The Kawai & Teisco Analog Synths Group

After listening (and watching) the YouTube demonstation video of the 
SX240, posted here a few weeks back, I have to admitt that I think 
that the SX240 is a much more interesting instrument. Very fat, very 
versatile, sort of a synth camillion. 




--- In kawai-teisco_analog@yahoogroups.com, "kmbole" <kstarcher@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hey all - thanks for your help.
> 
> Well, I listed it for $225 (CAN) and sold it for that in two days, 
got
> two calls, so I think it was just the right price.  It went to a
> vintage synth collector so he'll give it the cleaning it needs and
> take good care of it.  
> 
> I would have liked to have kept it, but this bass guitar calls to me
> too strongly :)
> 
> Kirsten
> 
> --- In kawai_analog@yahoogroups.com, league_of_james@ wrote:
> >
> > SX240 can go for a little more because of midi. Frankly, i like 
the 
> > sound of the 210 more. I NEVER see them go for 400 though. More 
like 
> > $150-225 for either. Definitely under the radar.
> > 
> > On Sep 18, 2006, at 9:20 AM, gil_we wrote:
> > 
> > > Ebay will let you know ;)
> > >
> > >  --- In kawai_analog@yahoogroups.com, "Austin Cliffe"
> > >  <austin_cliffe@> wrote:
> > >  >
> > >  > I paid $200 US to have mine serviced... mine works almost
> > >  perfectly, save
> > >  > for some burnt out LEDs. The guy who serviced it said it was 
about
> > >  a $400
> > >  > synthesizer (granted he may have been upping the value in 
order to
> > >  make me
> > >  > feel better about spending that kind of money to just fix 
one), so
> > >  there you
> > >  > have another estimate.
> > >  > --Austin
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  > >From: "gil_we" <gil_we@>
> > >  > >Reply-To: kawai_analog@yahoogroups.com
> > >  > >To: kawai_analog@yahoogroups.com
> > >  > >Subject: [SPAM / Pourriel détecté] [kawai_analog] Re: 
Value
> of SX-
> > >  210 these
> > >  > >days?
> > >  > >Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:09:23 -0000
> > >  > >
> > >  > >I'd say - keep it,
> > >  > >the price is only going to rise with the years.
> > >  > >
> > >  > >That is only if you replace the nasty NiCD battery ;)
> > >  > >
> > >  > >
> > >  > >--- In kawai_analog@yahoogroups.com, Emile Gauthier
> > >  > ><emilegauthier@> wrote:
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > > Hi, I paid 280 $ CAN two years agor for it, perfect
> condition. I
> > >  > >saw it
> > >  > > > in new York at Two lines music store for 240 $ US last 
year. It
> > >  > >depends
> > >  > > > of its condition, its becoming more rare these years.
> > >  > > > emile
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > > kmbole a écrit :
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > > > Cool, thanks! That helps.
> > >  > > > >
> > >  > > > > --- In kawai_analog@yahoogroups.com
> > >  > > > > <mailto:kawai_analog%40yahoogroups.com>, 
league_of_james@
> > >  wrote:
> > >  > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > I paid 175 for mine a few years ago.
> > >  > > > > > still a fave.
> > >  > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > On Sep 15, 2006, at 1:09 PM, kmbole wrote:
> > >  > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > Hello all -
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > I inherited a Kawai SX-210 about a year ago from a 
friend
> > >  who
> > >  > >was
> > >  > > > > > > getting out of music. I played it for a few shows 
and I'm
> > >  > >fond of it
> > >  > > > > > > - but truly I'm a bassist at heart, and in order 
to fund
> > >  the
> > >  > >bass of
> > >  > > > > > > my dreams I have to sell a few things... *sigh*
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > So I'm looking to find a good home for the SX-210. 
It
> > >  plays
> > >  > >fine -
> > >  > > > > > > the keys are all good, some of the buttons are a 
bit
> > >  sticky
> > >  > >and the
> > >  > > > > > > dial can be touchy, but I believe it's nothing 
that a
> good
> > >  > >cleaning
> > >  > > > > > > wouldn't fix. There are screws missing along the 
top of
> > >  the
> > >  > >synth,
> > >  > > > > > > but structurally there's nothing wrong with this 
synth
> > >  that I
> > >  > > > > know of.
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > Problem is, I don't really know what to ask for it.
> > >  There's
> > >  > >none on
> > >  > > > > > > ebay at the moment to give me an idea of its 
worth. I
> > >  found
> > >  > >one post
> > >  > > > > > > online where someone bought it for $150 US and 
another
> > >  where
> > >  > >someone
> > >  > > > > > > bought one for 150 UK pounds - that's a pretty wide
> range,
> > >  > >and it's
> > >  > > > > > > from a few years ago to boot. I don't want to
> accidentally
> > >  > >undervalue
> > >  > > > > > > it, and also not ask so much I get laughed off
> > >  craigslist. ;)
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > Of course, if anyone here is interested in it, 
please let
> > >  me
> > >  > >know!
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > Thanks very much - I appreciate your help.
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > Kirsten
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > >
> > >  > > > >
> > >  > > > >
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > > --
> > >  > > > emilegauthier@ :: 418-554-1033
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