Oberheim

ABOUT US: WE BUY, SELL & REPAIR VINTAGE SYNTHS & STUDIO GEAR PROFESSIONAL PERFECTIONISTS WITH 3 DECADES OF EXPERIENCE BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. We specialize in high quality, fully-serviced vintage analog synths, keyboards & other used gear. We're professional dealers & musicians too. We know our gear inside and out and treat our customers honestly & respectfully. We've been on eBay for many years. You can find our old feedback under user name minime123. Nowadays, we sell most items directly on our website, but occasionally use eBay too. Please mark us as a favorite seller. PRICES: eBay fees are high and are factored into our prices here. We are a reputable business and will not price match with other sellers selling a much lower quality product and service. You get what you pay for. ABOUT THIS ITEM: This item is also listed on our website, so please contact us before bidding to make sure it’s still available. Like nearly all the high end vintage analog synths we sell, this item has been METICULOUSLY disassembled, cleaned inside and out, FULLY serviced by professionals who’ve been servicing and selling vintage synths for more than the last 3 decades, and systematically tested multiple times over a long period to ensure it’s working exactly as it should. No BS. No ebay surprises. We’re perfectionists and don’t cut corners. Although this instrument came to us in relatively good shape, we want our items to be better than the rest and invested *many* hours of tech time plus parts costs to fully overhaul this unit so it would be clean, working like new again and as reliable as possible for its next owner. This was a serious investment of time, love, and money, and was definitely worth the effort and is of course reflected in the higher than usual price. If you’re looking for a great sounding example of this model that works just like it should without needing to invest hundreds or thousands of dollars in tech fees and waiting from weeks to years, this one should make you very happy. This unit came to us in very good working order, but we like our gear to be better than the rest, so we paid our tech for nearly 20 hours of work to give it a full no-expense-spared meticulous refurbishing and future-proofing to make it as good as it can possibly be. This work of course adds significant value to this item and should make it a lot more reliable overall than other examples out there. Here’s what was done to this unit:Repairs performed: -Replaced 4 imperfect front panel potentiometers with new ones -Replaced LFO volume mod LED (the new one is brighter than the originals - see pic) -Cleaned several tact switches with less than perfect performance -Bad connection molex connector between upper and lower board so replaced receptacle Value-added preventative work most other sellers don’t do that should hopefully greatly increase future reliability: -Cleaned inside and out -Removed and cleaned all rubber key contacts and circuit board contacts -Replaced all power supply capacitors -Replaced bridge diode power supply -Replaced both power supply trimpots -Replaced 2 power supply IC sockets -Replaced all 4051 CMOS IC chips -Replaced battery -Reloaded patches -Replaced molex connector terminals -Replaced front panel section electrolytic capacitors -Replaced all electrolytic capacitors in power line on voice board -Replaced precision resistors on voice board with more precise ones for better auto-tuning -Replaced all trimpots for VCO tuning -Recalibrated all oscillators, filters, VCAs and envelope times (necessary after doing the above work) -Replaced both wooden end pieces with new ones -Performed multiple systematic tests to ensure perfect function and reliability. All tests passed with flying colors.You’re unlikely to find a better example anywhere, and no, we will not price match with inferior junk being sold by other usually amateur but also professional sellers selling lesser examples. You get what you pay for. Photos show the actual unit for sale. If you have one of these you’d like properly restored, we can help! >>> INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING PRICE MAY BE WRONG <<<Buyer pays approximate shipping costs with insurance and adult signature requirement, plus approximate packing costs. If the international shipping calculator price seems too high, please email us and let us know where you’re located (country, city, postal code) and the price shown. The cost may be much lower (1/3-1/4) using our UPS account - the best way to calculate shipping via this method is to go to our website, find the item and use the calculator there since our shipping calculator should be more accurate - but please email us first to discuss as we want to be sure the shipping quote seems right. Don’t ask us to falsely declare the value of this item or to lie about anything else because we won’t. TERMS: BIDDER REQUIREMENTS: -If your feedback score's below 95% email us & wait for permission to bid. -Ask all questions before bidding. -We report all auction tamperers, scammers & trouble-makers. PACKING & SHIPPING COSTS:-Buyer pays all packaging & shipping related charges, including insurance and is responsible for all customs brokerage fees, taxes and any other fees related to this shipment. -All shipments MUST be insured & declared for their full value. We won't lie on customs documents. SHIPPING SCHEDULE: -Many of the items we sell are big and fragile & have special packing requirements. We pack and ship only 1 day a week and delays can sometimes occur, so expect us to ship your item within 1-2 weeks. If you're in a hurry, please don't buy from us as we don't want to disappoint you. -If you leave feedback, we expect you to give us a perfect score for shipping time since we make our policies clear in advance. GENERAL: -If we ship to a New York address, we are required to collect 8.875% sales tax. -Due to their age and used electronic nature, all items are sold as is. All sales are final, with no expressed or implied warrantees or guarantees. -Unless otherwise stated, all items are fully tested and determined to be fully functional or as described above. We will not issue refunds (whole or partial) or accept returned items. -Any info provided (specs, comparisons, etc.) is to the best of our knowledge true, however there could be unintentional inaccuracies. It's assumed that the buyer is familiar with this item and knows what to expect and what not to expect. If you have any specific concerns, email us. -If you have a problem with any item you purchase from us, please contact us immediately so we can try to help. -Thank you for your support. _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))