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While perusing the Feb. 1981 issue of Keyboard Magazine, I came across this letter to the editor:

This is a quickie video I shot to demo the modulated LED thingy that Robert built so I can monitor sounds directly from my computer thru a real Optigan’s signal path.

Hi all- First off, I still have 3 copies of the Orchestron Sax disc left, and 8 copies of Mod Rock. So if you haven’t bought a copy yet, or would like an extra copy, please place your order soon!! We’re taking a bit of a break at the moment, but hope to be back [...]

This is just an announcement to let everyone know that we’re now generating the Sax and Mod Rock discs, and they will be ready to ship next week. If you haven’t yet placed your order, please do so now, as there’s no guarantee that we’ll be making any additional copies of these discs in the [...]

This is just a quick note to let y’all know that the OptiDocs service manual CD-Rom has now been updated to include the impossible-to-find Talentmaker service manual as well as Orchestron service docs, schematics, and brochures. 275mb of geeky goodness. Order your copy today!

We’ve had great success with the Radioaktivox release, and since we have been getting requests for more Optigan and Orchestron offerings, we thought we’d take time to explain what it is we do in regards to disc production. One of the most important things we bring to the table is a reliable method of converting [...]

We’re proud to announce the first in our series of remastered Orchestron discs – SAXOPHONE! We are now taking pre-orders for this disc. As soon as we have 15 pre-orders, we’ll go to press and start shipping. It’s unlikely that there will be sufficient demand to do a second run of 25 of these discs, [...]

This is just a quick note to let y’all know that the OptiDocs service manual CD-Rom has now been updated to include the impossible-to-find Talentmaker service manual as well as Orchestron service docs, schematics, and brochures. 275mb of geeky goodness. Order your copy today!

OK, so we’ve had a few very desperate requests to remaster/reissue the Orchestron disc library. This is definitely something we want to do, but the demand is very small given the miniscule owner community of this rare instrument. Orchestron discs share the same basic specs as Optigan discs, and discs from both machines can play [...]

Just thought I’d post a link to this eBay auction for a double-manual Orchestron. These are definitely very rare- I’ve only ever seen one other for sale. As for his comment about all the Orchestron discs going back into production, though, that remains to be seen. This is definitely a project we want to undertake, [...]