ISO Pete Drake's Talking Music Actuator (Talk Box) Schematic

Michael Harrington · From: Ann Arbor

Would anyone in the know mind sharing a schematic of Pete Drake's "Talking Music Actuator" talk box? Ton Masseurs posted some very cool pics last year of what he believed to be a prototype model, but I haven't found much else in regards to the electronics of the unit while searching the Forum.

Thanks,
Michael

R Crow · From: Hectorville, OK USA

Michael, All that the talk box really is, is an extension speaker routed through the plastic tubing that goes in your mouth. The only wiring you really need is an A-B switch to disconnect the speaker in your amp and direct the output of your amp through the speaker in the talk box. I hope this helps.

Rick

Donny Hinson · From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.

Back in the day, it was sometimes referred to as a "speaker-in-a-coffee-can", which I believe was, more or less, what the prototype actually was. Laughing

R Crow · From: Hectorville, OK USA

Donnie, That makes sense to me. I've never seen the speaker in a can reference, but that is pretty much what it is. They included an on/off switch and a fuse.

If anyone wants one, I'll sell mine for $400.

Rick

Mike Auman · From: North Texas, USA

Generic diagram and info here: http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/effects-projects/filters-other/talkbox/building-a-talkbox/
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