| Author |
Message |
Silas
Joined: Apr 27, 2008
Posts: 23
Location: Denmark
|
 Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject:
Dumpster diving is good for you... |
  |
|
Yes, dumpster diving is good for you.. Other than all those great things you can find, mind you I ONLY take electronics, can't be bothered with the rest, you once in a while happen upon a great piece of gear.. Today I found a Yamaha G100-212 II in great condition..
Not my picture thou.. My camera is dead..
http://fotos.marktplaats.nl/kopen/5/8d/UZNTQaG5j2cp/U44u82YDQ==.jpg |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
 |
Jyoti
Joined: Mar 07, 2008
Posts: 618
Location: Derby, UK
Audio files: 3
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
Oh wow! You lucky bugger!
Well done, dude. 
_________________
My music: here! |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
Silas
Joined: Apr 27, 2008
Posts: 23
Location: Denmark
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
Yes I know..  But I tell you, this thing is one heavy motherf*cker.. 50 kg I guess.. And those little wheels underneath SUCKS, even on good tarmac.. Yes, I had to lug that bitch home on the bus.. No fun. But the sound of it, oh my, it's so good. Totally worth it  I'm thinking about removing the 2 channel reverb tank from it, and rehouse it on it's own, but I'm not sure.
Anyways, if there's an interest I can try and borrow a cam from a friend, and snap some pics of some other nice dumpster finds, that I haven't sold/traded.. |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
Uncle Krunkus
Moderator
Joined: Jul 11, 2005
Posts: 4761
Location: Sydney, Australia
Audio files: 52
G2 patch files: 1
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
That looks really nice!
I love big city dumpsters!
It's one of the few reasons I would have to move back to Sydney.
Yum Cha,
Dumpsters,
And the Zoo. 
_________________
What makes a space ours, is what we put there, and what we do there. |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
Jyoti
Joined: Mar 07, 2008
Posts: 618
Location: Derby, UK
Audio files: 3
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
| Silas wrote: |
Anyways, if there's an interest I can try and borrow a cam from a friend, and snap some pics of some other nice dumpster finds, that I haven't sold/traded.. |
Yep, I'd love to see what else you've un-earthed. 
_________________
My music: here! |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
blue hell
Site Admin
Joined: Apr 03, 2004
Posts: 24440
Location: The Netherlands, Enschede
Audio files: 297
G2 patch files: 320
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
| Uncle Krunkus wrote: |
Yum Cha,
Dumpsters,
And the Zoo. |
Your new band's name I assume ?
_________________
Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
 |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
Uncle Krunkus
Moderator
Joined: Jul 11, 2005
Posts: 4761
Location: Sydney, Australia
Audio files: 52
G2 patch files: 1
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:36 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
Great minds think alike Jan!
I thought that just after I typed it.
I was thinking more of a track title, or an album title though.
_________________
What makes a space ours, is what we put there, and what we do there. |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
blue hell
Site Admin
Joined: Apr 03, 2004
Posts: 24440
Location: The Netherlands, Enschede
Audio files: 297
G2 patch files: 320
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
Sounds good!
_________________
Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
Silas
Joined: Apr 27, 2008
Posts: 23
Location: Denmark
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:36 am Post subject:
|
|
|
| Jyoti wrote: | | Yep, I'd love to see what else you've un-earthed. |
Yamaha PSR-150.. Crap keyboard, but meh, interresting sounds..
http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-27070.html
Offcause I forgot to snap some pics of the rest of the stuff lol... Anyways I'm in the progress of moving so I'm unsure how much I can actually find.. |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
Clack
Joined: Aug 08, 2005
Posts: 438
Location: Walthamstow - london
Audio files: 5
G2 patch files: 1
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:18 am Post subject:
|
|
|
Nice amp! those yamaha's are prety ok sometimes, although very noisy!
the best things ive ever found in skips and bins (in london ) are
A polystyrene Leslie speaker from inside a organ , I also took its keys
and an Evolution keyboard controller
I also once saw a drum brain in the back of a rubish truck but they wouldn't give it to me!
_________________
Clacktronics.co.uk |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
Silas
Joined: Apr 27, 2008
Posts: 23
Location: Denmark
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
| Jyoti wrote: | | Yep, I'd love to see what else you've un-earthed. |
REMEMBER I GOT EVERYTHING FOR FREE
Ahh, finally.. Pictures! Since it's about 2 months  since I started this thread, and not much update, I can tell you your in for a little treat of dumpster found treasure..!
I have been so fortunate to find a Sony Ericsson K810i cell phone, on the middle of a street, not in a dumpster mind you, and the camera on the phone is 3,2 MP so good enough for snapping pictures of gear I guess.. Anyays, this is still not all, as I haven't unpacked my stuff yet..
Here's some random parts that I scrounged from dumpster finds..
There's 10 boxes, so just look at the rest of them pic's if your interested..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26039450@N08/2767023364/
Here's a Hughes&Kettner Edition1 (4000 made) Amp I found and traded with a friend for Aprrox. US$ 100 and a cellphone at that time..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26039450@N08/2766080545/
Here's some joysticks I found reacently...
http://www.terralab.ru/pubimages/54043.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26039450@N08/2766928800/
The first step in the becomming of the FRANKENSTICK  Wich offcause will be an abnouxious noise generator!
The reason for the frankenstick is that the grey joystick has the best handle with 5 switches an 2 LED, but the movement is switch based. The Saitek ST50 is resistance based.. So they were merged togheter..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26039450@N08/2766079877/
An old danish credit card terminal... If your wondering it's a DKT-1.. I'm planning for this one to become some crazy noise/samples box, and use the magstripe reader for "scratching" with mag. cards.. hehe.. I can just imagine it with echo efx..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26039450@N08/2766079103/
http://www.point.dk/upload/Denmark/Billeder/Gamle%20terminaler/DKT_1.jpg
Also I have more pic's, that will be uploaded on flickr.. |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
Jyoti
Joined: Mar 07, 2008
Posts: 618
Location: Derby, UK
Audio files: 3
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
Amazing!
The Flickr set is incredible.
_________________
My music: here! |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
Silas
Joined: Apr 27, 2008
Posts: 23
Location: Denmark
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
| Jyoti wrote: |
Amazing!
The Flickr set is incredible. |
Thank you very much! But wait, theres so much more, for me to take pictures of.. But really, I throw so much stuff out, that I'm sure many people on this forum would appriciate to have and make something with, simply because I have no room for it.. So I scrounge for parts.. Very good way to get priceless items, or otherwise un-obtainable stuff  Take the credit card terminal.. That model was just dismissed from service completely, and there's a refund on the machine at roughly US$400, but you have to be the registered shop owner to have it.. And then I'm so lucky that I find one, IN A FRIGGIN DUMPSTER.. Imagine the odds.. Anyway's I have pictures of a full disassembly of the credit card terminal, which I will upload.. |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
Forum index » Discussion » Schmooze
FAQ
Calendar
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
Chat Room
