Yamaha CS80

Not being an American and not too deep into American synth techs, I´d say Scott Ryder (Crow) is probably the one to turn to. Tom Moravansky might be another possible candidate in MD but I don´t know if he works on CS80s.

Kevin Lightner may probably cringe when you ask him... :-)

Stephen

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: cuari7 
  To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:16 PM
  Subject: [yamahacs80] love hurts


  I know I'm going to sound silly and corny as hell for saying (writing)
  this, but it's been a really long time since I felt so excited about a 
  synthesizer as I feel with my CS80.
  Not since I bought my first synth, a Juno-6, way back in 1983, did I 
  feel this infatuated with an innanimate object.
  That is why, knowing how fickle and temperamental a beast this baby is, 
  I already foresee periods of painful anguish when it starts 
  malfunctioning (I guess it's not an issue of "if" but of "when", huh?).

  If any of you guys has read the Pinch/Trocco book "Analog Days", you 
  may recall the brief section about Suzanne Ciani and the painful 
  experience of owning her Buchla modular, and how she suffered when it 
  broke down. Shit, I'm gonna get a lot of grey hair from this thing, but 
  it's just that this thing is so damn AWESOME!

  That is why, I want to ask you guys: who, in your opinion, is the best 
  technician for CS80 repairs in the continental USA?
  I guess if it breaks down badly, I'll be willing to lug it around the 
  country in a rented van, as long as I can keep its beautiful analog 
  heart beating...

  OK, enough cheesy BS......;-P

  Thanks, guys!



   

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