Emax

i *did* find a decent deal on Ebay about a year ago.  i won a bid on Ebay
for the Baldwin (Emax) clone sampling keyboard for $60.  the seller thought
the disk drive wasn't working but it turned out fine.  to top it off, the
seller was in Ferndale Michigan, about two miles from where i was living so
i didn't have to pay any shipping.  i also got about 12 disks of E-mu
samples in the deal too (not that that mattered anyways since i got EMXP and
the omni floppy program).  anyways, i ended up selling the keyboard a few
months ago because i just moved from Detroit to Austin.  i think i'll have
to keep an eye out on the Austin Craig's list.  :)



On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Mike Wolak <mikewolak@...> wrote:

>   I'll 2nd that. I picked up a mint EMAX SE keyboard w/ 100
> or so discs for $100 from the Austin Craislist. I've
> recently added SCSI to it and couldn't be happier.
>
>
> --- Jonathon Stevens <jonathonbstevens@...<jonathonbstevens%40hotmail.com>>
> wrote:
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> > I think the best deals to be had are locally. Fortunately
> > where I am located many people use craigslist and i've
> > found a few deals through there. I think the key is to
> > be patient.
> >
> > I agree with you completely about the "secret weapon"
> > idea. My interest in these ancient devices is that I
> > enjoy the quirks of using them. I like the limited
> > interfaces and have some appreciation for the often
> > compromised sound quality relative to modern machines.
> > There's some part of me that feels that these limitations
> > inspire my own creativity. But obviously ymmv.
> >
> >
> > To: emax@yahoogroups.com <emax%40yahoogroups.com>
> > From: brooksmosher@... <brooksmosher%40gmail.com>
> > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:20:56 -0600
> > Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Price
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> > i think some of it has to do with what people
> > feel that "secret" weapon *is*
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> > for a certain sound or production that they are looking
> > for. there's a lot
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> > of hype - if someone finds out that their favorite artist
> > or producer uses a
> >
> > Casio SK-1 then they *have* to use it too. i also think
> > maybe another part
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> > of it has to do with how low the value of the dollar is
> > compared to the
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> > Euro, that is, if someone is willing to ship overseas.
> > Ebay reaches out to
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> > such a broad market that it's really tough to get a deal.
> > The best bet is
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> > to luck out at someone's garage sale...
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> > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:32 AM, Alan Currall
> > <alan@... <alan%40wanlockhead.demon.co.uk>>
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> > > So where does one go for a 'bargain' if everyone who
> > is selling knows
> >
> > > that they will get their best price on Ebay?
> > Unfortunately, it's a
> >
> > > market driven economy and these things actually are
> > 'worth' exactly
> >
> > > what people are willing to pay for them. It's just
> > tough for us poor
> >
> > > enthusiasts who are priced out of the market.
> >
> > >
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> > > My only advice (which I find hard to follow myself) is
> > to be patient.
> >
> > > What goes up, must come down.
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> > >
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> > > That's my 2 cents (probably not enough, I know),
> >
> > > Alan
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> > > On 20 Feb 2008, at 10:03PM, Brooks Mosher wrote:
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> > > > And there was a Prophet 2002 that just went for over
> > $500 as well
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> > > > on Ebay a
> >
> > > > week or so ago. Ebay isn't a good place to find a
> > deal and most
> >
> > > > people are
> >
> > > > expecting to make a good profit. I see auctions for
> > things like
> >
> > > > Prophet-5's
> >
> > > > with a buy it now at $2,000 or Moog Prodigy's for
> > $1,000.
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> > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Jonathon Stevens <
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> > > > jonathonbstevens@... <jonathonbstevens%40hotmail.com>
> > <jonathonbstevens%40hotmail.com>> wrote:
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> > > > > Althought I really like my emax, I would hesitate
> > to invest much
> >
> > > > money
> >
> > > > > for one. You can do a hell of a lot more feature
> > wise with a new
> >
> > > > machine, so
> >
> > > > > in my mind the only thing going for the emax is
> > it's somewhat
> >
> > > > unique sound
> >
> > > > > and simple interface. I can't imagine it's either
> > cheap or easy
> >
> > > > to fix a 20+
> >
> > > > > year old sampler, which to me should be a huge
> > factor with
> >
> > > > regards to price.
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> > > > > For those who have to have "that" sound then there
> > probably is no
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> > > > limit to
> >
> > > > > the price they'll pay to get it. My cheap SE
> > machine came with a
> >
> > > > 100+ disc
> >
> > > > > library, although i didn't get it for the library,
> > i got it for
> >
> > > > the sound
> >
> > > > > and interface. Would I pay more than $100? no way.
> > I got a
> >
> > > > Sequential
> >
> > > > > prophet 2002 for $25, there's 12 bits and analog
> > filters, not as
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> > > > easy to
> >
> > > > > use, not as hip as the emax, but it'll get the job
> > done when you
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> > > > want 12 bit
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> > > > > & analog filters.
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> > > > > But hey, it's just my opinion.
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> > > > > To: emax@yahoogroups.com <emax%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <emax%40yahoogroups.com><emax%40yahoogroups.com>
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> > > > > From: plus_321@... <plus_321%40yahoo.com><plus_321%40yahoo.com>
> > <plus_321%40yahoo.com>
> >
> > > > > Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:22:08 -0800
> >
> > > > > Subject: RE: [emax] Re: Price
> >
> > > > >
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> > > > >
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> > > > > Keep in mind that it was an HD that sold for that
> > much
> >
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> > > > > and it had an extensive sample library with it.
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> > > > > An Emax which is SE, but not SE HD is not worth
> > much
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> > > > > more than a regular Emax, because the only thing
> > that
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> > > > > separates them is the silk screen on the front of
> > the
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> > > > > machine since anyone can upgrade an Emax to an Emax
> > SE.
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