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FS: Yamaha CS-5 synth - $325

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 7:23 pm
by Scodiddly
Yamaha CS-5 synth, vintage 1980 or so. Analog, single oscillator, monophonic... but very well thought out, makes a bunch of neat noises. Especially great for bass synth parts. Super stable tuning, too - leave it to Yamaha to figure that out.

Got this unit from a co-worker when he was moving away, it actually had a mouse nest made of recording tape inside! I've cleaned it up, replaced all the wet caps (electrolytics and tantalums), cleaned up the key contacts, cleaned all the pots. It's not showroom new but it looks pretty decent for a 30 year old classic synth. Two of the treble keys had to be repaired, one of them (highest A) sits just a little higher than the rest of the keys as a result. Plays fine, though.

Looking to get $450 USD plus shipping - located in Chicago suburbs.

Comes with photocopies of user manual and service manual.

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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 7:31 pm
by Scodiddly
The surfaces are a little worn and ugly, but really this beast is in great mechanical shape. No dents, no broken plastic (aside from the two keys I repaired), no loose or stripped screws. Keybed is still plenty good. Proper 3-prong power cable with good grounding.

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:28 am
by Scodiddly
Price drop!

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:14 am
by Jeff White
Thinking about this. FYI.

Jeff

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:02 pm
by Scodiddly
Bump and a price drop. Going Zeno's Paradox pricing rules here - don't wait forever, it isn't going to get a whole lot cheaper.

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:13 am
by markjazzbassist
PM sent.

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:34 pm
by Scodiddly
Time for a bump, and yes a price drop. Looks like it'll cost about $45-50 to ship most places.

Let's say $375 plus shipping.

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:51 pm
by Scodiddly
Hey, this little guy is still sitting needing a home! How about $350 plus shipping?

Remember, this price is for a very recently recapped unit in great shape!

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:41 pm
by Scodiddly
Think this might be the final price drop, after which I'll just hang onto this unit. $325 plus shipping.

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:25 pm
by E.Bennett
This is a great price for this synth. If I didn't have too many little mono synths, I would get this in a heartbeat.

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:27 pm
by Jacob Bergson
PM sent