Yamaha CS80

Speaking as one who works on CS machines frequently, $3650 is too much.  
There are too many parts that need to be overhauled in a stock CS-80 for 
any price over $3K to really be match value.  There are exceptions, of 
course, but unless I personally inspected the machine I would be hard 
pressed to offer much more than $2K not knowing just for sure what I'd be 
getting in return.  A complete overhaul can cost between $500 and $1K 
depending on what needs fixed.  At minimum I would replace power supply 
filter capacitors and swap out all of the old 4xxx-series chips, socketing 
the new ones.  If mechanical parts need repair, those usually have to be 
custom-made unless spares are available.  Even then, the spares are 
usually as old as the original parts.

  I hope that $3650 machine works for the buyer.  Heck, I hope he actually 
gets the transaction completed--eBay seems to be a bit more risky these 
days.

Crow
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, dscr22 wrote:

> Man, $3,658, and not the greatest example you'll find.