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| Make |
Yamaha |
| Model |
EX-42 classic GX-1 predecessor |
| Description |
HALF START PRICE FOR A CLASSIC !!
From Aphex Twin, Richard D James. One of the most impressive and powerful organs ever - the predecessor (by nearly 5 years) of the GX-1. Its 1970 price was well over 3 million yen - enough to buy several cars? Great sounding and incredibly reliable. With no servicing at all to our knowledge in the last ten years at least, it works beautifully. The only obviously noticeable things are a hum from one of the speaker cabinets, and the fact that a couple of sounds like 'Husky Voice' don't go all the way down the solo keyboard. ***Oops: according to Richard, he has sampled these voices, and they are all working fine.*** But everything else, including the pair of glorious three-driver out-of-sync rotating speakers, functions beautifully - seemingly like it did when new. There are analogue sounds in this machine that nothing else can hope to copy - Wave Motion, for instance, and Singing Vibrato. Amazing analogue percussion sounds.
Slide-out tray for preset controls, like the GX-1.
Yamaha called it 5-manual - with two main keyboards, solo keyboard, playable rubbon, and pedals. Great number of variations of touch control on some of the keyboards, including side-to-side wiggle.
Bench, pedals, all leads, copy manual. Cosmetically very good - some knocks and scuffs to the back and sides of cabinets, but the playing surface is beautiful (9/10), with just a few very minor dings.
This classic machine was sold in VEMIA three or four years ago, and fired the buyer (Richard D James) up so much that he eventually went and bought a GX-1 for about ten times the EX-42's price (again at VEMIA !). So the EX-42 is now back in the auction - there's only room in any studio for one 1000 lb giant white fibre-glass monster with massive speaker cabinets.
With bench, pedals, leads, and two rotary cabinets
It is in central London, with flat easy access. Personal collection with a tail-lift van is obviously the best solution, but crating, shipping and/or delivery are all possible at the buyer's expense. |
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| Age |
n/a |
| Weight |
448 kg |
| Condition |
Very good |
| Location |
Uk |
| Vat |
Not from a VAT-registered business. But VAT / duty may be due if importing from outside your trade bloc. |
| Quantity |
1 item is available from the owner |
| Options |
User manual : Yes |
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Service manual : No |
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First owner : No |
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Original boxes : No |
| Plug type |
United Kingdom standard plug |
| Voltage type |
Internal 220-240V power supply |
| Status |
Item has been sold or not sold in a previous auction |
| Sale type |
The item is on the auction rooms |
| Ending on |
19/03/2006 |
| Category |
Organ |
| Serial number |
5365, 7063, 7064 |
| Sphere reference |
# 4841 |
| Statistics |
Created on : 22/02/2006 |
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Changed on : 19/03/2006 |
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Published on : 19/03/2006 |
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Displayed : 2568 time(s) by members and guests |
| Safety |
All electrical items sold in VEMIA are deemed to be trade sales. No warranty of electrical safety is given or implied. Many items are vintage and would not pass current electrical safety standards. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that items are safe to use in their future environment - if necessary by using the services of a professional. |
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The following section gives you the prices as well as shipment and payment conditions associated with the item. Payment is always requested in GBP. Converted price is shown for information and converted with Sphere standard currency rate.
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| Start price |
740 GBP |
| Converted price (1) |
740 GBP |
| Shipment |
International or local shipment to pay |
| Packing costs |
n/a |
| Payment |
Full pre payment needed |
| Auction bid step |
20 GBP |
| Auction highest bid |
760 GBP |
| Converted highest bid |
760 GBP |
| Leader or winner |
gr001 |
| (1) Currency conversion |
Note that conversion rates were last adjusted on 5th October 2022 at 10:56 CET. They are there to give you a rough guide to the bid price in your currency. Please check for a more up-to-date conversion at http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html. The bid price will be the actual price in pounds (GBP) at the moment the auction closes. This will be roughly converted to your currency for your information.
For technical reasons, we are unable to update the conversion from GBP to Euro during the auction, although it has changed by well over 10%. If you are in the euro zone please check the current rate at http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html
Payments from UK and non-Euro currency regions must always be in GBP. Payments to and from Euro currency regions can be in Euros via our French bank.The applicable Euro amount will be the exact amount specified on your invoice or credit note. For more info please see the FAQ about exchange rates. |
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