Yamaha CS80

Its the sonic limitations and the technological rarity....like a guitar , which will keep
its value......
The CS80 is more than old electronics and Technology, my friend.........Its a genius of an
instrument with an unmatched  intuitiveness which gives its life to the
performer.....there is no reward better in a synthesiser than its realtime interaction
with the player.....it establishes immediate unity with its old analogue circuitry, and
breathes instant life into any mix....... 

-----Original Message-----
From: Quazimodo <noddyspuncture@...>
To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
Date: 02/11/2010 10:43
Subject: [yamahacs80] Re: Been offered a CS80 for £8k - deliberations...

   
I think the trick here is to buy two (or more) and stock up on parts when/where ever
possible. 

I count myself lucky in that I paid £250 and £1300 for my CS80's and £1000 for my
latest addition - CS70M 

Try to keep them running and look upon them as instruments rather than investments! 

--- In yamahacs80@yahoogro ups.com, OH <ohesch@...> wrote: 
> 
> given its sonic limitations and that it is 
> very old technology, i really think that 
> price will peak eventually. i personally 
> would never spend that amount of money 
> on an old synthesizer with custom chips. 
> of course, there is the rarity 
> factor of a collectible item, but it remains 
> an instrument with high technology content 
> and custom parts unlike old guitars or paintings 
> you'll never have trouble with... 
> 
> if you are sure it will be amortized in, say, one year, 
> you could give it a try for the pleasure of owning it 
> but it is most likely not going to be a great investment. 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2010-02-11 at 13:06 +0000, mattcs80 wrote: 
> > 
> > That's kind of what I'm worried about. I know it's had some kind of 
> > work from KSR but I suppose that's no guarantee it's not going to 
> > break tomorrow. 
> > 
> > If it had been £3-4k then I'd have snapped it up. The only thing 
> > that's making me consider it is that they'll just keep going up in 
> > price I expect... although I can't believe they're this much already. 
> > 
> > --- In yamahacs80@yahoogro ups.com, "Wavecomputer360" 
> > <wavecomputer360@ > wrote: 
> > > 
> > > At 8k there are many pitfalls. As much as I love the CS80, I´d not 
> > spend that much on this synth unless I have twice that amount in my 
> > wallet to buy spares and pay a tech to install these in case something 
> > breaks. 
> > > 
> > > Stephen 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: mattcs80 
> > > To: yamahacs80@yahoogro ups.com 
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:57 PM 
> > > Subject: [yamahacs80] Been offered a CS80 for £8k - deliberations. .. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > First of all Hi to everyone! My first message to the group. My 
> > name's Matt and I've been a synth player for years, just embarking on 
> > a new recording project. 
> > > 
> > > I've been offered a CS80 for £8k. It would be about 4 times more 
> > money than any other bit of musical kit I've ever bought, just to put 
> > in perspective! I've wanted a CS80 for years and am now wishing I'd 
> > taken out a loan 5 years ago and picked one up for a quarter the 
> > price! Only now do I have that kind of money available... 
> > > 
> > > My main reason for posting here is to ask what pitfalls to consider 
> > when buying one of these? Are there any components in there that you 
> > just can't get any more? 
> > > 
> > > What I don't want is a giant 8 grand oversized paperweight! :) cos 
> > I'm not buying it to look at, I want to play it, probably quite a lot! 
> > > 
> > > What it boils down to is really - should these things be left to 
> > wealthy collectors now, or is it a viable instrument for years to 
> > come? It will reside permanently in my studio should I end up buying 
> > it. 
> > > 
> > > Also, with regards to price, what are they worth? - I'll listen to 
> > all angles on this... 
> > > 
> > > Cheers! 
> > > 
> > > Matt. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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> > > 
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