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Subject: EX-42 spotted on eBay

From: "David Rogoff" <david@...>
Date: 2005-09-30

Hi all.

Pretty quiet around here lately. I know I've been swamped with the
mundanities of life. However, on a more fun, and CS80-related note, I
just saw this on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7353775214

It's an EX-42, less than an hour from my house! Any thoughts on this?
It's listed as untested/As-Is because the owner doesn't have the
matching speakers. Aren't there line outs on this? I remember
reading that the GX-1 didn't have line outs and needed modification to
run to a mixer/amp (like many organs, including Hammonds). It would
be nice if I could check it out in person before the auction ends and
could test it somehow.

Anyway, please speak up if you know about these. How does it compare
to the EX-1/2? How fixable is it (custom chips, availability of
service manual, etc). How's it sound? Anyone else looking to pick it up?

David