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| Forty Nine P. Rare piece of gear. |
I recently picked up a Skyline Forty-Nine P. More of an electric organ than a synth, but worth a look nonetheless.
Presently it isn't working, but it should be back to full health soon. Once working, I'll upload a selection of pieces/performances to YouTube.
Numerous photos below of the innards (plus the service manual).
A stand was also included, but I haven't taken photos of it.
The instrument is quite big - I haven't measured it yet, but it looks almost exactly the same size as the Matrixbrute. Being 49-key, the size is going to be similar - but the main panel (metal) is bigger than I imagined it would be.
External
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| Rear panel. Note the broken/missing power switch. |
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| Stand attachment point; 5 possible angles |
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| Speaker on underside. The sound of these is usually pretty strong. |
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| Chord tonality selector. Note the faux leather finish. |
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| Voice switches |
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| Mixer |
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| Percussion section |
Under the Hood/Service Manual
The service manual was stapled inside, to the R of the speaker.
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| Almost 40 years old! Vintage gear. |
Internal
A few of the boards/components etc.
The tech spec/PDF's for most of the chips can be found online.
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| Power supply unit |
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| Percussion section |
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| Voice board |
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| Front of voice board |
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| Main board, underneath the keys |
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| Chips are also used on... Farfisa. Good chips! Circuit benders - note the Texas Instruments logo off to the R. |
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| More TI. Once the machine is up & running, I'll maybe look into some circuit bending on the Skyline. |
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| The main chips are possibly worth more than the value of the instrument |
All best
Kris
