ARP • Solina String Synthesizer
The Solina String Synthesizer is the rare brother of the String Ensemble. Only about 100 were made, so they are very hard to find. The String Synthesizer pictured above is painted white, but they originally have a standard wood case like the Ensemble models. The String Synthesizer is basically a combination of the String Ensemble and the Arp Explorer 1. You can select between Preset sounds (trumpets, flutes, and clarinets) or make your own using the added VCO, courtesy of the Explorer. It offered way more sound editing than the String Ensemble, and was capable of more diverse sounds.
It contains a Solina String Synthesizer and an explorer one.
These are wired together and have an onboard echo and 'Leslie' simulation. I'm amazed it works and Eminence is amazed I have one, ultra rare according to their former technician. It sounds almost exactly like something you'd expect Dr Who theme song to be performed on.
Accounts show it was sold to a church in Toronto, perhaps only one or two inexistance. I have pics if anyone interested.
warm sound.
quite heavy, can carry it alone , but not dance with it
very rare also in the netherlands.
approx.75 made.
price on the moment (2009) about 2000€, if you find them.
one of the rarest commercialy produced synth's
Thax for the quick respond, but I would like to mention that only 100 were made and who konws how many left and what the condition of them, and because this is really unique filling to own one, I think the price much higher even if it has great condition. I saw one on ebay last year, the start bid was 2.290 USD. So ling story short, because it is so rare I won't sell it for a fag.
Regarding the sounds, I am not a spe [beep] t in analog stuffs, but all the sounds in all sections seemd to me regular, but to be honest i could bring out strange noises changing the sttins of the potis.
And finally mine is a wood grain one.