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Linn Drum - a BAD "gear day"


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does anyone here own or know someone who owns a Linn Drum? [img]http://www.synthmuseum.com/linn/lindrum01.jpg[/img] well, mine refuses to 'boot up' (for lack of a better term).... i turn it on, and all the LEDs light up and stay lit, and the numerical displays show zeros.... that's all the damn thing does now.. is there something i can do to make it work again? or am i hosed? (it has batteries inside, does it need new batteries?) i am truely heartbroken :( it may have not been the best sounding drum machine, but it did have great sounds...and i kick myself in the ass for not sampling all the sounds before it decided to die on me. :mad: this is a bad gear day :(
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I know an drummer who is pretty knowledgeable on these things - he would surely know where to get service - there apparently is somewhere that specializes in all sorts of mods and upgrades. They are cool - he brought his over for some perc O/Ds a few weeks ago and he could get it to do anything. His looked somewhat different than the photo - gray I think. email me if ya like and I'll give him a ring. update: this has to be the place and his looked similar to the photo there. http://www.piumasoft.com/client/forat/drummachines/9000.htm

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Hey Sactog. I used to have a Linndrum before it was stolen about 10 years ago. I had loaned it to my bass player. He had it for about 9 months when I asked for it back. He had it in his garage, a community garage at that, unlocked. It was stolen of course. His insurance gave me $200. I really wasn't very happy. When I needed repair work done it was Forat Electronics who had taken over Linn. They were actual employees who took responsibility and further developed what they could of the machine. Sorry I don't have a number or address. I have no idea whether they're still around. Good luck! You sure that's not mine? ;-)

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Steve, my email server is shut down temporarily (due to the virus that's going around) but i'll send my info as soon as it comes up again...(hopefuly tomorrow) Henry, coincidentally it was ten years ago when i bought it, but i bought it in LA - the Guitar Center in Sherman Oaks to be exact. anyway, thanks for the info...i'll have to see if i can find Forat on the net. thanks for the replies :)
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My Linn spends most of it's time relaxing in the mic closet, but does come out occaisionally for a track or two. I would suggest FORAT, and they are still in business. http://www.forat.com/drummachines/ [img]http://www.gymusic.com/pix/LinnDrum.jpg[/img]

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[quote]Originally posted by GY: [b]I would suggest FORAT, and they are still in business. http://www.forat.com/drummachines/ [/b][/quote]Yeah Sactog. Those guys at FORAT are the most indicated to ask. The have been servicing LINN machines since 1986 and they even got permission to "remake" a LINN machine and call it a "Forat 9000". Just check'em out.

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