Novachord 1938 Polyphonic Synthesizer Predates Moog and Scott
This may be one the earliest synth ever built.
Visit the Novachord website to listen to music being played and for more detailed information.
http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/nova/intro.htm
Restored Nocachord..
Comment from an ex-employee.
"The Novachord made beautiful music if played well, but it was not well adapted either to either an organists style or a pianists style. Thus it required development of a specific style, which not many musicians were prepared to do. it also had technical problems, requiring frequency adjustments to keep it operating cheifly because the frequency dividers and electronic components before the war were not nearly as good as those available in later years. The hammond Organ Company could have revivied it after the war, and could have made it better in light of available technology at the time, but sales had been disapointing ad so it was not considered a good commercial product"
Visit the Novachord website to listen to music being played and for more detailed information.
http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/nova/intro.htm
Restored Nocachord..
Comment from an ex-employee.
"The Novachord made beautiful music if played well, but it was not well adapted either to either an organists style or a pianists style. Thus it required development of a specific style, which not many musicians were prepared to do. it also had technical problems, requiring frequency adjustments to keep it operating cheifly because the frequency dividers and electronic components before the war were not nearly as good as those available in later years. The hammond Organ Company could have revivied it after the war, and could have made it better in light of available technology at the time, but sales had been disapointing ad so it was not considered a good commercial product"