Re: [AH] synthesizer museum (was Re: [AH] Swiss Synth Hoard)

From Jason Proctor
Sent Fri, Oct 4th 2019, 16:03

The excellent Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix AZ has a few nice
vintage synths - JP8, Oberheim double manual controller + 4 voice
module, Prophet 5, Synclavier, Minimoog, etc.

https://www.mim.org


On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 8:55 AM Randel Osborne
<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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> The technology museum in Munich is absolutely fascinating, and has a sect=
ion devoted to music and technology.
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> Lots of unusual player pianos, Siemens modular synth, Thowiphon, Fonosynt=
h, early Telefunken electronic instruments, etc.
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> http://www.deutsches-museum.de/de/ausstellungen/naturwissenschaft/musikin=
strumente/
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> -Randel
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> On Oct 3, 2019, at 12:48 PM, Florian Anwander <xxxxxxxxx@xxxx-xxxxxx.xx> =
wrote:
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> In Berlin there is the Musininstrumenten-Museum. Though they collect most=
ly acoustic instruments, they also have some interesting electronic instrum=
ents
> https://www.sim.spk-berlin.de/en/_electronic_instruments_786.html
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> I haven't visited the MIM my self, but I've read positive comments in the=
 german forums.
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> Florian
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> Am 03.10.19 um 17:32 schrieb Phil a:
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> Not in particular. Only now that you mention it I realise those 2 are bot=
h in Switzerland :)
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> Phil
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> On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 17:26, Boniforti Flavio <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx.xxx> wro=
te:
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>> You mean in Switzerland?
>> F
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>> Phil a <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> schrieb am Do., 3. Okt. 2019, 16:52:
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>>> Hello list,
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>>> Reviving this thread of last year as I was wondering whether any of you=
 guys would know of any other interesting active synthesizer museum besides=
 synthorama or smemmusic.ch ?
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>>> Regards,
>>> Phil
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>>> On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 at 10:44, Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrot=
e:
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>>>> Yes, I sold quite a lot of things for Martin (actually through VEMIA).=
  That museum had some great stuff.
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>>>> But not many people visited :o(
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>>>> Peter
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>>>> From: Mark C [mailto:xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx]
>>>> Sent: 14 March 2018 07:41
>>>> To: xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx
>>>> Cc: AH
>>>> Subject: [AH] Re: Swiss Synth Hoard
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>>>> Hi Peter, I've been racking my brains but still can't remember - was i=
t you that handled the sale of Martin Newcomb's museum? I bought a few Anal=
ogue Systems modules that are still going strong and think it was probably =
from you pre-vemia.
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>>>> Mark
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>>>> On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrote=
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>>>> A bit of a contrast with the sad damp disorganised New England Synthes=
izer Museum I saw ten or so years ago, before its owner (& list-member) Dav=
e Wilson=E2=80=99s death.
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>>>> Peter
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>>>>
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>>>> From: Mark C [mailto:xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx]
>>>> Sent: 13 March 2018 13:57
>>>> To: AH
>>>> Subject: [AH] Swiss Synth Hoard
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>>>>
>>>> https://twitter.com/DWolfers/status/971163762953768961
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>>>> https://www.facebook.com/sMeMCH
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>>>> I can never tell with Legowelt if he is just taking the mick but the p=
hoto looks pretty legitimate and it does have a facebook page. Makes me fee=
l better about my hoarding tendencies anyway.
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