Flatten the Phatty - Minimoog style!

davotigertail · Post by **davotigertail** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:41 am

Hi all (and maybe specifically Amos!),

I would really love to flatten my LP, removing the back silver swoosh panel and replacing the side panels.

These would, of course, all be in wood.

My question is this (because doing this would be fairly simple):

Would the LP overheat as a result?

Many thanks!

Davo

nikola · Post by **nikola** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:09 am

where would you place LP's power supply and midi and cv's?

cous if i'm right, the power supply on a minimoog is behind controll panel,

together with osc and filter board and other stuff.

otherwise i like the idea

Amos · Post by **Amos** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:14 am

I think it would all fit... I'd recommend adding some passive vents for airflow; this should prevent overheating. I don't have hard numbers on the LP heat output but it is not overwhelming.

jamezdd73 · Post by **jamezdd73** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:45 am

That'd actually be really cool if it worked out. I'd consider doing it!

Klopfgeist · Post by **Klopfgeist** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:27 am

There is a solution for this: it's called the Voyager!

nikola · Post by **nikola** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:21 am

Klopfgeist wrote:There is a solution for this: it's called the Voyager!

haha

yes, buy voyager and throw some things out

jamezdd73 · Post by **jamezdd73** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:08 am

Voyagers don't have the modest charm of the little phatty.

nikola · Post by **nikola** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:33 am

jamezdd73 wrote:Voyagers don't have the modest charm of the little phatty.

hey! don't start the family squabble

davotigertail · Post by **davotigertail** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:11 am

Thanks all!

Yeah, it would all fit snugly. No components would be too close. I believe!

The Voyager... yeah; but; I have a Phatty. $$. And as someone said, the modesty and refined taste that leads one to an LP...

Passive vents, huh! I'll post pictures if I manage it...

Thanks!

r05c03 · Post by **r05c03** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:25 am

Haha, when I first saw this thread I read the title as "fatten" the Little Phatty. So as I started to read it, I was asking myself "How the hell is doing what this guy wants to do going to "fatten" anything?

Umm yeah.

Well, if you are going to do this, I would definitely do it on a Phatty that you pick up used, no reason to void a new warranty...

davotigertail · Post by **davotigertail** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:27 am

But the warranty is lifetime, no matter how many crazy mods I do. Right?

Ha.

Good point; but I'm in the UK anyway so I couldn't afford to send back for warranty repairs!

soundxplorer · Post by **soundxplorer** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:36 am

This is funny. When I had an Alesis ION, I seriously considered making wooden end caps and bending the front panel UP to be more like the Little Phatty. The screen is hard to read on those when it is flat.

But then I sold the ION and bought an LP. I get why you'd want to do that though. The LP really is huge for a 37-key monosynth. But it would still be really deep, just not tall.

davotigertail · Post by **davotigertail** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:37 am

I mean, it's a typical thing for me to waste time thinking about. I've just never really been sold on the swoosh silver bit. I love the synth but would prefer it to be more angular!

Bring back angles!

nikola · Post by **nikola** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:53 am

davotigertail wrote:But the warranty is lifetime, no matter how many crazy mods I do. Right?

Ha.

Good point; but I'm in the UK anyway so I couldn't afford to send back for warranty repairs!

i had warranty repair by local tehnician here in Croatia.
i was lonely just for a week, so i don't see the reason way it would not be posible to repair anything if necessary in the UK.

so i say just do it!:)

mayidunk · Post by **mayidunk** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:37 pm

Happiness means being content in whatever circumstances you're in.

Play the Phatty... don't smoosh it.

Peace.