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Subject: Re: [yamahacs80] Re: A CS80 find.

From: james devero <j.devero@...>
Date: 2007-09-13

Hey
I am actually thinking about selling my CS-80...
Anyone have any interest here...I live in Chicago
Crow just serviced it and Im picking up this weekend.
Hope everyone's summer was great....J D

blchrr@... wrote:
If its in the UK why not pick it up and take it direct to Kent Spong (KSR)
see if he can take it on? Im not sure how busy he is at the moment though.
Get him to restore it..?
You can get his number from the RL Music website.
Ill be getting my 80 back hopefully at the end of August after the KSR
treatment.. cant wait... :)

> Hi Stephen,
>
> It's in the UK, but it'll be me that buys it. I'm not ∗offering∗ it on
> this list, just asking advice about possible problems with it's
> condition..!
>
> Cheers.
> TOM
>
>
>
> --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "Wavecomputer360"
> <wavecomputer360@...> wrote:
>>
>> Where is it located? And how much is the owner asking for it? If you
> wish, you can contact me off-list with more info. Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Stephen.
>>
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Quazimodo
>> To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:09 PM
>> Subject: [yamahacs80] A CS80 find.
>>
>>
>> Hi chaps,
>>
>> I have found another CS80 close by me and it's up for grabs - but I am
>> slightly concerned. It all seems to be working apart from a couple of
>> voices.
>>
>> (On my current CS80 which works 100%- when I bought it back in 1986 a
>> voice didn't sound and it turned out that someone had tweaked the
>> wrong preset - (VCA?) - and it just wanted setting up again..)
>>
>> So this new find might well be similar.... but otherwise I am
>> concerned that it has live a great part of it's life stored in a damp
>> garage and the metalwork inside has this white powder on it. It won't
>> come off really and some of the brass screw bolts are dis-coloured
>> with it etc... My main concern is how this has affected the solder and
>> PCB's. Anyone here have any similar experiences and actually how bad
>> does it have to be visually before it's an issue?
>>
>> Like I said, the synth seems to work OK except for a couple of voices
>> and it's in need of a tune up.
>>
>> Obviously I need to base my offer on info collected from sources such
>> as our group here.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance.
>> TOM
>>
>>
>>
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