Florian Schneider stuff up for auction
As odd, gorgeous, quirky and expensive as you'd expect.
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fred zeppelin II: Electric Boogaloo, Fri 24 Oct 2025, 10:33,
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It doesn't actually seem that
expensive, considering.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 24 Oct 2025, 12:00,
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Though people would think you were taking
the piss if you had a mad looking box with a load of knobs on it as an objet d'art in your living room, and you told them that it was owned by one of Kraftwerk.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 24 Oct 2025, 12:03,
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That's exactly what I have in mind for myself.
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fred zeppelin II: Electric Boogaloo, Fri 24 Oct 2025, 14:02,
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I can't afford to bid on anything useful
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fred zeppelin II: Electric Boogaloo, Fri 24 Oct 2025, 18:56,
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Mad looking musical boxes with loads of knobs on are intrinsically useful
for making mad sounding knobby box music.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Fri 24 Oct 2025, 19:01,
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I can imagine b3ta posters having boxes full of knobs already.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 24 Oct 2025, 18:43,
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I own several.
Truly, I can supply my own knobs.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Fri 24 Oct 2025, 18:59,
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Always useful to have backup knobs, just in case.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 24 Oct 2025, 21:48,
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Whenever people throw away white goods, ovens, and audio equipment,
I like to rip their knobs off.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Fri 24 Oct 2025, 22:42,
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Some of them can be stiff to get off.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 24 Oct 2025, 22:58,
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I also have a few pots of knobs. I love Moog stuff and have several of their stomp boxes but the knobs are crap. I've replaced them all with chicken heads so I can see at a distance what is going on.
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It still has a month left and some of the electronics are rare enthusiast gear.
Like this guy who goes thru it all...
youtu.be/WxYGxpXBEos?si=akccnjv992kyb4MR
I'd luv to have a Hohner Guitaret but they sell for over $2,000 and the two in the auction could hit $3,500-$4,500 with the Kraftwerk provenance.
youtu.be/el-L-I-bxWQ?si=8CY88shimrV-0zvk
Fortunately, someone uploaded samples of one for free.
www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/hohner-guitaret/
Sadly, there isn't a Kraftwerk branded musical pocket calculator.
www.openculture.com/2019/06/when-kraftwerk-issued-their-own-pocket-calculator-synthesizer.html
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DerKommissar Look how much fun we're having!, Sat 25 Oct 2025, 14:09,
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You could have gone with The Muppets/Fraggles/Dark Crystal Henson auction instead.
Contains fewer saxophones
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Indeed, I was taken aback by the amount of saxophonage on offer.
So I've put a bid on Zoot the Muppet sax player instead.
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fred zeppelin II: Electric Boogaloo, Sat 25 Oct 2025, 10:00,
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OK. But what have you done with Stephen the Reasonable Protest Wolf?
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Jabberwoc misses D.R. and Quinch, Sat 25 Oct 2025, 1:41,
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There is nothing left to protest about...
er...
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fred zeppelin II: Electric Boogaloo, Sat 25 Oct 2025, 10:01,
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