----- Original Message -----From: Paul CunninghamSent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 7:45 PMSubject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: korg mono/poly question: how much would you pay?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.
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> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Terje Winther
> <terje.winther@...> wrote:
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>> 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.
>>
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>> 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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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: korg mono/poly question: how much would you pay?
2010-04-09 by Frank Simon
This synth is worth say$700 tops. Correct me if I'm
wrong. Looks like a cool synth I have no experience with it but unless you are a
wizz bang synth expert, it can be a heart ache. I bought a Prophet 10, Korg
Trident II, and a Roland JX10 not working for $35 each and I am
not a synth tech but an electrical engineer and feel I should be able to fix
these guys and it is tough. There was some power supply issues on one but that
is as easy as it gets. I could go on but unless you are a great synth repair guy
it is not worth much. I will say however if you find someone willing to trouble
shoot and let you do the solder repair that would be cool but hey educations
aren't cheap and synth guy has to make money for his knowledge. My biggest
problem is I will pay good money for high level intellect but don't want to pay
the same money for the same guy spending hours soldering
components.