Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Thanks all for the feedback - I appreciate it! This one is unusual in 
that it's never been on a gig, matter of fact, other than two moves, 
it's only been out of the house once in its life to have the repairs 
done.

I'm going to go ahead and list it on eBay and see what happens.

Dennis

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@y..., Suzanne Archibald <suzanne@c...> wrote:
> On Saturday 03 November 2001 07:23 pm, you wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I am the original owner of a VFX-SD. It's a great instrument, in 
mint
> > condition, but I don't play it anymore and I'd like to sell it. 
It's
> > had the infamous ribbon connector problem fixed, and I have all of
> > the manuals, as well as a stand and bench.
> >
> > How much can I reasonably expect to get for it?
> 
> Anywhere from $300 to $800, I'd say. Perhaps even more with the 
manuals and 
> stand.
> 
> I paid  $599 or my SD1 a little over a year ago, it wasn't anywhere 
near 
> 'mint' condition (though it worked fine until last week :). The 
plastic 
> covering below the wheels was  a little melted with a burn hole, 
all but 1 
> screw was missing from the flip panel portion of the front panel.  
It did 
> have almost all of the original disks though (except 2)
> 
> I've seen VFX-SD's go for $399 at places like starving musician and 
trading 
> musician, I've also seen them advertised for $700, presumably the 
variable is 
> the quality of condition.
> 
> Its odd, but despite all the complaints you see about the ribbon 
connector 
> problem, almost all of the VFX/VFX-SD/SD1s you see out there have 
been gigged 
> until they're battered and beat-up, so a Mint condition one is 
somewhat 
> 'unusual' :)