Youtubers and musicians, Look Mum No Computer and Hainbach, take us to the abandoned music instrument factory of Bontempi in Italy.
Many synthesizers and keyboards today are produced in large factories in China or other Far Eastern countries. Things used to be different. Yes, there were also production facilities in Europe.
For example, Bontempi produced its own synthesizers and music keyboards, as well as those for other companies in Italy from the 70s on. But that was once upon a time, and the factory has been abandoned for many years.
Look Mum no Computer and Hainbach, two musicians who are constantly searching for vintage synth gems from past times, were recently invited to Italy. They had the opportunity to visit a long-abandoned Bontempi production facility.
Bontempi
The rooms of the Bontempi factory are still packed with instruments from the past, including products, prototypes, and test equipment – yes, what both love so much.
Look Mum No Computer and Hainbach made two excellent videos from their adventures, taking viewers into the abandoned rooms of the Bontempi factory where 1500 employees once worked (1989).
When these halls were bustling, Bontempi was one of the big players in the musical instrument market. This changed in the late 1980s with the emergence of major Japanese companies like Yamaha or Casio.
You get a glimpse into various rooms where production, testing, storage, and more took place. It’s fascinating how large the factory was and how many instruments still lie there in miserable, dirty condition.
Hainbach has found a little treasure on his second visit, a high-end microphone that works with his test equipment. His video is about the microphone, but also shows impressions from the visit to the abandoned factory.
After watching these two video tips, I’m pretty sure you want to explore the place yourself. Perhaps you’ll find something they both overlooked.
More information here: Hainbach / Look Mum No Computer
A little help: The guys name from „Look mom no computer“-channel is „Sam Battle“. It is weird to read your text where you call a man by its channel 😉.
He is primarily known as Look Mom No Computer also Hainbach is known as Hainbach even he has a different name 😉
alot of people are known as different names. never would i refer to someone as almost a full sentence. thats stupid on both ends, the guy that decided to go by that & the people that call him it. first comment was right