Hi Nigel. I feel like I remember seeing one of these for sale at Rogue Music on 30th st in Manhattan back in the 90s… and being confused by the name, as it reminded me of musitronics ETC… is this possible? Did ur machines make it to stores in the states?

Hey Doug,

My name’s Ujin. I work at Output – a motley crew of musicians and creative technologists out in Los Angeles developing innovative music software.

We’re working closely with Alison Tavel on a project with the Resynator. Would love to get in touch with you if you have the time to speak!

http://www.joness.com/gr300/Resynator_Hexsynator_vintage_analog_synth_musico.htm

Check it out, Alison is moving ahead with her project!

Doug McIntosh…. I have been looking for you for 30 years!!!

FACTOID: In the music business folklore of the 1970’s and early 80’s there was a funny expression used for chiding people who became infatuated with their own accomplishments: the expression was “He’s a legend in his own mind.”
So much for “legendary” status 😉 but Thanks Doug, I felt great till I realized that I felt “great”! ha ha

Also, though Roland did seem to pay the Musitronics products the highest respect by “emulating” a number of our products, I never personally (intentionally) worked for Roland or Boss.
However I did do some projects for Unicord and it’s (then baby elephant) Korg, and St. Louis Music, and some other companies in the music business. After quite a few years I also did some product designs for Musitronics Corp’s former arch-rival Electro Harmonix (on and off from 1996 to 2011).

And now, to avoid (it is hoped) the mental deterioration of semi-retirement, last year I set about ‘re-inventing” products from the high priced vintage Original Musitronics Mu-Tron line and introduced in October 2013 the first product(and first of a new product line) is called the Tru-Tron 3X, made in the USA by Mu-FX, a division of Beigel Sound Lab.(Established 1971 to make….Synthesizers.)

I was unable to fully utilize the legacy of the fine reputation of the “Mu-Tron” name, on account of some silly mistakes by an ethically-challenged former Musitronics employee.

But i hope the new Mu-FX /Beigel Sound Lab products will speak for themselves in terms of sound quality, design integrity and creativity, and high-end quality control.
We have already got many great demos from some original Mu-Tron endorsers, and even hi-profile NEW endorsers like Bootsy Collins. I also recently sent 3 Tru-Trons to the VERY legendary “boy Wonder” Superstar of the 70’s to the present.

So…….The Mu-FX project was and is already in full-swing, when …
to my amazement I received a communication from Alison Tavel, (Don Tavel’s grown up daughter), a full generation in years after the design and construction of the (very few RESYNATOR instrument-controlled one-voice synthesizers and the “one -off” HEXSYNATOR six voice guitar synthesizer). Somehow both items had been preserved over those many years and Alison managed to gather various dispersed parts of the Res/Hex/synators, materials and documentation.
Today (August 2, 2014) Alison brought all of these items down to my lab near San Diego– for refurbishing and restoration to musical operation. Thank goodness the documentation was fairly well preserved.
This could be construed as very serious example of “what goes around comes around”!!! Or maybe it was just improbability theory at work again.

And I am glad that I am still “around” to make Don’s brain-children “sing” again, for his daughter and–Who knows who else will try these unusual and creative “lost products from another age”. Strange but true, true, true.
Mike Beigel

Looking for a way to get back in touch with Doug McIntosh – Currently restoring the Resynator and Hexynator for Alison (Don’s daughter) to record music with bands. Any information would be appreciated!

alison@alisoninwonderland.com & mike@mu-fx.com

I am Don’s brother and would like to get in touch with Doug McIntosh via email, which does not appear with his posts. I can be reached at LSTavel@gmail.com.
Thanks

Hey Doug, my name is Alison – I am Don’s daughter. I would love to have a chat with you at some point about the Resynator among other things. Please let me know if you are able to connect. thanks!