Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Yamaha CS80

First of all Hi to everyone! My first message to the group. My name's Matt and I've been a synth player for years, just embarking on a new recording project.

I've been offered a CS80 for £8k. It would be about 4 times more money than any other bit of musical kit I've ever bought, just to put in perspective! I've wanted a CS80 for years and am now wishing I'd taken out a loan 5 years ago and picked one up for a quarter the price! Only now do I have that kind of money available...

My main reason for posting here is to ask what pitfalls to consider when buying one of these? Are there any components in there that you just can't get any more?

What I don't want is a giant 8 grand oversized paperweight! :) cos I'm not buying it to look at, I want to play it, probably quite a lot!

What it boils down to is really - should these things be left to wealthy collectors now, or is it a viable instrument for years to come? It will reside permanently in my studio should I end up buying it.

Also, with regards to price, what are they worth? - I'll listen to all angles on this...

Cheers!

Matt.