, etc.
> > 
> > I understand why it is now out of fashion to design gear with large flat,
> empty
> > spaces. These tend to attract beer bottles, ash trays, keys and pizza
> slices...
> > but I still like this form.
> > 
> > 
> > On 07.03.19 10:50 , Oakley Sound via analogue wrote:
> >>> Its an EEH Banana. On top of it is a Boehm Solist-78
> >> 
> >> A Banana! Thank you.
> >> 
> >> I've never actually seen one of those in real life. When I saw the
> picture
> >> my first thoughts was that it was a Kobol but the end cheeks looked
> >> different.
> >> 
> >> I've been thinking about modding my OB-Sx to be fully programmable with a
> >> new front panel and top metal work. The Banana's UI would make a good
> >> template to follow.
> >> 
> >> Tony
> >> 
> >> www.oakleysound.com
> >> 
>