I had to break it up and get rid of it as no one wanted the damned thing and i didn't have time. Now I have time and space so I am on the lookout for another one.
I was once in the same situation. I had got an ELKA Preludeo 22L for free and didn't really know what to do with it. What I eventually did was that I cut the cabinet down to a combo (portable) organ and build a separate cabinet for the speaker and a smal enclosure for the pedals. I left the electronics allmost original but added a set of plugs on the back side where I could take out the basic waveforms from the keyboards. I could then do whatever I wanted to with these waveforms.
@SCN1974 A big part of the characteristic 'Jarre-ish' sound is caused by the Small Stone phaser. The Solina string ensemble waveforms themselves aren't very complex.
I'm not sure what the P200 had as a string ensemble section, but you could probably get away with using a few analog filters to make it sound more like the 310 if the string section is different.
He got the organ for free so it's definitely worth a shot.
I had to break it up and get rid of it as no one wanted the damned thing and i didn't have time. Now I have time and space so I am on the lookout for another one.
circitfied 1 year ago
bend it. It's the right thing to do
FlametopFred 1 year ago
The P200 hasn't got a String Ensemble.
Only one ''preset'' violin.
SCN1974 1 year ago
Slap a Small Stone phaser on it and hit the "String Ensemble" button. Then play some chords on the upper manual.
The sound should come as a hint.
Stoney3K 1 year ago
Bend, refurbish what's the difference (if you take the time and do a nice job). Do it up!!!!
sKeTChandthemachine 1 year ago
I just got an organ like this yesterday and I'm gonna bend it like a babies neck.... wtf is wrong with me.
LIGHTRONIX 1 year ago
BEND IT! Did you? Have yet to see a bent organ.
MarsHottentot 1 year ago
I was once in the same situation. I had got an ELKA Preludeo 22L for free and didn't really know what to do with it. What I eventually did was that I cut the cabinet down to a combo (portable) organ and build a separate cabinet for the speaker and a smal enclosure for the pedals. I left the electronics allmost original but added a set of plugs on the back side where I could take out the basic waveforms from the keyboards. I could then do whatever I wanted to with these waveforms.
organfairy 2 years ago
an organ without drawbars isn't what an organ is... well for me...
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
Don't do it - well unless you video the progress!!!!!!
dreamdoctor 3 years ago
Hi,
The Eminent P200 is a Dutch build home organ.
The P200 was the smallest Eminent model you could buy, and was build in the early '80's.
Never new Eminent also exported them to Australia !?!?!?
To be honest this is not an organ to put in a lot of effort, unless you really want to.
Overhere in Europa they won't change owners for free.
Jean Michel Jarre used the Eminent 310, wich is a fully different model (on wich he only used one sound, wich also was put trough a phaser.)
Good Luck !
SCN1974 3 years ago
@SCN1974 A big part of the characteristic 'Jarre-ish' sound is caused by the Small Stone phaser. The Solina string ensemble waveforms themselves aren't very complex.
I'm not sure what the P200 had as a string ensemble section, but you could probably get away with using a few analog filters to make it sound more like the 310 if the string section is different.
He got the organ for free so it's definitely worth a shot.
Stoney3K 1 year ago
bend the crap out of it, if you do a good job you could sell it for even more than the organs worth
Hobbs360 3 years ago
There are 2 things you have to do now: 1.restaurate this beauty and
2.learn how to play it ;)
Raunchola 3 years ago