Repair of Iconic ’60s Era Synthesizer Turns into Long, Strange Trip for Engineer

by Juliette Goodrich and Molly McCrea
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — For years, an urban legend circulated online and in documentaries purporting how part of a groundbreaking musical instrument — versions which are stored at a Bay Area university and other institutions — was dipped in LSD. ALSO READ: Famed Bay Area Rock Photographer Jim Marshall Featured In New Documentary

Late last year, Eliot volunteered to fix a vintage “analog music modular instrument” owned by the music department at Cal State University East Bay. WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Buchla Model 100 Synthesizer at Cal State University East Bay

But the modular analog synthesizer device eventually fell out of favor, into disrepair and was stored in a cool, dark place for decades.

Source: sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com