Phantastron all-vacuum tube synthesizer kit in Boing Boing Bazaar

The maker of the Phantastron All Vacuum Tube Synthesizer spared no expense in producing his demonstration video of this versatile musical instrument. The kit is $195 in the Makers Market / Boing Boing Bazaar.

Adapted from a WWII radar circuit bearing the same name, the Phantastron is an all vacuum tube synthesizer. It can be used as a full featured oscillator, an effect for guitar synth and other instruments, or as a standalone instrument.

The Phantastron includes:

Control Voltage (CV) input

Audio Input

Line level output

Volume, Octave, Pitch and Waveform controls

The kit is built in vintage style upon a turret board, rather than a PCB. It is enclosed in a handsome fire-branded unfinished wooden case with aircraft aluminum panels.

More information and a sample of the manual can be found here.

Phantastron Kit