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	SYNTHI THEFT COPENHAGEN 13th February 2019 text page P H O T O S O F S T O L E N I T E M S item overview / detailled description on text page item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 1 ] Suitcase model: travelite Orbit Trolley L, 4 wheel, black, overall dimension: W x H x D: 43 x 75.5 x 31 cm (16.9 x 29.7 x 12.2 inches) The suitcase contained all the following items listed below and on the text page. (web photo) item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2A ] EMS Synthi AKS analogue synthesizer consisting of the EMS SYNTHI (serial-# 45629) and the EMS KS Keyboard Sequencer (ser.-# 4911,KS) housing in a black plastic 'Spartanite' briefcase . PLEASE REVIEW THE UNMISTAKABLE IDENTIFYING FEATURES OF THIS INSTRUMET item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2B ] black plastic 'Spartanite' briefcase of the EMS Synthi AKS dimensions when closed: 48 x 38 x 13 cm (ca. 18.9 x 15 x 5.1 inches) The EMS SYNTHI is mounted in bottom part of briefcase, the EMS KS Keyboard in its lid. Here standing on the opened fabric protection cover. On the metal part of the case handle is printed: Spartanite . item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2B2 ] EMS Synthi briefcase in protection cover closed with 2 nylon luggage straps which are necessary, as the velcro fastener of the cover is warn out. This is a more recent photo: item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2C ] EMS Synthi 'Spartanite' briefcase in protection cover, top side The protection cover is from a kind of stretchable jeans fabric, outside black, inside grey-ish The two lower leather pads I edited in, as they weren't there on this early photo. item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2D ] EMS Synthi 'Spartanite' briefcase in protection cover, bottom side item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2E ] EMS SYNTHI S e r i a l N u m b e r : 4 5 6 2 9 (The serial number is located on the corner of the black plastic trim above the left loudspeaker, not visible on this photo) unmistakable characteristics to help to identify the stolen EMS SYNTHI item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2F ] EMS Synthi: synth panel with all special features This photo highlights all specific so-called "modifications", which are extra additional features for this instrument, here marked with various colors. Unique is the simultanity of all these modifications . item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2G ] EMS Synthi: synth panel with unique feature combinations The producer of this instrument, EMS Cornwall/England, had sent me this photo including the following 5 remarks about features being unique for this stolen synthesizer: 1) "The two 'kb' switches above the filter level knob. EMS has never done this on another Synthi." [ image 2H ] 2) "Headphone level knob is to the RIGHT of the speaker mute switch. Nowadays if we add functions here the dial is to the left." [ image 2I ] 3) "The THREE switches in the envelope shaper section. Normally just one, two is rare. There is only one other synth where we built three switches." [ image 2J ] (note: the 'stop'-label of the right switch, here on an older photo from 2012, had been later moved below the switch, and an 'on'-label added on its left, visible on the 2019 photo image 2E) 4) "Just one 3.5 mm jack socket ("invert") next to matrix and one switch ("vcw") in Reverb section. A unique combination." [ image 2K ] 5) "Label on the top four horizontal rows of the matrix is partly made with pen - not by printing." [ image 2L ] item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2M ] three ISO metric screws with a black screw head They fasten the SYNTHI inside the bottom part of the black 'spartanite'-briefcase. One screw at the case handle, and one screw at each of the two case feet item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2N ] EMS KS Keyboard Sequencer Serial Number: 4911,KS after performance on 13th Feb. 2019 item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2O ] EMS KS keyboard sequencer when mounted inside of the lid of synth case It is fastened from the opposite side with two of these screws [ image 2S ] (this is a photo taken from the internet, not the lost KS) item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2P ] EMS KS keyboard sequencer: top side item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2Q ] EMS KS keyboard sequencer: bottom side item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2R ] EMS KS keyboard sequencer: model plate with serial number: 4911,KS (on bottom of keyboard) item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2S ] two screws fastening the keyboard on the inside or outside of the briefcase lid item overview \| top \| text page \| home Synthi Accessories [ image 2T ] EMS Synthi-to-KS keyboard connector cable, grey; visibly curled up with grey metal 8-pin Jones socket/plug item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2U ] EMS Synthi mains power cable, grey, ca. 2m long item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2V ] two selfmade presto-patch cards wrapped in black woven fabric put inside the briefcase item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2W ] self-made wooden piece to angle the synthi, no photo, therefore this sketch: item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 2X ] the wooden piece here visible placed under the synthi item overview \| top \| text page \| home Apple MacBook Pro laptop computer [ image 3A ] MacBook Pro 13-inch, Retina, early 2015, MBP13.3/2.9GHz/16GB/256GB/DEU/DEU Model: A1502 / EMC 2835 Serial Number: C02PN2J3FVH6 top side item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 3B ] MacBook Pro: bottom item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 3C ] MacBook Pro: bottom text item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 3D ] MacBook Pro: model/serial numbers Model: A1502 / EMC 2835 Serial Number: C02PN2J3FVH6 item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 3E ] MacBook Pro: screen/keys item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 3F ] MacBook Pro: keyboard, the left cmd-key has a hole and label text rubbed off on that key item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 3G ] MacBook Pro: Case Logic laptop sleeve, black outside and inside item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 3H ] MacBook Pro: password protected screen on "wake up" from "sleep mode" item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 3I ] MacBook Pro: password protected screen on on start-up/booting item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 4 ] BOSS FV-50L Stereo Volume Pedal (web photo) item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 5 ] multiple power socket - black - special feature: power sockets on both sides of the socket board: - 3 power sockets Type F (CEE 7/3, German "Schuko") on one side - 6 power sockets Type C (Europlug) on the opposite side - black power plug, standard CEE 7/7 (Type E and F) [wikipedia link] - and a black ground lift switch mounted in black , tape-marked with "on/off" and "an/aus" - power cable ca. 1.5m long power cable - old white/green label on the socket board sticked on during a british electricity check item overview \| top \| text page \| home audio cables [ image 6A ] 1 black TS (1/4-inch jack) cable with angled & straight 'Neutrik' jacks marked with "TL", ca. 3m item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 6B ] 2 black TS (1/4-inch jack) cable with angled and straight metal jacks, ca. 1.5m item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 6C ] 2 TRS-XLR.male adapter cables, ca. 15 cm, marked with "TL" item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 7 ] BOSE Headphones model: BOSE Quiet Comfort 15 noise cancellation headphones, in black case includes heaphone cable, adapters, extra AAA battery (not visible on this web photo) item overview \| top \| text page \| home stolen items with no photos audio CDs 21 audio CDs were in a brown card board box and plastic bag inside the suitcase. Of those I can remember are these ones [with external links to label websites]: - 2 Tiziana Bertoncini/Thomas Lehn Horsky Park www.anothertimbre.com - 2 Frédéric Blondy/Thomas Lehn obdo www.anothertimbre.com - 3 John Butcher/Thomas Lehn/Matthew Shipp Tangle www.fataka.net - 1 Christopher Fox Topophony hatART/outthere - 2 Konk Pack Doing The Splash Megaphone Records - 1 Urs Leimgruber/Thomas Lehn Lausanne www.for4ears.com - 2 TOOT one www.sofamusic.no - … (?) other items As far I can recall, the suitcase contained these other items: - blue gloves and black wollen hat (in the small outer lid-bag of suitcase) - a large piece of white foamish wrap plastic - 1 or 2 black t-shirts - binocular/magnifying eyeglasses in a black spectacle case - … (?) item overview \| top \| text page \| home [ image 1 ] Suitcase [ image 2A ] EMS Synthi AKS complete setup [ image 2B ] EMS Synthi Spartanite briefcase with opened fabric protection cover [ image 2B2 ] EMS Spartanite briefcase in protection cover with nylon luggage straps [ image 2C ] EMS Spartanite briefcase in protection cover, top side [ image 2D ] EMS Spartanite briefcase in protection cover, bottom side [ image 2E ] EMS Synthi panel, with patch pins, inverter cable, KS keyboard sequencer switch [ image 2F ] EMS Synthi panel, unique identifying features, all special features of this instrument [ image 2G ] EMS Synthi panel, unique identifying features, unique feature combinations [ image 2H ] EMS Synthi panel, unique feature detail 1: 'kb'-keyboard switches [ image 2I ] EMS Synthi panel, unique feature detail 2: headphone knob [ image 2J ] EMS Synthi panel, unique feature detail 3: 3 switches in envelope shaper section [ image 2K ] EMS Synthi panel, unique feature detail 4: 1 switch, 1 socket in reverb/input section [ image 2L ] EMS Synthi panel, unique feature detail 5: manual pen labeling [ image 2M ] Spartanite briefcase screws [ image 2N ] EMS KS Keyboard Sequencer [ image 2O ] EMS KS keyboard inside case lid [ image 2P ] EMS KS keyboard top [ image 2Q ] EMS KS keyboard bottom [ image 2R ] EMS KS keyboard Serial Number [ image 2S ] KS keyboard screws [ image 2T ] EMS Synthi Accessories: Synthi-to-KS keyboard connector cable [ image 2U ] EMS Synthi Accessories: Synthi power cable [ image 2V ] EMS Synthi Accessories: Synthi presto-patch cards [ image 2W ] EMS Synthi Accessories: wooden piece to angle synthi (sketch) [ image 2X ] EMS Synthi Accessories: wooden piece to angle synthi (setup) [ image 3A ] Apple MacBook Pro laptop computer: top [ image 3B ] MacBook Pro: bottom [ image 3C ] MacBook Pro: bottom text [ image 3D ] MacBook Pro: model/serial numbers [ image 3E ] MacBook Pro: screen/keys [ image 3F ] MacBook Pro: keyboard [ image 3G ] MacBook Pro: Case Logic laptop sleeve [ image 3H ] MacBook Pro: screen after "sleep mode" [ image 3I ] MacBook Pro: screen on start-up [ image 4 ] BOSS Stereo Volume Pedal [ image 5 ] multiple power socket [ image 6A ] audio cables: 1 black TS, ca. 3m [ image 6B ] audio cables: 2 black TS, ca. 1.5m [ image 6C ] audio ables: 2 TRS-XLR.male adapter [ image 7 ] headphones BOSE Quiet Comfort 15 [ no images ] items without photos item overview \| top \| text page \| home ^ updated on March 14, 2019