ABSOLUTE DEVIATION

Absolute Deviation was founded by long-time Buchla technician and musician, Joel Davel. Joel worked for Don Buchla from 1993 to 2015 and did PCB layout for every Buchla design since 1996. On the Marimba Lumina--In Don's words: "Coordinating hardware development and helping with sound design, Joel Davel contributed his talents to just about every aspect of the project, including printed circuit design, beta testing, and sound design." Joel is a percussionist. The flexibility of the Marimba Lumina has allowed him to make the instrument his primary tool of expression. It only makes sense for Joel to continue supporting his own primary instrument. Scroll down using the bar on the right to find more information about the history of this instrument.