Waves Of Infinite Harmony

At the moment, I’m really into springreverbs. I collect them, and I’ve bought both organs and amps, just to get a hold on those springs. I’ve got them in all sizes, and I’m dreaming of building a big spring-reverb chamber, where I can route the signal into the springs that will make the best fit with the mix.

If you like the sound of a trembling springreverb, you should check out the reverbs in the old houseorgans. The ones that hangs in a wire are the coolest. On my Philicorda organ, I have installed extra inputs and outputs, so that I can use the springreverb separately. I’ve used it on everything from vocals to drums.
Here's a picture of the inside of my RA-500. Notice the speaker glued on the metalbox in the middle. I did the filmmusic to a 70'ties inspired spagetthiwestern film once, and I ended up placing sending deep sounds through the metal into the stereo springs. It was so cool, that I installed it permanently with a jack-input for the speaker on the front.

Here's a picture of the front of the unit. Four additional jack inputs, going to strange circuits making the springs go bananas.

oh and, The old trick with running the sound through a piano while holding some keys down still works - if you are up for it. That way, you can play and extent the harmonies in the reverb.