via this auction
"Up for sale is The SML Concert Spectrum Synthesizer. Its in working condition but needs some repair such as fuses and wires and such. It wont cost much. This is sold as is and no return. Please bid with confidence that you are getting a once in a lifetime Synthesizer from the 70`s. Also it was made in Italy."
Update via Micke in the comments: "That's a rebadged Welson symphony string synthesizer (1976). It was built by the company WEBO electronics in Passatempo, Italy. Best known users of the SLM version are Richard TAndy of E.L.O. and Gregg Rolie of Journey."
Does anyone know what this is? I googled the name and many variations of the name, but all I could find were various sites referencing this particular unit.
ReplyDeleteIf you click on the SLM label at the bottom of the post you will see some of their other gear. This is the first post on this particular synth. Trips me out when I see a synth I've never seen before.
ReplyDeleteThat's a rebadged Welson symphony string synthesizer (1976). It was built by the company WEBO electronics in Passatempo, Italy. Best known users of the SLM version are Richard TAndy of E.L.O. and Gregg Rolie of Journey.
ReplyDeleteRare 1970's SLM Analog String Synthesizer *Like ARP Solina* - $450 (Downtown Vancouver)
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Date: 2012-04-14, 9:17AM PDT
Reply to: wrccv-2953402728@sale.craigslist.org
Customized 1970's Analog String Synthesizer from Italian manufacturer SLM (also known as Welson). This is the only one of these I've ever seen.
Very little info on this company is available online.. It sounds rad and has stereo outputs!
Sounds a lot like the Arp Solina/String Ensemble with much of the same features for a fraction of the price!
It is a Violin and Cello analog string emulator synth.
The two sections each have their own on/off toggle, volume control as well as sustain and release envelope.
Works great, sounds great and looks neat + vintage!
Priced to sell at 450 obo. Might consider trades for other analog synths and electric pianos ( moog arp sequential circuits oberheim korg roland crumar rhodes wurlitzer )
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