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2013-01-09 by robert hall
-back in the late 70 s they did claim these instruments fixed themselves... ... From: Constantin Subject: [yamahacs80] Re: Lowest
2013-01-09 by Constantin
Hi Kent, Thanks for your answer. I forgot to mention that the second instance this happened, it was very persisting. Had to bring someone to open it and take a
2013-01-09 by Omega Code 80
I experienced the same thing twice. No idea what is causing it. Kent ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2013-01-08 by Constantin
Hi there, I noticed the lower octave stopped working on my CS80 yesterday. All other keys, ribbon and knobs worked great. More specifically, the lowest C key
2013-01-08 by Constantin
Hi Dave, I had a friend of mine who is cs80 savvy come by and take a look at it. He opened the case, took a look below the keys, to check and clean things up.
2012-12-26 by David Rogoff
... Thanks - great to listen to! Although my mind quickly started hearing what ELP would have done with this in the 70s ala Fanfare :) Time to clean up
2012-12-26 by Quazimodo
Many thanks for that - wonderful! Cheers, TOM
2012-12-26 by PeterB
to all of you. It s been a while since I ve been here. Made a little CS-80 track for Christmas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGuDccp0Oys
2012-12-20 by Wheaton, Simon
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YamahaDX/ ? Simon Canberra AUSTRALIA ________________________________________ From: Mitchell Manger [mitchell.manger@yahoo.com]
2012-12-20 by Mitchell Manger
Hi, I realize that this is a Yamaha CS-80 group...but does anyone on here know where I could buy a Yamaha DX-1 memory/preset cartridge? Thank you, Mitchell
2012-12-13 by David Rogoff
... This brings up my occasional reminder for those stuck with a bad voice card: it s pretty easy to put in a jumper on the KAS board and disconnect the audio
2012-12-13 by Quazimodo
They will work - but they will drift at a different rate when the temerature changes... thus going slightly in and out of tune. I suppose it s a small price to
2012-12-13 by siwanyzki
This is a good point. Does anyone out there know if you can make the other numbers work. In other words is it possible to make a IG00153 33 in a synth that
2012-12-12 by Mike
I can help you with the panel bulbs. It took me years to find replacements, so I made a group buy and have been supplying bulbs to CS80 enthusiasts ever
2012-12-12 by Quazimodo
What I meant Mike, was that should an Osc chip blow ... you d more than likely not find another 11 anywhere. If you did find and Osc chip to replace it with
2012-12-12 by Mike
I m having trouble understanding what you mean.. I bought it because it sounded awesome even though I already have a CS80. After taking it apart and going
2012-12-11 by David Rogoff
You can t attach pictures in messages to the group. You have to post the picture in the Photos page (or anywhere else on the Internet) and post the link in
2012-12-11 by Mitchell Manger
I realize that this is a CS-80 forum, but does anyone know the name of the type of power cable on the back of this Yamaha DX-1 that I own? Please see the
2012-12-08 by Quazimodo
Yamaha s scaling system was all very well and good when these IC s were available in abundance. Nowadays though, I doubt anyone would have the luxury of
2012-12-08 by Constantin
Thank you so much for your quick reply Dave. I was able to understand the schematics and your notes, and will wait for my friend who is good in electronics to
2012-12-07 by Mike
I ve got a Yamaha CS-60 for sale in Chicago, IL. It is from my personal collection. Everything works fine and I have replaced some sliders that were a little
2012-12-04 by Stephen Parsick
According to Kent Spong, there were 786 units made (the first being 1001, the final one 1786). Vangelis has, I think, nine of them. Stephen
2012-12-04 by blchrr@homecall.co.uk
My mistake, my first Cs80 was serial number 1014, bought from Peter Forrest at the turn of the century of thereabouts. My current CS80 which ive had since
2012-12-04 by David Rogoff
Hi Constantin. Welcome to the group. Sounds like it s probably a simple problem. If you look at the giant, overall schematic (
2012-12-04 by Constantin
Hi there, My CS80 was working fine until today, when I noticed the lower octave stopped triggering any sound. All other keys, ribbon and knobs work great. More
2012-12-02 by David Rogoff
Eddie Jobson said he had the first CS80 sold outside of Japan. I think Bill Sautter still has it and could tell us what its serial number is. David
2012-12-02 by blchrr@homecall.co.uk
My first Cs80 was serial number 900 something.
2012-12-02 by Daniel Forró
AFAIK from my times being Yamaha Product Specialist, older Yamaha products for public market start serial numbering from 1000 up. If there are some machines
2012-12-02 by Stanley Iwanzyki
Just under 800 made total. The serial numbers end just before 1800 ________________________________ From: David Rogoff To:
2012-12-02 by David Rogoff
... I m pretty sure. I ve never seen/heard of a serial number under 1000 or over 2000.
2012-12-02 by scistudio440
I contacted him already, among others and he doesn t have any for the CS-80 and doesn t plan to unfortunately. He said as David: too complicated...
2012-12-02 by scistudio440
Thanks. 1000 made you say ? So synthmuseum is wrong claiming they were 2000 units then ?
2012-12-02 by David Rogoff
Not surprising it s a lot cheaper. Triggering the notes is pretty simple. About half the Kenton kit is processing poly-aftertouch and integrating that into
2012-12-02 by Rainer Keizer
There s a guy in the Netherlands called Mark Cox who makes a MIDI kit for the CS 60, I don t know if he also made something for the CS 80. His website - only
2012-12-02 by David Rogoff
... Not that I ve ever seen. There were only about 1000 CS80 made. I d guess there s about half of them left alive and maybe 200 people who d want and pay
2012-12-01 by scistudio440
Hi, I would like to know if there is currently any alternative to the Kenton retrofit kit to control a CS-80 via MIDI ? Thank you for your informed replies.
2012-11-22 by Mike
Yup. I m the guy. I ll post a set for sale on e-bay if you want. If you re comfortable, you could just pay me via paypal and I ll try and help you with
2012-11-22 by Rainer
I d love to hear your opinion on this - in general ofcourse, I m not necessarily looking for direct solutions, just about your general feeling on how to
2012-11-21 by Tony
Hi Are you the person who offers them on ebay as set ? because i m thinking of replacing them all. Kind Regards
2012-11-21 by Tony
Thanks a lot David I fixed the CS 60 today, i replaced IC 4 and 5 (SUB) and that solved the problem. I also fixed my CS 80, i didn t mention mine has a
2012-11-21 by Mike
Ive got bulbs if you need them.
2012-11-20 by David Rogoff
... There s someone in the group who researched this and found a replacement and I think sells them. Sorry - forgot the name right now but you can search old
2012-11-20 by Tony
Anyone ?
2012-11-15 by Tony
Hello to all My CS 80 Sub Oscillator works fine with aftertouch but not direct. And one of the preset selector lamps stopped working (bass) what kind of
2012-11-13 by David Rogoff
... No - just click the View Notebook link which says you don t have to be signed on to an Evernote account (which are free). David
2012-11-13 by Quazimodo
I can t see it David... do I need an evernote account to view it? Cheers, TOM
2012-11-13 by David
Hi all. If you re technically inclined, check out my new troubleshooting and documentation idea: www.evernote.com/pub/unfrostedpoptart/cs80troubleshooting
2012-11-10 by Mitchell Manger
Does anyone know what the name of the font that Yamaha used for the text on the CS-series (CS-80, CS-60, CS-50) preset buttons was? I need to silkscreen (or
2012-11-04 by Rainer
Hey people! I ve had my CS 60 serviced a while ago, turning it into an enjoyable, playable musical instrument again, but there are still some issues which I d
2012-11-04 by Laurie Curry
you mean 3k to 4k... thats a 1k ( 33%) increase or what to expect from any new offerings considering the drastic devaluation of the dollar... ... From: