Poly 800 worth? $ (somewhat OT)

[BJ]

tomg wrote:
> 
> ----------
> > From: Hallgeir Helland <hhelland at usa.net>
> > To: DIY <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
> > Subject: Poly 800 worth? $ (somewhat OT)
> > Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 3:09 PM
> >
> > Hullo,
> >
> > All this talk about modding Chris' Poly 800 has got me thinkin'
> > about one sitting in a local music store. (used ofcourse)
> > The asking price is 2000 Norwegian kroner. (that is about $300 USD)
> 
> $125-$200 US about $50 more for the P-800II w/digital delay.
> >
> > Q: How much is the market price for these?
> >    And is it any fun for modding?
> 
> Not really, good filter though...
> 
> > On a very realted note: The secondary school I attended some
> > years ago have an old Crumar Bit (One or 99 ...not sure) and
> > perhaps I can fetch it, but how much is this one worth?
> 
> I hear the Bit-One used crap paper boards that absorb water and swell then
> dry out stressing the traces even more. It was labeled the most dangerous
> synthesizer in the world because of the shock hazard. The Crumar DSS-1 is
> terrific though.
> -tg

The two ones i once had ( a Black Bitt 99 and a withe rack mounted Bitt
01) had both
glass fibre boards! And Curtis filters and 13600 VCA and sounded nice i
think,
but had som "ovetone" sound to it because of the 5 bit ramp DAC.

BJ