Don Lewis' Original ARP Soloist Repair Part 1 - Synthchaser
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2023
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My friend Don Lewis was a brilliant musician and engineer. Before he built his LEO (Live Electronic Orchestra) system, he used the original, Model 2700 ARP Soloist for leads. His ARP Soloist has been sitting unused since the 1970's and in this video I begin to repair it so it can be donated to a cause Don was a part of.
If there is enough interest, I will continue this video series.
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Yes! Please continue with the Repairing the Soloist vids. This is fascinating and illustrates the progression of ARP synthesizers over the years.
Awesome
RIP Don Lewis. Great player. Wonderful human being. Synthchaser - Keep the vids coming 👍
I absolutely love love love your videos. I get so much out of them and I don't even play an instrument!
Fascinating! Please do more.
Don’t leave me hangin’! That was great 👏🏼
I’d love to see the rest of this repair, especially since it was Don’s.
Mr Synthchaser, it is so inspiring watching you, please do a follow up on this 👍
Great Video!
Wasn’t the 2900 the Explorer. Memory is abit clouded these days lol
ARP Model 2900 is... Explorer I, which the Eminent Solina String Synthesizer and C112S contained in part of it's "Sythesizer" section.
That live setup is pretty amazing, love the plexiglass (?) housing he used. It's like a sci-fi cockpit :D
I would love to see more!
Explorer 1!!
THANK YOU for making this. I have 2 soloists that I love to death. I want them to keep running well as possible and sounding great. This synth is super special to me.
The Pro soloist is great in its own way too but these early 2700s have the tone and vibe I love.
Do you have any more of this series?
Yes, I'd love to see the repair videos on the soloist, please.
Bless them. American synths of that era sometimes have a cobbled together in the shed in a hurry aura to them. Japanese gear on the other hand, boy they're a joy to work on. Extra thicc service manuals for a good deal of them in funky English, clean layouts and very inviting PCBs.
One of my favourite porno channels this, I may add. Cheers
Would you be able to share the schematic for the MK1 Soloist? I’ve been looking all over for em to help troubleshoot a soloist my friend is having me service.
AXXE or Solus .
What was your reason for undoing Don's mod? Surely part of his legacy is all the crazy stuff he did to get the most out of his instruments. This isn't a criticism, I was just wondering.
That's a good question. It was a decision made by Julie Lewis and the beneficiary of the synthesizer. Ultimately it will be used as an example of the instrument (the focus will be the synth not Don), so originality was prioritized over the modifications (and there were lots of modifications beyond what I showed in this video). My experience with Don was that he valued things working well over preserving his original 1970's work. For example, he had seen how I was retrofitting LED sliders into vintage ARPs. In 2020 or 2021 before LEO went to the NAMM museum in Carlsbad he had me re-design his mixer panel with LED sliders and he replaced the original 1970's mixer that he designed and built. Based on my work with him, I think he would have agreed with the decision to revert the mods.
@@SynthchaserAh! That makes sense. Sounds like Don was a pragmatist. And as long as everyone is happy, then that's cool. Most importantly you have documented the mod, so it could be reversed if ever a future owner wanted to.
Thanks for the reply.