Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Actually, they are still in production, and they have the "Made in Italy" sticker on the

bottom. They just don't have the "Ensoniq" sticker on the top. They still have the

original 'piano wire' switch, like the original. I bought one, new, in 2005, for $12.00.

>
> That is great to know.  But, that was still 6 years ago when you bought 
> yours.  Where did you buy it? Are they still available?  I would love to 
> know... to replace this one eventually, I didn't want to sell it, but I 
> am looking at the foreclosure of my home and feeding my family in this 
> ridiculous economy - so I intend to replace it, in better times, if the 
> governments stop bailing out the banks and corporations at our expense 
> through taxes and inflation.  I wish I could just print money, at will, 
> like the Federal Reserve does!  It is legal for the banks to rob us, but 
> illegal for us to rob the banks.  The Federal Reserve can legally 
> conterfiet money, but it's illegal for us to do the same.  Yeah, 
> governments represent the common man, right?  I just want to make music, 
> is that so bad, to live a humble life striving to achieve my art and 
> live relatively decently - but never, at the unwilling expense of 
> others, or the Earth.  Damn, the world is becoming so messed up, all 
> because of $$$ and the lust for power, oh and using "terrorism" as an 
> excuse for shoving their dystopia up our arse.  I think it sucks totally!
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/15/2011 10:57 AM, john bluhm wrote:
> >
> > Actually, they are still in production, and they have the "Made in 
> > Italy" sticker on the
> > bottom. They just don't have the "Ensoniq" sticker on the top. They 
> > still have the
> > original 'piano wire' switch, like the original. I bought one, new, in 
> > 2005, for $12.00.
> >
> >
>

I ma have a spare one. If I can put my hands on it, you can have it.

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Synthesist wrote:
>
> That is great to know. But, that was still 6 years ago when you bought
> yours. Where did you buy it? Are they still available? I would love to
> know... to replace this one eventually, I didn't want to sell it, but I
> am looking at the foreclosure of my home and feeding my family in this
> ridiculous economy - so I intend to replace it, in better times, if the
> governments stop bailing out the banks and corporations at our expense
> through taxes and inflation. I wish I could just print money, at will,
> like the Federal Reserve does! It is legal for the banks to rob us, but
> illegal for us to rob the banks. The Federal Reserve can legally
> conterfiet money, but it's illegal for us to do the same. Yeah,
> governments represent the common man, right? I just want to make music,
> is that so bad, to live a humble life striving to achieve my art and
> live relatively decently - but never, at the unwilling expense of
> others, or the Earth. Damn, the world is becoming so messed up, all
> because of $$$ and the lust for power, oh and using "terrorism" as an
> excuse for shoving their dystopia up our arse. I think it sucks totally!
>
>
>
> On 6/15/2011 10:57 AM, john bluhm wrote:
> >
> > Actually, they are still in production, and they have the "Made in
> > Italy" sticker on the
> > bottom. They just don't have the "Ensoniq" sticker on the top. They
> > still have the
> > original 'piano wire' switch, like the original. I bought one, new, in
> > 2005, for $12.00.
> >
> >
>