Yamaha CS80

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.

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...

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?

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!

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.

Also, with regards to price, what are they worth? - I'll listen to all angles on this...

Cheers!

Matt.

£8k currently seems too much even for a machine in very good condition.

If you can get the seller down to £7k I´d start thinking about it.

It seems the machine has been serviced by KSR. If this is the case
it will be in wonderful condition - Kent Spong does miracles on these machines.

I am assuming you are in the UK, so if you had any problems you could always take the machine to Kent.

In the end with the CS-80 it is all about emotions, not collector´s or resale value or money.

You are a musician and you will love this machine.

Would I buy a machine for £7k that has been fully serviced by KSR?
I would.

Hope this helps
Worsel

--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "mattcs80" <imatts@...> wrote:
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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.
>
> 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...
>
> 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?
>
> 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!
>
> 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.
>
> Also, with regards to price, what are they worth? - I'll listen to all angles on this...
>
> Cheers!
>
> Matt.
>