Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi! I thought I'd introduce myself. 

My name is Simon Beck. I'm a 41-year-old semi-pro multi-
instrumentalist living in London, England, and I've been using Casio 
instruments since 1981. My first Casio was a CT-202 bought direct 
from Casio UK, which I played in various bands until 1991, when I 
donated it to the musical instrument collection of the Horniman 
Museum in south London. I added a new CZ-101 to my stack in 1986, and 
in 1989 I bought a second-hand CPS-101 electronic piano to replace a 
stolen Hohner Pianet T. In 1990 I bought a DH-1 Digital Horn which is 
currently awaiting the ubiquitous capacitor replacement. 

My keyboard setup throughout the 1990s comprised the CPS-101 MIDI'd 
to the CZ-101 and a Yamaha EMT-10 sampled piano/strings module. About 
3 years ago I tried out the CZ-101 after a couple of years' non-use 
and found that its circuitry was apparently terminally damaged - all 
the LEDs flashed, and no sound was produced. I found a second-hand CZ-
1 on www.loot.com for 75 pounds - about $100 - and literally threw 
out the old CZ-101 (sorry to anyone who thinks they could have 
rescued it!).

As well as keyboards, I also play bass guitar, chromatic harmonica, 
Theremin, rudimentary Telecaster strumming, double-bass, recorder, 
percussion and a bit of finger-picking acoustic guitar. My main 
styles of music are blues, jazz, soul and rock, but I've played just 
about every style of music over the years apart from classical. I'd 
love to be able to, but being self-taught I can't read music!

Some of you may already know me as the "virtual curator' of Simon's 
Hall of Electric Pianos - www.hallofelectricpianos.com and as the 
editor of Vintage Keys E-Zine: http://vintagekeys.tripod.com, and 
even though I don't own any vintage keyboards I am an enthusiast of 
pre-digital (and particularly pre-MIDI) gear.

I look forward to some interesting discussions! 

Simon Beck
London, UK