Yamaha CS80

Hi Stephen,

It's in the UK, but it'll be me that buys it. I'm not *offering* it on
this list, just asking advice about possible problems with it's
condition..!

Cheers.
TOM



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>
> Where is it located? And how much is the owner asking for it? If you
wish, you can contact me off-list with more info. Thanks in advance,
> 
> Stephen.
> 
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Quazimodo 
>   To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:09 PM
>   Subject: [yamahacs80] A CS80 find.
> 
> 
>   Hi chaps,
> 
>   I have found another CS80 close by me and it's up for grabs - but I am
>   slightly concerned. It all seems to be working apart from a couple of
>   voices. 
> 
>   (On my current CS80 which works 100%- when I bought it back in 1986 a
>   voice didn't sound and it turned out that someone had tweaked the
>   wrong preset - (VCA?) - and it just wanted setting up again..) 
> 
>   So this new find might well be similar.... but otherwise I am
>   concerned that it has live a great part of it's life stored in a damp
>   garage and the metalwork inside has this white powder on it. It won't
>   come off really and some of the brass screw bolts are dis-coloured
>   with it etc... My main concern is how this has affected the solder and
>   PCB's. Anyone here have any similar experiences and actually how bad
>   does it have to be visually before it's an issue?
> 
>   Like I said, the synth seems to work OK except for a couple of voices
>   and it's in need of a tune up.
> 
>   Obviously I need to base my offer on info collected from sources such
>   as our group here.
> 
>   Many thanks in advance.
>   TOM
> 
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