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ELGAM STRING ENSEMBLE
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:21 am    Post subject: ELGAM STRING ENSEMBLE
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Has anyone even heard of this?

It appears to be an early seventies thing, rather like a LOGAN string machine..

I've had the top cover off, and all the circitry is discrete components, not an IC in sight. Wonderful. "I dream of wires.."

ELGAM appear to have been an organ manufacturer, athough they also made an electric piano.

Anyway, I've got one. It doesn't work. (But I'll probably fix that).
Mine's got a "RHODES" badge on it for some reason..

What I would like is any information, manuals, brochures, anything really, about this machine... Anyone?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:25 am    Post subject: HOHNER INTERNATIONAL STRINGER Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I have seen one of those back in the late 70s(79?). It didn´t have the Rhodes logo though. And not the Elgam either. Shocked
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

NerveJam wrote:
I really do get some weird shit, don't I?

if you say so... Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

HELP!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

NerveJam wrote:
HELP!

don 't tell me you are affected by MJAS (music junk addiction syndrome) Twisted Evil

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I wonder, should I take my digicam with me down to the cellar.. and shoot some pix of what is in storage down there? Nah.. if I did I would go

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

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should I take my digicam with me down to the cellar.. and shoot some pix of what is in storage down there?

lookin' forward Very Happy

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Most of the Apple stuff is in front of the weird stuff.. anyways.. perhaps I will..
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

An ELGAM owner has been in touch, after seeing the pix. Apparently, mine's almost certainly Elgam, BUT the output is like a Scandinavian Organ (oo-er, missus). In that the outputs are marked "power supply", and MAY require a special amp...

Help, Anyone?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:12 am    Post subject: HOHNER STRINGER Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

It's a HOHNER STRINGER, not ELGAM.
The confusion was caused by a guy who mailed me to say that he knew it was an ELGAM, cos he had one, too.. but when he saw the pix, he had to admit it was different.

Doesn't say ELGAM anywhere, but DOES say ELEX, inside.

Right, that brings me to: how the hell do I fix it? It has two "output" jacks, which are labelled "power supply". Hmm.. and the mains power socket has wires running to that vicinity. Worrying.

I can't find anything other than a pic on keyboardmuseum, and the Synth Mania one.

I'll try looking up ELEX...
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Good luck. Fixing something like that is a labor of love; but we all know love is hard work.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:43 am    Post subject: Circuit Diagrams Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

As we speak, the circuit diagrams are on their way to me....
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:23 am    Post subject: Re: HOHNER STRINGER Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

NerveJam wrote:
It's a HOHNER STRINGER, not ELGAM.


Aha, that makes more sense. the Rhodes/Elgam thing didn´t quite compute. I couldn´t remember the make myself, but then there were so many string thingies around at the time.

Perhaps you could scan and post the schematics in our documents section?
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:23 am    Post subject: Re: HOHNER STRINGER Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

elektro80 wrote:
NerveJam wrote:
It's a HOHNER STRINGER, not ELGAM.


Aha, that makes more sense. the Rhodes/Elgam thing didn´t quite compute. I couldn´t remember the make myself, but then there were so many string thingies around at the time.

Perhaps you could scan and post the schematics in our documents section?
Very Happy


No problem. As soon as I get the chance.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:25 am    Post subject: Badge... Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I removed the confusing "RHODES" badge, and sold it on eBay for £5...
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:23 am    Post subject: Re: Badge... Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

NerveJam wrote:
I removed the confusing "RHODES" badge, and sold it on eBay for £5...


Nice! Very Happy

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