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> The trouble with synthesizers is they die. A 50 year old Strat is 
> worth a fortune.
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Right, but i prefer Telecasters ...unfortunately at the same price.;-)
I've played 5' a 69 Strat, once owned by the late father of a local 
music shopkeeper. OK, it sounds very nice, it was a dream to play (even 
if i'm not a guitar hero), but objectively some contemporary instruments 
sound and play as well and they don't cost an arm. End of the dream... 
These high price tags are reached only because these instruments are now 
collectors items and no longer tools to have fun with music.
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> My Vintage Keys Module is a door stop. I want a keyboard with jacks 
> and knobs mounted to the metal case, a keyboard with a handful of good 
> sounds, that doesn't cost $2000.00, doesn't play itself with one 
> finger, and will last 50 years. That and a MoPho.
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Me too, Jimmy, but the problem with semiconductors is obsolescence, that 
goes faster and faster. You'll have to design such an instrument 
hardware very well to reach a good long term reliability, sometimes it's 
easy, others not and expensive. But it's worth a try...
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> Jimmy
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Cheers.
J.F.
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