today i bought an arp odyssey(model 1210) and a prophet 5(rev 2) for $200 each!
they both needed a serious cleaning, lot’s of dirty pots and connections, but both fired up and put out sound. the prophet sounded especially sweet.
they’re at my tech’s now getting cleaned up. are there anythings i should be looking for that would be a sure sign these keyboards are broken beyond repair? or is just the fact that they play notes a good sign?
you make me sick 
i think this beats the Sonic Six I got for $50.
yeah, sound is a good thing 
this nice old man was retiring and moving to arizona and was selling off everything he owned.
he posted the arp on craigslist and when i went to check it out he was like, “oh, i also have this prophet 5”. he kept going off about the arp, as i toyed with the prophet… i don’t think he knew what he had.
i just hope they clean up well.
this nice old man was retiring and moving to arizona and was selling off everything he owned.
he posted the arp on craigslist and when i went to check it out he was like, “oh, i also have this prophet 5”. he kept going off about the arp, as i toyed with the prophet… i don’t think he knew what he had.
i just hope they clean up well.
Everone gets at least one find like that in their life.
I once got a Hammond A100 for free and a Hammond C3 for $100.
Keith…
Do you think you took advantage of him?
[quote=“sir_dss”]Keith…
Do you think you took advantage of him?[/quote]
it occurred to me at first, but then i remembered the time i bought a minimoog for $1000… i was so excited by the price i bought it without checking the whole thing out completely. there ended up being so much wrong with it it would have cost more than i could’ve afforded to fix it… i ended up selling it for less than i bought it for.
i know very little about these two synths… other than the fact that the prophet is sought after i didn’t know what to check to see if it functioned properly… i had about 5 minutes to play around with them as his wife watched soap operas in the livingroom with me. he didn’t want money, he wanted them gone. i offered $400 for both and he took it without a 2nd thought… makes me think he would have taken a lot less. but for all i knew i was giving him $400 for two broken synths.
True True…
and hey, if Vintage Synths never made a “comeback” in the industry those two synths would probably be as worthless as a 1980s computer…
imagine that!
I don’t know anything about Hammonds, but someone I know who is moving offered me his Hammond M101. He going to leave it in the apartment otherwise. It turns on, but doesn’t really play. It’s in pretty nice cosmetic condition though, just a little dirty.
Is this organ worth much.? I was thinking of taking it and trying to repair it myself.
PS- back in '92, I bought a perfectly functioning MG-1 and MicroMoog at a pawn shop for $90 total. I thought the days of these kind of finds were long over… wonders never cease!
PPS- Keith, you are so lucky! The Arp Odyssey is my favorite synth ever besides a MiniMoog. It is probably the most inclusive and complete mono synth ever built; It does everything! It’s kind of like having a Prodigy and CP251 in one box, and then some. Plus, it just has the best sound.
I dunno, those Commodore 64 SID chips still sound pretty sweet.
eric,
yeah, this was my first time seeing an odyssey up close and i was amazed at how much it could do… sample and hold, noise, ring mod, etc etc… i always thought the odyssey was like the arp version of a prodigy, but it’s clearly a lot more than that.
i’m anxious to get them back from the shop.
I don’t know anything about Hammonds, but someone I know who is moving offered me his Hammond M101. He going to leave it in the apartment otherwise. It turns on, but doesn’t really play. It’s in pretty nice cosmetic condition though, just a little dirty.
Is this organ worth much.? I was thinking of taking it and trying to repair it myself.
I used to have an M-111 which I think is the same organ in a different style cabinet. Its not worth much (maybe $50?), but its still a fun organ. I don’t know if it would be worth investing much money or time into, but might be fun to tinker with. It won’t sound like a B3, but they do sound pretty good.
Just be careful, those old organs are high voltage. Don’t touch anything inside unless you know what you’re doing. They’ll fry you in a second, even if its unplugged. 
eric,
yeah, this was my first time seeing an odyssey up close and i was amazed at how much it could do… sample and hold, noise, ring mod, etc etc… i always thought the odyssey was like the arp version of a prodigy, but it’s clearly a lot more than that.
i’m anxious to get them back from the shop.
The Arp, in good condition, is worth about $580. There are a few different models of the Prophet 5, and some are considered of greater value than others. However on average, a Pro5 in good condition is worth about $1,250.00
I’d say you turned a good deal.
It’d be awfully hard to find a good Odyssey for $580! Maybe if it barely works. They’ve been fetching more like $800-1000 this year for good ones.
Wow, thanks! You may have just saved my life. My usual mode of operation is to start tooling around and ask questions later. Although I did notice those huge capacitors and tubes, so I probably would have been a little cautious. \
But it’s only worth $50? Really? No way is it worth the enormous trouble of carring it down 5 flights, across town, and then up another 3 flights to my apartment. Thanks.
Yeah man, although I love Moogs, the Odyssey is really on a whole other level than a Prodigy (even though they sell for the same price now-a-days). It’s funny how under-valued Odysseys are. To me, the only other synth that compares for sound or features is a MiniMoog.
The problem with Odysseys, and most Arps, is that they used plastic sliders which didn’t age as well as Moog knobs. Also, most of them are just plain older than most Prodigys or Rogues, etc–so the Arps tend to be noisy or unreliable. But if you have a good tech looking at it, it should come back in great shape.
I love Odysseys because they are set up like a modular synth with switches instead of patch cords, where you can modulate any source to any destination. Unlike many Moogs where there is just one modulation source (LFO). There’s even a Pedal input on the back for routable CV modulation (the Moogerfooger Exp pedal works great).
Plus, they just sound amazing, the Osc sync on the Odyssey is crazy, the ring mod is incredible… and just the raw tone of the oscillators is just very high quality and totally different than later synths.
I like Prophet 5s too, probably the best poly made, but I’m more of a monosynth enthusiast.
much agreed. fwiw, the prices i’ve been seeing lately for good examples are more like: prodigy $650-800, oddysey $850-$1000, prophet 5 $1,750-$2,250…
The Arp, in good condition, is worth about $580. There are a few different models of the Prophet 5, and some are considered of greater value than others. However on average, a Pro5 in good condition is worth about $1,250.00
The prices are nowhere as exact as that; can go much higher. Varies by condition and classified sales site.
Virtually any of those older 70s monos sound great, as in very organic in ways later synths didn’t. Odyssey, Prodigy, early Roland SH series, SEMs, Yamaha CS series..all great, all with their own individual characteristics and abundant warmth, in most cases.