Yamaha CS80

Hey Tom,

I sure don't want to regret selling it. I have solds TONS of synths
over the years because I always justify buying new gear by turning
over stuff I'm not using much. And with all of the stuff I've sold
over the years, I have two BIG regrets: my Oberheim Xpander (don't
remember WHY I sold it, what a fascinating synth), and my beloved
Hohner Clavinet D6, which I lost to poverty in the late seventies with
a pawn shop.

I usually don't form emotional attachments or sentimentality towards
my equipment, and right now the CS80 is being a pain in the ass. No, a
literal pain in my back, from lugging it to David's house and back,
and finding things still awry. Not David's fault at all, he did a
great job, it's just that it seems that at a certain age, these synths
need more health care than I do, and I'm 54!

Never had patience for this shit, it's why I would never own a vintage
car, no matter how cool it made me look driving down the street. If I
was mechanically minded, and enjoyed working on the car, it would be a
good way to pass my spare time, but I look at cars and instruments as
a means to getting where I'm going, and if they're going to be
unreliable, I look for alternatives.

Nonetheless, the CS80 is a very special instrument, and I intend to
get mine in shape before making the decision. Even if I don't wind up
using it much, I'll probably just put it back in the closet. Imagine
the street price for a CS80 ten years from now!

I DO have emotional attachments to two instruments: my Minimoog that I
bought in 1972, directly from the factory. I intend to keep it
forever. The vice-president of Moog Music got on the line to tell me
that I was the first person from Wyoming to buy a synth from them! It
still sounds good, functions, the oscillator pots are a bit cranky,
but it works. It was one of the last of that bunch with the
transparent wheels.

The other one is my Rhodes Stage 73 that I modified the shit out of,
and played on Paul McCartney's Say Say Say. Not for sale, ever. I
changed out all the hammers, it's bright as shit and has a special
preamp to make it brighter still. Sounds better than the
Dyna-My-Rhodes they were selling back in the days. Put it through a
nice chorus, and it's gorgeous.

OK, enough. Any of you guys regret selling things?

Bill

PS: I miss my clavinet...

--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "Quazimodo" <noddyspuncture@...> wrote:
>
> So once you get it 'Primo' Bill, why not just keep it..?
> You know you'd regret seeling it - I know I would.
> 
> Sorry...;^)
> TOM
> 
> 
> 
> --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "billwolfer" <bill.wolfer@> wrote:
> > I don't
> > want to sell it as is, because someone will wind up making a profit of
> > about two or three grand after fixing a few things and then
> re-selling > it.
> > 
> > So if I sell it, it's going to be primo, .....
>