# Octave Cat
“Beautiful OCTAVE ELECTRONICS INC, “The CAT” Duophonic analog “Electronic Music Synthesizer.” Serial #: A17xx. Model 1853. Made in Long Island City, NY (late 70′s).
This is very nice example of The Cat which has been recently serviced by Analog Synth Service (Greg Montalbano) in Oakland and received a clean bill of health (calibration, contact cleaning and some new caps). The synth sounds amazing and even though it’s modeled on the Arp Odyssey it sounds superior IMO with all discrete filter and oscillator, dual sub-oscillators, duophonic sample & hold, and more flexible/mixable waveforms. It sounds fantastic and is very stable.
There are a few small scratches on the face and some lost paint around the VCA volume, but overall very nice cosmetics and unworn lettering. The sliders work well with no scratchiness. The faux-wood side panels look good but have some rough plastic edges here and there (pic 11 shows the worst area). Also a very small name and serial number have been etched into the finish on the back right corner.
Octave Cats are just starting to be collectable as Odyssey prices continue to climb…get one while they’re still affordable. ” Link