Yamaha CS80

wow.....
I have never played mine sitting down....lol
couldn't imagine it....
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From: rj krohn r_j_d_2.phila@...
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:36:45 -0700
To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [yamahacs80] CS-80 on CP-70?

> as an owner, i cant imagine having mine on anything other than a stand like the original(im lucky to have the original). itll probably make sense when you get yours-its the most playable synth ive ever had. standing up would really blow, IMO. best of luck.
> 
> alt-mode <yahoo@...> wrote:                             Hi,
>  
>  I'm new to the group and I'm dealing with the rather weighty (pun  
>  intended) decision to get a CS-80.  With any beast like this, fitting  
>  it into the right place in the studio is a heavy (OK, I'll stop with  
>  the puns now) decision.
>  
>  I'm considering setting the CS-80 on top of a Yamaha CP-70 electric  
>  grand.  Eddie Jobson had his on top of a CP-70 back in the day but I  
>  don't know if he had some special stand made for the CP-70 to deal  
>  with the extra weight.  There is also the issue of making sure that  
>  there is air circulation underneath the CS-80. I think this can be  
>  handled by raising the CS up on blocks or angling it a bit forward.   
>  I'm less concerned about this than I am with just the weight on the  
>  CP-70.
>  
>  Does anyone have any experience with putting a CS-80 on a CP-70?  Am I  
>  crazy to be considering this arrangement?
>  
>  Thanks,
>   Eric
>  
>  
>      
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