David,
I just saw your MIDI mod pics in the Photos section. Nice work! I much prefer your method as far as cosmetics go. Of course, my dream mod is to have some kind of external CV interface where you could jack into the VCF cutoff, resonance, etc., to be modulated from an external sequencer. I saw an Arp Odyssey on eBay once that had been moded with jacks on the front panel. Maybe with the 80, the jacks could be inside the memory compartment, hidden under the door. One can dream...
So, they're good for another 20 years, huh? Maybe virtual technology will advance to the point of truly replacing it by then. (Ok, no flame wars here!)
Oh, can someone tell me-- the serial number is 16XX, is that a later model?
Doug
--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, David Rogoff <david@...> wrote:
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> > effegee <mailto:floobygoop@...>
> > February 19, 2011 11:42 PM
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> >
> > Hi. I'm new here. I just acquired a CS-80 ... I'm looking at having
> > the Kenton MIDI installed (though I don't know how I feel about
> > drilling into the beautiful front panel to install switches-- we'll see).
> >
> > So, back to the CS-80: I'm somewhat concerned. With all of the reading
> > I've done here and on the net about replacing parts, etc., I feel like
> > I'm sitting on a time bomb. Is my CS-80 going to just stop working one
> > day? I understand that there are aging components, but I don't know
> > what I need to do right now for a
> Hi Doug. Welcome to the club! Just a quick note for now. First, I've
> put in 4 Kenton MIDI kits. After the first one, I came up with my own
> mounting method that put the switches and jack in the power-cord
> compartment. No holes drilled anywhere on the outside of the keyboard!
>
> Also, I think the CS80s should stay working for at least another 20
> years given what I've seen on failures and availability of parts, so I
> wouldn't worry much there. If you see a CS50 cheap (unfortunately
> doesn't happen anymore), pick it up for spare parts!
>
> David
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