The Solina String Synthesizer
This is a hybrid model which combined both the Solina String Ensemble and the ARP Explorer monophonic synthesizer. It was built in Bodegraven, Netherlands. Supposedly only about 100 were ever produced. The addition of the ARP Explorer to the Solina string sounds made for a very powerful combination.
This synth had four keyboard modes:
- Strings Only
- Strings through the Explorer low-pass filter
- Explorer voice combined with the lower Solina keyboard (contrabass and cello)
-
Explorer
voice combined with the upper Solina keyboard (viola, violin, trumpet,
horn)
Click
here for a copy of the Owner's Manual in PDF format
This
may be an incomplete manual. If someone has additional pages,
please
let me know.
This
one was painted white by a previous owner
Here
are some detail shots of the front panel
If anyone has anymore information or photos of the Solina String Synthesizer, please email me so I can add them to this page.