Yamaha CS80

One of the signature smells in a lot of Japanese instruments from the 
60s & 70s comes from particles of smoke from the strong tobacco the 
factory workers tended to light up during assembly shifts.  The flux 
traps these particles and then hardens as it absorbs moisture and slowly 
glassifies over time.  I get a roomful of tobacco odor every time I 
re-chip a circuit board in a CS-80.  Melt the flux during desoldering, 
and the tobacco particles and released along with lead fumes, etc.

  The other particular smell is that of aged wood.  The chassis of the 
CS machines, largely being wood, age over time and absorb all sorts of 
odors in the process, the result of which is that "vintage" smell.

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