Yamaha CS80

That's kind of what I'm worried about. I know it's had some kind of work from KSR but I suppose that's no guarantee it's not going to break tomorrow. 

If it had been £3-4k then I'd have snapped it up. The only thing that's making me consider it is that they'll just keep going up in price I expect... although I can't believe they're this much already.






--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "Wavecomputer360" <wavecomputer360@...> wrote:
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> At 8k there are many pitfalls. As much as I love the CS80, I´d not spend that much on this synth unless I have twice that amount in my wallet to buy spares and pay a tech to install these in case something breaks.
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> Stephen
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>   From: mattcs80 
>   To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:57 PM
>   Subject: [yamahacs80] Been offered a CS80 for £8k - deliberations...
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>   First of all Hi to everyone! My first message to the group. My name's Matt and I've been a synth player for years, just embarking on a new recording project.
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>   I've been offered a CS80 for £8k. It would be about 4 times more money than any other bit of musical kit I've ever bought, just to put in perspective! I've wanted a CS80 for years and am now wishing I'd taken out a loan 5 years ago and picked one up for a quarter the price! Only now do I have that kind of money available...
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>   My main reason for posting here is to ask what pitfalls to consider when buying one of these? Are there any components in there that you just can't get any more?
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>   What I don't want is a giant 8 grand oversized paperweight! :) cos I'm not buying it to look at, I want to play it, probably quite a lot!
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>   What it boils down to is really - should these things be left to wealthy collectors now, or is it a viable instrument for years to come? It will reside permanently in my studio should I end up buying it.
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>   Also, with regards to price, what are they worth? - I'll listen to all angles on this...
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>   Cheers!
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>   Matt.
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