Vintage Synth Repair

I wouldn't pay much more than $100 if there were problems with the  
electronics. It would be worth more though if it was in decent  
cosmetic condition and/or can be cleaned up with no major dents or  
scratches. If it looks like dirt, $100 sounds about right. It may be  
easy to fix, like a bad power supply, or it can sometimes be  
something really bad like pc board corrosion. The keyboards on these  
go pretty frequently but can be cleaned if you don't mind  
disassembling most of the keyboard. If I remember correctly, it has  
these little rubber contact patches that need to be carefully removed  
without tearing in order to clean the contacts underneath. There are  
sites that sell kits for doing this I think. Look for stuff about the  
Poly-Six, Poly61, and DW-6000 keyboard because I think they share the  
same parts. -pc


On Apr 8, 2010, at 6:53 PM, chthonicstreams wrote:

> thanks for the guess.
>
> let's assume it either can't or won't be repaired and will be used  
> "as is".  does anyone else agree on $100? that seems pretty low. i  
> know it's not the most popular synth, but i'm not trying to screw  
> the guy over or have my offer laughed at.
>
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Terje Winther  
> <terje.winther@...> wrote:
>>
>> The problem with vintage synthesizers is that in excellent shape they
>> are a bit too expensive, and in bad shape they are really, really
>> cheap. Why? Because it cost quite a lot to repair them.
>> Without having seen, heard or tested the synth in question it is hard
>> to tell the price. It could be just the keyboard that needs some
>> serious cleaning, or it could be that the electronics needs major
>> repair.
>> The best advice would be to have a professional service shop have a
>> look at it and determine approx. what needs to be done.
>> If it is in really bad shape, I wouldn´t give more than 100 USD  
>> for it.
>>
>> tw.
>>
>>
>> Den 8. april. 2010 kl. 20.18 skrev chthonicstreams:
>>
>>> i have a chance to pick up a used mono/poly but it is pretty fucked
>>> up.
>>>
>>> only some of the keys work, and when they do there is no way they
>>> make proper tones or anything much different from one another in
>>> pitch. some of the parameter knobs such as the scale do not seem to
>>> have any effect. the arpeggiator still works and so does the ADSR
>>> and a bunch of other things. but basically at this point is is a
>>> noisemaker only. cosmetically it's ok although the right wooden side
>>> has broken off and is hanging.
>>>
>>> i've seen these things going for anywhere from $500-$850 or more in
>>> excellent working condition. what kind of price do you think this
>>> one is worth?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Terje Winther
>> terje.winther@...
>> http://www.wintherstormer.no/
>>
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