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Other Stuff => Effects => Topic started by: kagliostro on October 14, 2012, 03:17:17 pm

Title: De' Armond Tremolo - An intriguing cloning project
Post by: kagliostro on October 14, 2012, 03:17:17 pm

I've just read about a guy who is building a "clone" of the De' Armond tremolo unit

and I liked it very much

http://www.guitargear.net.au/discussion/index.php/topic,32154.0.html (http://www.guitargear.net.au/discussion/index.php/topic,32154.0.html)

here a bit of documentation about this kind of unit

http://www.danformosa.com/dearmond.html (http://www.danformosa.com/dearmond.html)

the inner workings of the DeArmond tremolo, made in 1946. (1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W55qUSal_Bo#ws)

and a sound clip here

Dearmond Tremolo control Model 601 (1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LA3RmD6TgI#ws)

K

Title: Re: De' Armond Tremolo - An intriguing cloning project
Post by: punkykatt on October 15, 2012, 06:14:20 pm

One of my clients gave me one of those units last year as a gift.  Someone gave it to him years ago. It was a fun  project to get back running.  Can`t get any more analog than that.  It does suck treble from the signal though.   Need a looper switch pedal to turn effect on or off for convenience.

Title: Re: De' Armond Tremolo - An intriguing cloning project
Post by: kagliostro on October 17, 2012, 02:45:21 am

Hi Punkykatt

isn't it "lovable"  :grin:

K

Title: Re: De' Armond Tremolo - An intriguing cloning project
Post by: punkykatt on October 17, 2012, 10:43:00 am

Yes, very much so. :happy2: