Elka Drummer One BBD Dating from the early 60s

Dating from the early 60s

The black plastic side panels have been cut down at the back to make them flush with the back of the unit (possibly to make it fit somewhere in the past)

and are increasingly sought-after to add character and warmth to modern digital recordings (the Arctic Monkeys used a Custom Copicat when recording their 'Suck It And See' album - see Sound On Sound magazine July 2011)

This is a very early unit and is pretty wild compared to the later ones - some ear-piercing resonance at higher settings make this a contender for serious techno-abuse

Elka Drummer One BBD Dating from the early 60s*SOLD, but we are working on another! Get in touch now* One of our favourite beatboxes of all time. For sale in excellent condition and perfect working order following a service (including extensive re capping) by our techs. Dating from c1969, this uncommon beatbox is an Italian made machine used by many seminal Krautrock bands in the late sixties and early seventies Harmonia, Cluster, Roedelius, Kraftwerk etc it was badged as Echolette in Germany.