Collected on this page you’ll find a variety of documents and pictures related to the Optigan. This stuff is mostly for the hardcore fan who just ain’t satisfied until they get the WHOLE story. I’ll be adding more items to this page as I get around to them (believe me- there’s LOTS of stuff to add!) so let me know which kinds of things you’d like to see more of here and I’ll try to accomodate.
A photo essay documenting the creation of Optigan discs.
View some of the original Optigan patents.
Take a look at these…
An index of the contents of the Optigan master reels.
A design change issue from Mike LeDoux.
Mike LeDoux’s thoughts on optical disc mastering.
A telephone memo, for comic relief.
A flowchart illustrating the timeline of Optigan disc manufacturing.
just in case anyone’s still paying attention, rob and i actually are making progress on the next optiganally yours album.