[sdiy] PAIA 4700 on ebay

[Colin Hinz]

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Tim Parkhurst wrote:

> Anyone just gotta have a monster PAIA 4700?
>
> One of the better sounding 4700 systems I've seen is up for sale on ebay
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38071&item=3733483450
>
> As always, watch for the word wrap.
>
> Sounds like this guy upgraded a lot of the tuning trimmers and is actually
> able to get the system to stay in tune for a while (something I was never
> really able to do with 2700 and 4700 stuff years ago). It's a pretty big
> system. Something like 12 VCOs. He's got some good sound samples too (a nice
> Tangerine Dream-esque tune is the last sample. Nicely done)

Urk.

Shipping costs? For me, a $10 cabfare.

Spouse gating? Incredibly, that's taken care of, too. (Earlier today
she bought a musical instrument of comparable value....talk about
a coincidence!)

But seriously, I think I need to ease into this a little gently!
And similarly seriously, at this stage the "learning by DIY" is
an important part of the process.

Sure is tempting to think about, though.....

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada