Laurie and Jesus, and Max too,
If they made Valentine's cards for CS-80s, you guys would definitely be sending them. I love 'hearing' the passion in your e-mails. I only wish Yamaha would feel this passion too and find a way to preserve these beloved, unique creations.
laurie <
laurie@...> wrote:
"Lindsay" at Edmonton Audio Works does Excellent work on them......but
that again would be North of the Border in Edmonton Alberta.....It would
be wise to get a time slot booked with him as he also services Hammond
organs and other older Electronics.....I would Easily make a 14 hour
journey from where I am to get mine looked at......
BTW......A CS80 prevents grey hairs as it is the synth that becomes a
natural extention of a musician....If you can think it, you both can
play it ....from a programmers side it is limited.....from a musicians
side, it is infinite........
cuari7 wrote:
> I know I'm going to sound silly and corny as hell for saying (writing)
>
> this, but it's been a really long time since I felt so excited about a
>
> synthesizer as I feel with my CS80.
> Not since I bought my first synth, a Juno-6, way back in 1983, did I
> feel this infatuated with an innanimate object.
> That is why, knowing how fickle and temperamental a beast this baby
> is,
> I already foresee periods of painful anguish when it starts
> malfunctioning (I guess it's not an issue of "if" but of "when",
> huh?).
>
> If any of you guys has read the Pinch/Trocco book "Analog Days", you
> may recall the brief section about Suzanne Ciani and the painful
> experience of owning her Buchla modular, and how she suffered when it
> broke down. Shit, I'm gonna get a lot of grey hair from this thing,
> but
> it's just that this thing is so damn AWESOME!
>
> That is why, I want to ask you guys: who, in your opinion, is the best
>
> technician for CS80 repairs in the continental USA?
> I guess if it breaks down badly, I'll be willing to lug it around the
> country in a rented van, as long as I can keep its beautiful analog
> heart beating...
>
> OK, enough cheesy BS......;-P
>
> Thanks, guys!
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