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I'm just waiting for it to arrive now. It's like waiting for my Voyager all over again!

very nice, I am envious, this along with your Prophet and Voyager will make a great setup. I have been "told by da boss" to clean out the synths I don't use before bringing anymore strays home. Will pare down to the Voyager and Source then add a a PEK, OBXa or ? over the next year

Congratulations!

Worth it for Vox Humana on it's own.

For all the kicking they get, the Polymoogs make certain sounds that just don't come from anything else.

Glad to see some of us still like them!

I don't own one (yet ?) but it's still one of my favourite MOOG synths. Congratz & have fun with the Polymoog !!!

Oh I will trust me. I have wanted one for a long time, and finally I've got it. If I break my back trying to lift it, its all worth it!

Does anyone happen to know a good Quik-Lok supplier in the UK? Turnkeys have some weird ordering system which I don't trust.

Oh, you're scared of how much it'll weigh? I've never lifted a Polymoog, but I've seen it. It can't be as heavy as a Yamaha CS-80, or GX-1. It's only got 2 VCO's in it.

Well the CS-80 is supposed to be 4 times the weight of the Polymoog. I have been told it weighs between 30-60kg!

CS-80 weighs more than 100 kgs !!

And if I remember right (I've never seen one but I have this from synth books) the GX-1 weighs ± 250 kgs !!

It's not just weight, the Polymoog seems such an odd shape too. Takes two to move it anywhere safely.


My Polymoog has the legs.

Not too sure I'd trust it on most stands!

What with the legs & pedal controller, the voice architecture and the fact that it could be cumersome on a stand, it's just as easy to compare it with early electronic pianos by RMI, ARP, Roland, Yamaha and Korg, as to a synthesizer. Definitely a precursor to the modern digital piano, many of which aren't meant to be tiered with other keyoards.

this_poison wrote:It's not just weight, the Polymoog seems such an odd shape too. Takes two to move it anywhere safely.

My Polymoog has the legs.

This is the same as a Rhodes. Not too heavy, just an awkward shape. You could carry it by yourself except for the shape.

BTW, doesn't the Polymoog use almost the exact same legs as a Rhodes? I remember reading somewhere that they are basically interchangable. Can anyone verify this? If so, you could just buy some Rhodes legs here: http://www.speakeasyvintagemusic.com/ They are a bit pricey, though.

Yes, the speakeasy legs fit both rhodes and polymoog. They are quite rugged legs, worth the price.

I chopped the speakeasy legs (wore out a blade on each leg, they're TOUGH steel) to make my Polymoog a coffeetable. I know, some may consider it sacreligious. But everybody that sees it in person loves the idea.

...that...is....AWESOME.

OysterRock wrote:...that...is....AWESOME.

It's also a bit silly.

Not sacreligious, but surrealistic.