What a cool sound. It looks like you'll be really busy for a while documenting the unit but wow what a cool project. Best of luck in your restoration.
If ever a project was worthy of Arts Funding, this is it. Scott's contribution to electronic music, as we know it today, is seriously under acknowledged. After all, he made a young Robert Moog's jaw 'drop'!!! I wish you the very best with this restoration.
@RaymondScottArchives Ah, didn't Bob Moog work on that one? Anyway, interesting how Scott cannibalized his own instruments, (I tend to do the same ;)) In a sense opposing museum mindsets....
@profwaffel No, Bob Moog didn't work on any of the Clavivoxes — although Raymond Scott did purchase a Theremin sub-assembly from Moog & his father in the 1950s when Moog was about 19 years-old (Bob Moog was more than 25 years younger than Raymond Scott).
@RaymondScottArchives I think that theremin actually ended up as a clavivox - Scott simply modified it. "Off in one corner of his electronics workshop was our theremin that we had sold to him, with the pitch antenna cut off! In place of the pitch antenna there were wires going off to an assembly of parts in the back of a keyboard. Raymond called this his "Clavivox." This was not a theremin anymore — Raymond quickly realized there were more elegant ways of controlling an electronic circuit."
@profwaffel Right, the first version of Clavivox that is. You didn't mention that the quote from my site is Bob Moog talking — as Moog explained, subsequent Clavivox models didn't utilize any part of a theremin — instead, Raymond used photo-cells. BOB MOOG: "This was not a theremin anymore — Raymond quickly realized there were more elegant ways of controlling an electronic circuit."
@RaymondScottArchives Yes, that's right - Bob Moog speaking - didn't occur to me that it was your site, funny :) Do you know what became of the Wall of Sound btw?
up until this video, I dont know of any photos of inside the unit. Scott clearly kept abreast of technological developments thru the 1970s. It look like lots of 7400 TTL or CD4000 CMOS discrete logic. Thats relatively modern! It comes as a surprise after being acclimated to the imagery in the available documentaries... you know, the 1950's world of vacuum tubes and electromechanical parts.
I almost seems like something dug up out of the ground from an ancient time. From another time and another world with no lineage from then to now. Is it in California?
@henk242 Yes it is a heck of a job. Darren and Chris have spent countless hours just cleaning each part! I will post more when we get the footage edited.
Raymond Scott was a genius. I am learning so much about him just watching these two restore this treasure.
What a cool sound. It looks like you'll be really busy for a while documenting the unit but wow what a cool project. Best of luck in your restoration.
theraywilsonshow 2 months ago
This is great news, I hope the work is continuing and is ultimately successful, this instrument deserves to be heard and understood.
PowerSalad 2 months ago
Very very interesting stuff. What's the name of the song playing in the background?
jeshkam 2 months ago
@jeshkam It is "Lullaby", the first track on the first "Soothing Sounds for Baby" volume from 1963. [VERY highly recommended]
PowerSalad 2 months ago
@PowerSalad Thank you! :)
jeshkam 2 months ago
Raymond Scott's music and people going back to it today is analogous to renaissance artists rediscovering classical antiquity.
sriquinator 6 months ago
Awesome, fantastic, incredible.
maxLeifermann 6 months ago
The sound of this machine is wonderful like a dream
kellyssa3 10 months ago
Really looking forward to see/hear more of this!
Smaplock 11 months ago
abolutely love it!!!!
langsdorferjunge 1 year ago
It's like looking at the Holy Grail...
MrUnidyne 1 year ago
OH MAN I JUST MESSED UP MY PANTS! :D
KrissyKr1s 1 year ago
wow when you take in all that he did at such an early point in this century its really amazing
aderandie2 1 year ago 2
If ever a project was worthy of Arts Funding, this is it. Scott's contribution to electronic music, as we know it today, is seriously under acknowledged. After all, he made a young Robert Moog's jaw 'drop'!!! I wish you the very best with this restoration.
MikeDredTV 1 year ago 2
amazing work.....hope you can get it to beep away...would love to hear it in action
kotep777 1 year ago
Is this the only remaining instrument built by Scott? I guess the Wall of Sound is all gone like most of Kurt Schwitterz' Mertz houses....
Art yes, but sound art! It deserves to be heard, not merely seen. Very important work, thank you!
Regards, Professor Waffel of Hemmelig Tempo
profwaffel 1 year ago
@profwaffel No, there's a CLAVIVOX in an instrument archive in Canada.
RaymondScottArchives 1 year ago
@RaymondScottArchives Ah, didn't Bob Moog work on that one? Anyway, interesting how Scott cannibalized his own instruments, (I tend to do the same ;)) In a sense opposing museum mindsets....
profwaffel 1 year ago
@profwaffel No, Bob Moog didn't work on any of the Clavivoxes — although Raymond Scott did purchase a Theremin sub-assembly from Moog & his father in the 1950s when Moog was about 19 years-old (Bob Moog was more than 25 years younger than Raymond Scott).
RaymondScottArchives 1 year ago
@RaymondScottArchives I think that theremin actually ended up as a clavivox - Scott simply modified it. "Off in one corner of his electronics workshop was our theremin that we had sold to him, with the pitch antenna cut off! In place of the pitch antenna there were wires going off to an assembly of parts in the back of a keyboard. Raymond called this his "Clavivox." This was not a theremin anymore — Raymond quickly realized there were more elegant ways of controlling an electronic circuit."
profwaffel 1 year ago
@profwaffel Right, the first version of Clavivox that is. You didn't mention that the quote from my site is Bob Moog talking — as Moog explained, subsequent Clavivox models didn't utilize any part of a theremin — instead, Raymond used photo-cells. BOB MOOG: "This was not a theremin anymore — Raymond quickly realized there were more elegant ways of controlling an electronic circuit."
RaymondScottArchives 1 year ago
@RaymondScottArchives Yes, that's right - Bob Moog speaking - didn't occur to me that it was your site, funny :) Do you know what became of the Wall of Sound btw?
profwaffel 1 year ago
@profwaffel Along with everything else he had built in New York, it was dismantled when he moved to LA to work for Motown.
RaymondScottArchives 1 year ago
Good Luck with the restauration!
Hope to see it working someday.
suburbanimal 1 year ago
Good Luck with the restauration!
Hope to see it work someday.
suburbanimal 1 year ago
very cool, Dave!
Horsepowerstudios 1 year ago
wow!
looking forward to this.
TRaddcliff 1 year ago
Fascinating. Raymond Scott was a genius...amazing musician. I hope to one day see this Electronium working!
Natephish 1 year ago
up until this video, I dont know of any photos of inside the unit. Scott clearly kept abreast of technological developments thru the 1970s. It look like lots of 7400 TTL or CD4000 CMOS discrete logic. Thats relatively modern! It comes as a surprise after being acclimated to the imagery in the available documentaries... you know, the 1950's world of vacuum tubes and electromechanical parts.
EA78751 1 year ago
@EA78751 This is the final, MOTOWN version of Electronium. Raymond Scott built several others over the decades, beginning in the 1950s.
RaymondScottArchives 1 year ago
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spectralmusic 1 year ago
I almost seems like something dug up out of the ground from an ancient time. From another time and another world with no lineage from then to now. Is it in California?
alphabeets 1 year ago
Very cool. Best of luck on this restoration.
alphabeets 1 year ago
Aah yes!! I am a big fan of Raymond Scott's electronic music, and it is great to see the electronium getting restored!
Good luck with the restauration, it really looks like a hell of a job!
henk242 1 year ago
@henk242 Yes it is a heck of a job. Darren and Chris have spent countless hours just cleaning each part! I will post more when we get the footage edited.
Raymond Scott was a genius. I am learning so much about him just watching these two restore this treasure.
Thanks
DoseoDave 1 year ago 8
@DoseoDave Thanks, I am looking forward to your uploads!
henk242 1 year ago