Would be Sooo very cool!! They sound fantastic,
very eerie. But are VERY rare:

The Novachord, although often erroneously labelled an organ (it certainly depends on your definition of organ, of course... all synthesizers could be considered organs, as well as all organs synthesizers... but there are definitions that separate the two, and according to those definitions, the Novachord is an analog synthesizer), was the first commercially marketed synthesizer. It uses 12 oscillators, giving a six octave range through the use of frequency dividing tubes. With one tube per key plus oscillator tubes, and the other tubes altering sound, the Novachord boasts a staggering 169 tubes for the creation and control of the sound, and over one thousand capacitors. It is capable of simulating a variety of sounds through various filters, circuits, and a vibrating-reed mechanical/analogue vibrato. It is capable of imitating orchestral instruments such as the piano, harpsichord, stringed and woodwind instruments as well as a range of it's own new sounds. Like analogue synths of the sixties and seventies, (I would say vintage synths, but since the Novachord is some twenty five years their senior... IT is the vintage synth) the Novachord's filters, etc. can be altered during performance to create timbral changes.

Because only 1069 of them were created, they are quite rare. It is unknown how many still exist, and of those that do, few of them are operational due to the immense amount of tubes and capacitors, etc. they require. The device weighs five hundred pounds, and is as large as two spinet pianos (52 inches deep, 37 inches wide, 38 inches high).

For more info on this majestic beast
go here:

http://museslave.com/novachord/main/

Cheers.....CL

Yeah, it just makes sense to me to emulate
things like this and the Mellotron,(I LOVE
M-Tron!), that are A) rarer than hen's teeth
B) notoriously mechanically unreliable
C) are very expensive to buy and maintain
and D) are bigger and heavier than most
cars!! I had a look a Novachord's schematics
it uses over 200 tubes!! Replacing those
alone would cost a small fortune IF you
can source them all. It's main problem
tho were the home-rolled capacitors which
Hammond produced themselves. They were
very pron to leakage and if one failed it
caused a cascade failure on down the line.
Do we need another Mini-Moog emu No! But
this sucker would be kewl. I think designer's
should always be thinking in terms of
instruments that can't easily be replicated
in hardware, whether it's an old classic
or the latest bleeding edge type stuff.
Cuz honestly, if I can buy a hardware
piece,(new or used), for the same,(or
some times even less!), than a software
version that does the same thing, that's
what I'm gonna buy.

Cheers....CL

Hey CapnLockheed! I read about this in a recent Keyboard(magazine) and yes, it seeemed very interesting... but if i remember correctly, it was very unstable. But i can only imagine the warm tones it would give!

Yes, a vsti would be very interesting, although someone could prolly make a Reaktor or Sync emulation?(not very useful to me since i dont own them, but who knows? - maybe it'll be a hit...)

Thanks