Talk:Vox Continental/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 14:05, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Comments
 * Are we still BritEng enough to say "transistorised" instead of 'transistorized"?
 * Good point


 * On that theme, maybe "musical equipment manufacturer Vox" could be "English" or "British" depending on how nationalistic you're feeling?
 * Personally, I go with "British" but then I grew up near London while my family comes from near the A4061, so this may be a personal viewpoint


 * If you link transistor, ought you link oscillator?
 * Don't see why not


 * " in Dartford, Kent; " perhaps Dartford in southeast England? I know it's the garden of England and all, but it would help give it context to our more geographically-challenged readers.
 * Hmmm *sucks teeth a few times* .... if we really want to avoid county arguments, we could just say Dartford, as we're then not linking to a redirect


 * "Single Manual Vox Continental" is the infobox caption but that capitalised name isn't used in the article.
 * Should be in lower case, "single manual" is a description


 * "used by The Beatles, The..." shouldn't all these be "the Beatles, the ... " etc?
 * Definitely


 * "Korg bought" again, perhaps "Japanese manufacturer Korg bought"?
 * Done, personally I think it's obvious but then I am used to Korg and Vox gear


 * Should the 2017 variant be reflected in the infobox, e.g. "1962–1971, 2017"?
 * I suppose it should; though I personally think the 2017 version is nothing like the 60s one, that's POV


 * Forgive my ignorance, but the infobox also says "Polyphony	Full" but it's not clear to me what that means nor how it's covered in the article.
 * "Full polyphony" means that you can play every note on the keyboard at once and get a sound. The description of the oscillators and divider circuitry explains how it can have full polyphony, and I don't believe it's original research to go from one to the other. I think the real problem is isn't designed for pre-synth vintage keyboards and so the fields have got to be jiffled a bit.


 * Ah, I found "single manual Continental" but manual isn't capitalised.
 * Indeed. "Manual" shouldn't be capitalised (well, at least not in the middle of a sentence) because it's a common term, not part of the instrument brand


 * Can we link "naturals" and "sharps".
 * Sure


 * "16'" what does that mean? 16 feet?
 * Yes. This is standard nomenclature on both classical / church organs and modern organs like the Hammond. See organ stop.


 * "circuit, that" I see no need for that comma.
 * Removed


 * "lowest note, C" link?
 * Didn't know we had an article on that - done


 * "in Dartford, Kent in" comma after Kent.
 * "in Rayleigh, Essex while" similar after Essex.
 * Am I looking in the right place - these both have commas after them?


 * You link Dartford and Rayleigh, what's wrong with Erith??
 * Well, it's full of mudflats, downwind from London, and stuck out of the way of the Dartford Crossing and the Blackwall Tunnel, making .... oh, you mean link it - done


 * General: do we have any information on  roughly how much these cost?  You talk about the budget Jaguar but I've got no idea if that was £100 while the regular was £500 or whatever.
 * "increase supply a licensing" I'd pop that spare comma after "supply" here.
 * Done


 * "289cc" we normally have spaces between numbers and units.
 * Done


 * Call ignorant (by all means) but I don't know what a "celeste" is.
 * The article is at celesta for reasons I don't understand - linked


 * "didn't" avoid contractions.
 * Done


 * "numbers show 9,100" indicate rather than show.
 * Done


 * "regarded" by whom?
 * Rewrote to say "The original Vox Continental is still used by collectors of vintage instruments." which is less POV


 * I would link germanium. I love flowers.
 * Linked (and I'll assume that's a joke)


 * "required to be returned" what do you mean by "returned" in this case? I guess like "re-tuned" rather than "returned" to manufacturer.
 * That's a typo - well spotted, fixed


 * "Vox Continental internal circuits and components" sexy pic.


 * "which makes servicing easy." reads like a review, perhaps "which facilitates servicing"?
 * Changed to "which allows servicing without having to dismantle the instrument"


 * "by the Beatles' John Lennon, " overlinked.
 * Fixed


 * "Piano Bass " why is that capitalised?
 * It's a proper noun, the Fender Rhodes Piano Bass. Random source here


 * "Paul Revere & the Raiders" small t in the.
 * Fixed


 * "'60s " -> "1960s".
 * Tweaked


 * What's a Farfisa?
 * Good catch, I thought Farfisa was mentioned earlier, but turns out not


 * "didn't" avoid contractions.
 * Done


 * "Dammers[45] and" put ref at end of sentence.
 * Done


 * "garage band The Horrors" the article describes them as a "rock" band.
 * I don't think it's important to mention the genre myself, so removed


 * " pp. 148,167" space after comma. Check others.
 * Done


 * "p. 154-156" pp. and en-dash.
 * Done


 * "Vox - Combo Organ Heaven" en-dash.
 * I've run the "Fixed dashes using a script" script but it doesn't appear to have done anything, can you check?


 * "Continental in detail: www.reinout.nl" bit linkrotty.
 * Fixed, I think


 * Would this also be a good entry in Category:Instruments of musicians as other bands (besides the Beatles) use it?
 * Definitely, so tweaked. Really, the article should have more categories, but they aren't my strong point. Normally, somebody comes along and adds a bunch.

That's it, a really interesting read, thanks. On hold. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!&#33;!&#33;) 13:18, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. I've addressed everything except the original sales prices, for which I need to wander over to the bookshelf and get Classic Keys to see what it says. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  14:41, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Cool, good so far, can you ping me if/when £ are included? Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!&#33;!&#33;) 15:00, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * (ec) Okay, I've popped some prices in, albeit in US sales figures, and - gosh - it's an eye opener. The 1965 Vox Jaguar costs, adjusted for inflation, about the same as a full-sized Nord Stage today. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:01, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Lovely, I really enjoyed the article, and I think it's up to snuff, so promoting. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!&#33;!&#33;) 15:16, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review, if by the end of it, I say "I didn't know that" or "it's an eye opener" despite having improved the article extensively, it's a good review. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:22, 17 March 2021 (UTC)