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How long can your CS80 go until the need of recalibrating the oscillators?

 

Hi All,

since there seems to come back some life into the group, I was always wondering about one thing: Before I had a CS80 I was always reading about what a headache the machine is regarding staying in tune over time. Some technician even told me once that just by moving it around in the room detuned some oscillators.

I haven't made that experience. Actually I calibrated mine from ground up, which was quite a ride that will cost me a few years of my lifespan, but I learned a lot. I documented it, mainly for myself if I have to ever do it again :) , in case of interest : Anyway, I calibrated mine in 2016, meanwhile I also moved to another apartment. I recently checked how good it is in tune and it is slightly detuned here and there, but it is not bad and I cannot really hear it when playing.
I wonder about my fellow CS80 owners what experience they make or made regarding this.?

Michael
Re: A 1981 Cs80 on ebay, with great mods made by Yamaha Usa.

 

woah. thanks Florian!


On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 2:36?PM Florian Anwander <fanwander@...> wrote:
June 2022: 5200,- Euros, unserviced quite out of tune, scratchy trimmers, very unreliable switch contacts, but basically everything working. Not a single chip failure! I know both, the seller and the buyer (none of them is me). The synth still is before finishing.
"Investment" until now: 120 hours (done by the buyer). If you'd bill the usual hourly rate of a synth technician here in Germany that additional investment would sum up to around? 10k - 12k Euros.


Am 23.01.24 um 22:53 schrieb Teo Halm:
whats the lowest price you guys have seen a working cs-80 go for in the last couple years?

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 1:36?PM Florian Anwander <fanwander@...> wrote:
If there would be documentation for all those addons it might be interesting for lets say 15k. (10k for a only half working CS80, 5k for the super rare addons).
But guess why there were "a?couple reputable shops[...]who said they didn’t want to work on it". If there is no documentation, then the only chance will be to remove all the addons and restore it into a working normal CS80.


Am 23.01.24 um 22:16 schrieb Teo Halm:
wow

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:58?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Very rare!!! ?


Re: A 1981 Cs80 on ebay, with great mods made by Yamaha Usa.

 

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June 2022: 5200,- Euros, unserviced quite out of tune, scratchy trimmers, very unreliable switch contacts, but basically everything working. Not a single chip failure! I know both, the seller and the buyer (none of them is me). The synth still is before finishing.
"Investment" until now: 120 hours (done by the buyer). If you'd bill the usual hourly rate of a synth technician here in Germany that additional investment would sum up to around? 10k - 12k Euros.


Am 23.01.24 um 22:53 schrieb Teo Halm:

whats the lowest price you guys have seen a working cs-80 go for in the last couple years?

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 1:36?PM Florian Anwander <fanwander@...> wrote:
If there would be documentation for all those addons it might be interesting for lets say 15k. (10k for a only half working CS80, 5k for the super rare addons).
But guess why there were "a?couple reputable shops[...]who said they didn’t want to work on it". If there is no documentation, then the only chance will be to remove all the addons and restore it into a working normal CS80.


Am 23.01.24 um 22:16 schrieb Teo Halm:
wow

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:58?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Very rare!!! ?


Re: A 1981 Cs80 on ebay, with great mods made by Yamaha Usa.

 

whats the lowest price you guys have seen a working cs-80 go for in the last couple years?


On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 1:36?PM Florian Anwander <fanwander@...> wrote:
If there would be documentation for all those addons it might be interesting for lets say 15k. (10k for a only half working CS80, 5k for the super rare addons).
But guess why there were "a?couple reputable shops[...]who said they didn’t want to work on it". If there is no documentation, then the only chance will be to remove all the addons and restore it into a working normal CS80.


Am 23.01.24 um 22:16 schrieb Teo Halm:
wow

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:58?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Very rare!!! ?

Re: A 1981 Cs80 on ebay, with great mods made by Yamaha Usa.

 

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If there would be documentation for all those addons it might be interesting for lets say 15k. (10k for a only half working CS80, 5k for the super rare addons).
But guess why there were "a?couple reputable shops[...]who said they didn’t want to work on it". If there is no documentation, then the only chance will be to remove all the addons and restore it into a working normal CS80.


Am 23.01.24 um 22:16 schrieb Teo Halm:

wow

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:58?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Very rare!!! ?

Re: A 1981 Cs80 on ebay, with great mods made by Yamaha Usa.

 

wow


On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:58?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Very rare!!! ?

A 1981 Cs80 on ebay, with great mods made by Yamaha Usa.

 

Very rare!!! ?

Re: I want to stay in this group

 

Love the site.

SI

On Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 09:23:54 a.m. AST, Csaba Zvekan <czvekan@...> wrote:


Hi There,

I would like to stay in the group as although I recently sold my fully restored CS-80 but could be helpful in selling parts as I have many of the Yamaha Custom IC’s and parts for sale.

Best regards?

Csaba


On 21 Jan 2024, at 13:11, WT via groups.io <waveterm@...> wrote:

Yeah I?m still here !

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WT

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Fr?n: [email protected] <[email protected]> F?r Tommy's Keys
Skickat: den 16 januari 2024 09:02
Till: [email protected]
?mne: [yamahaCS80fans] I want to stay in this group

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Have a nice CS80 day!!!
Re: I want to stay in this group

 

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Hi There,

I would like to stay in the group as although I recently sold my fully restored CS-80 but could be helpful in selling parts as I have many of the Yamaha Custom IC’s and parts for sale.

Best regards?

Csaba


On 21 Jan 2024, at 13:11, WT via groups.io <waveterm@...> wrote:

Yeah I?m still here !

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WT

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Fr?n: [email protected] <[email protected]> F?r Tommy's Keys
Skickat: den 16 januari 2024 09:02
Till: [email protected]
?mne: [yamahaCS80fans] I want to stay in this group

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Have a nice CS80 day!!!
Re: I want to stay in this group

 

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Yeah I?m still here !

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WT

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Fr?n: [email protected] <[email protected]> F?r Tommy's Keys
Skickat: den 16 januari 2024 09:02
Till: [email protected]
?mne: [yamahaCS80fans] I want to stay in this group

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Have a nice CS80 day!!!
Re: I want to stay in this group

 

Sorry, didn't mean to start a new thread.? I'd like to stay in the group also.? CS80 owner since the mid 90's nobody wanted them.
Repair service now open near Boston

 

This seems like a good time to poke my head in and let everyone know that SynthCube can do CS 80, 60 and 50 repairs and tuning in the Boston, Massachusetts, USA area, as well as other vintage analog synths. You can contact us at info@... for more information. I have repaired many of these units over the years. Thanks for the bandwidth!
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Kyle

Re: I want to stay in this group

 

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I cqn do the measurements at least.


18.01.2024 05:08 skrev Scott Metzger:

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Anyone have a CS-80 top cover or know anyone who can make one? ?My Cs-80 is still running but I never was able to find a cover. ?
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Hope everyone is doing well!!?

On Jan 17, 2024, at 4:38?PM, Teo Halm <blacklagoon1881@...> wrote:

I only have a cs-60 but I plan on getting an 80 one day...hopefully that's enough for me to pickup knowledge in here lol. The chain been a big help to me.
Cheers!
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, Teo Halm <blacklagoon1881@...> wrote:
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On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 12:01?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Have a nice CS80 day!!!
Re: I want to stay in this group

 

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Anyone have a CS-80 top cover or know anyone who can make one? ?My Cs-80 is still running but I never was able to find a cover. ?
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Hope everyone is doing well!!?

On Jan 17, 2024, at 4:38?PM, Teo Halm <blacklagoon1881@...> wrote:

?I only have a cs-60 but I plan on getting an 80 one day…hopefully that’s enough for me to pickup knowledge in here lol. The chain been a big help to me.
Cheers!
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, Teo Halm <blacklagoon1881@...> wrote:
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On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 12:01?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Have a nice CS80 day!!!
Re: I want to stay in this group

 

I only have a cs-60 but I plan on getting an 80 one day…hopefully that’s enough for me to pickup knowledge in here lol. The chain been a big help to me.
Cheers!

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, Teo Halm <blacklagoon1881@...> wrote:
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On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 12:01?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Have a nice CS80 day!!!
Re: I want to stay in this group

 

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I’m here too!

My CS80 has what I suspect is a KAS issue so i’ll be coming for help when I have it out and open.

Happy New Year people!

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On 17 Jan 2024, at 1:46 pm, T.M. Bois via groups.io <bucklehorse@...> wrote:

Also still present! ??

On Jan 16, 2024, at 6:12 PM, flugel66 <sliderla@...> wrote:

? Leave me on this!




On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 6:10 PM, Alexander488 <alexander488@...> wrote:

Yes count me in, thanks!

On Jan 16, 2024, at 4:01?PM, Scott Rodriguez <synthrodriguez@...> wrote:

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Wish it were more active. Looks like the peak happened long ago. :(

On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 3:01?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Have a nice CS80 day!!!
Re: I want to stay in this group

 

Also still here, not that I restore as many CS80s as I used to. (Thanx Brexit).
Re: I want to stay in this group

 

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On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 12:01?AM Tommy's Keys <tommykeyboard@...> wrote:
Have a nice CS80 day!!!
Re: I want to stay in this group

 

Still got my 80, id like to stay in the group.
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Re: I want to stay in this group

 

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The Spam are the only people that message me anymore lol ??



On Jan 17, 2024, at 11:01?AM, Joan Touzet <joant@...> wrote:

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Just an FYI, when you get the email from groups.io, you don't need to reply to the list to stay a member.

Either reply to the email they send you directly - blank message is fine - or log into groups.io and that will reactivate your account.

It's nice to see everyone is still here! But no need to spam.

Cheers,
Joan

On 2024-01-16 03:01, Tommy's Keys wrote:
Have a nice CS80 day!!!
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