Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

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?

Thanks!

Dennis

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' :)

I just picked up a version 2 VFXsd on eBay for $335. From the photos, it
appears to be pretty close to mint - even still has the "Mega Piano" sticker
on it.  It should arrive on Tuesday.

Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.
Columbia, Maryland, USA

UgotaWanit: A New Music Experience:  http://www.ugotawanit.com
Geren's Personal Site:  http://members.home.com/gerenm
The On30Guy On30 Web Site:  http://members.home.com/on30guy
Four County Society of Model Engineers:  http://www.fcsme.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Suzanne Archibald [mailto:suzanne@...]
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 7:45 PM
To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Mint Condition VFX-SD


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' :)


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On Saturday 03 November 2001 09:19 pm, you wrote:
> I just picked up a version 2 VFXsd on eBay for $335. From the photos, it
> appears to be pretty close to mint - even still has the "Mega Piano"
> sticker on it.  It should arrive on Tuesday.

I did notice that auction, you were very lucky :)

>From the pics, I'd be willing to bet it was a display model that for some 
reason never got sold. 

when it arrives, You might want to have a local tech check the battery and 
possibly the ribbon connector, since the chances are its never been opened 
(and hence fixed).

Hmm... That's a thought.  I did all of the fixes myself on my first one, so
it is the first thing I plan to do again.

Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.
Columbia, Maryland, USA

UgotaWanit: A New Music Experience:  http://www.ugotawanit.com
Geren's Personal Site:  http://members.home.com/gerenm
The On30Guy On30 Web Site:  http://members.home.com/on30guy
Four County Society of Model Engineers:  http://www.fcsme.org



>From the pics, I'd be willing to bet it was a display model that for some
reason never got sold.

when it arrives, You might want to have a local tech check the battery and
possibly the ribbon connector, since the chances are its never been opened
(and hence fixed).

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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' :)

Sounds like a great deal! I'd be curious to know what kind of 
condition it's in.

Dennis

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@y..., "Geren W. Mortensen, Jr." <gerenm@h...> 
wrote:
> I just picked up a version 2 VFXsd on eBay for $335. From the 
photos, it
> appears to be pretty close to mint - even still has the "Mega 
Piano" sticker
> on it.  It should arrive on Tuesday.
> 
> Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.
> Columbia, Maryland, USA
> 
> UgotaWanit: A New Music Experience:  http://www.ugotawanit.com
> Geren's Personal Site:  http://members.home.com/gerenm
> The On30Guy On30 Web Site:  http://members.home.com/on30guy
> Four County Society of Model Engineers:  http://www.fcsme.org
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzanne Archibald [mailto:suzanne@c...]
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 7:45 PM
> To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@y...
> Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Mint Condition VFX-SD
> 
> 
> 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' :)
> 
> 
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
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> 
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I'll let you all know on Tuesday (UPS claims that's when it will be here)
after I've had a chance to unbox it and plug it in.

Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.
Columbia, Maryland, USA

UgotaWanit: A New Music Experience:  http://www.ugotawanit.com
Geren's Personal Site:  http://members.home.com/gerenm
The On30Guy On30 Web Site:  http://members.home.com/on30guy
Four County Society of Model Engineers:  http://www.fcsme.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis [mailto:dk_ssf@...]
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 1:40 PM
To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Mint Condition VFX-SD


Sounds like a great deal! I'd be curious to know what kind of
condition it's in.

Dennis

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@y..., "Geren W. Mortensen, Jr." <gerenm@h...>
wrote:
> I just picked up a version 2 VFXsd on eBay for $335. From the
photos, it
> appears to be pretty close to mint - even still has the "Mega
Piano" sticker
> on it.  It should arrive on Tuesday.
>
> Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.
> Columbia, Maryland, USA
>
> UgotaWanit: A New Music Experience:  http://www.ugotawanit.com
> Geren's Personal Site:  http://members.home.com/gerenm
> The On30Guy On30 Web Site:  http://members.home.com/on30guy
> Four County Society of Model Engineers:  http://www.fcsme.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzanne Archibald [mailto:suzanne@c...]
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 7:45 PM
> To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@y...
> Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Mint Condition VFX-SD
>
>
> 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' :)
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
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>
>
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