David,
I've long been under the impression that only 2000 of these were made (like the Jupiter 8). I can no longer remember where I came by this info, sorry. For whatever reason, it seems like Yamaha is determinedly mum on the subject of their obsolete lines.
From some of the comments I've seen over the years, I'm betting a few hundred of them have fallen victim to 'dumpster' syndrome (too old/too heavy/too expensive/acting too flakey to be worth moving and repairing). I once read that Vangelis bought an additional half dozen for spare parts. I think this is somewhat exaggerated - he may have had residences/studios in a few cities/countries, far apart, and wanted access to the -80 in each. Maybe one or two were for spares. Maybe this is completely apocryphal. Would be great if someone who actually knew would speak up.
Concerning the 'spares' issue, comments along these lines I've ever seen has specified a dodgy -50 or -60 as 'organ donor'.
Pat
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In a message dated 8/13/2004 4:48:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "unfrostedpoptart" <david@...> writes:
I'm figuring out what you can do in a Yahoo Group. I created a table
on the Database Page. Anyone should be able to add records to put in
info about CS80s (and related) they own.
It would be great to build up a good list of what's out there! From
what I've read, there were maybe a few thousand CS80s built. Anyone
have a better idea? Any guesses as to how many are still alive?
David
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