Vintage synths for sale.

sundaeclubber · Post by **sundaeclubber** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:56 pm

What would be a fair price to offer for the CS60? I can have it for next to nowt, but I want to offer a fair price.

mee3d · Post by **mee3d** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:08 pm

You are in the right position if you are offering a price . . these instruments in good condition can go for quite a lot now. I sold my CS50 for £600 and then my CS60 for £1290 but both were in immaculate, as new condition with music rest and legs etc. Also both had been serviced at KSR (RLmusic's restoration company) . . that's quite important as the poly CS range are notorious for "falling over" . . you may get one that needs tuning every 3 months!!! . . my 50 did but the 60 was a lot more stable and only needed tuning once a year.

If I new I was going to do the servicing then I would aim low . .

Mal

sundaeclubber · Post by **sundaeclubber** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:13 pm

Blimey!

I'll offer a bit more than the £300 he's expecting then. It's still in its delivery packaging with all accessories, manuals etc..... Whats a CS80 worth these days for heaven's sake!?

H

mee3d · Post by **mee3d** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:00 pm

That's sounds like a good deal! Don't let him know!

CS-80's in poor condition go for about £1800 - £2200 . . . ones that have had a full service go for about £3k and the rlmusic ones, which has several modifications to the power supply and voice boards go for £4500.

Not too many 80's around now though.

Mal

The Unknown · Post by **The Unknown** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:13 pm

What's happening Mal - why all these sales? Your studio will be gone if you continue at this rate!

mee3d · Post by **mee3d** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:35 am

No one in their right mind would want to give up this

But life changes . . relationships change . . people move on.

lets just say at the moment i need to be materially light! So this lot has to go . . In a year or so when I'm settled I'll no doubt start the collection up again . . shame that some of these items are the best condition instruments I have ever owned!

I'm keeping the Chroma, the PPG, the Matrix 12 and my Model D and the rest will just pump out of my macs as VST's.

Ho hum.

Mal

Boeing 737-400 · Post by **Boeing 737-400** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:47 am

Mal, would it be possible to have someone look after them for you, or put them in storage, instead of getting rid of them, and aquiring them again after a few years?

mee3d · Post by **mee3d** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 7:34 am

Adam

Yes, I'm sure there would be a way to keep hold of them but they represent a fare chunk of money . . . which is useful at the moment . . . a chap is coming round today to buy the CS60, Memorymoog and Model D.

Plus, the whole point is to feel liberated . . and not tied to all this stuff.

Mal

sundaeclubber · Post by **sundaeclubber** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:03 pm

mee3d wrote:Plus, the whole point is to feel liberated . . and not tied to all this stuff.

I've often thought about doing the same myself...... all that cash.... But you have to be resigned that you may never be in a position to buy replacements. With the softsynth option that's available these days that's becoming less of a worry though.

Good luck with the sales Mal! I'd have gone for the Opus3 but as I mentioned, I'm on the trail of that CS60.... and a Fairlight series 1 with revisions!!

mee3d · Post by **mee3d** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:20 pm

When you have a collection like this you can see right through the software stuff for what it is . . emulation at best. I'm fortunate enough to be surrounded with G5's due to my multimedia business so i only have to invest in the VSTi software.

Chap bought my minimoog model D and Korg 700 today . . . a little sad about that but he didn't take the memorymoog, so I might hold on to that. Still in negotiations about the CS60.

Mal

sundaeclubber · Post by **sundaeclubber** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:24 pm

Blimey... I thought you were holding on to the Model D and ditching the V'ger.

The 700 was a sweet little synth. was it the single or the twin osc 's' version?

mee3d · Post by **mee3d** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:40 pm

I thought you were holding on to the Model D and ditching the V'ger.

So did i but the investment in the Vger was just to great to lose money on. With the model D , I actually made some money on it . . although i will never see or hear another one like it, with it's RMS mods and LAM MIDI. Yesterday I spent some of the day playing the 2 side by side and I could not get the Vger to sound half as good . . but that's down to the RMS mod on the MIXER which puts a very musical soft distortion on the OSCillators before they get to the filter. I'll have to keep an eyeout for some cheap distortion outboard for the Vger.

I had the 700, the single Osc model . . the 700s being the one with the extra Osc and ring mod . . lovely little synth - very sweet organic sound.

Mal

sundaeclubber · Post by **sundaeclubber** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 4:49 pm

That D looks gorgeous.......

Nice photos too!

H

peter ripa · Post by **peter ripa** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 11:46 pm

yes thats a beatiful piece.
not meaning to put you down, but i am think i would have preferred it unmodded.
i have had some serious thoughts about putting a jack for PWM on my ms20 or an insert jack in the feedback loop of my 201 to modulate the signal inbetween echoes but i dont have the heart to touch them.
anyway, hope you dont come to regret your selling them

mee3d · Post by **mee3d** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 3:52 am

i have owned about 5 Minis over the last 18 years . . this was the only one with a mod . . and it sounded the best (even better then the RA one I used to have). I'm not such a purist . . all my kit is in excellent condition and I do a fare amount of restoration work myself but it has to be down to the sound in the end.

This will be the second time I have sold everything . . . not that bothered . . I may end up in the States in a year or so's time so it will easier . . and cheaper to start again.

Mal