Mutron Octave Divider info

[DaveB]

For all those interested.....
 I was reading an article on www.beitec.com and he mentioned that the Octave divider was designed in part by George Merriman. He also mentioned that some part of it was patented by merriman as well.
After some searching, I found this:
 http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=04151775&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%2Fnetahtml%2Fsearch-adv.htm%2526r%3D2%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526d%3DPTXT%2526S1%3D'Merriman%3B%252BGeorge'%2526OS%3D%252522Merriman%3B%252BGeorge%252522%2526RS%3D%252522Merriman%3B%252BGeorge%252522&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=9BC69EE9D31D
 
Patent #4,151,775  "Electrical apparatus for determining the pitch or  
 fundamental frequency of a musical note".

There's no schematic but a block diagram and a VERY detailed writeup on the operation.
 
-David

[BillyJ]

DRAT! Looks like I need some upgrade to see it... :cry:

[DaveB]

I think its some sort of quicktime file. My comp opens up quicktime everytime it views it. Unfortunately, I cant find any way to save the file.
-Dave

[Zero the hero]

They are tiff files.
I downloaded and converted in Jpeg.
PM me your mail if you want a copy...