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The first synth that I played was an ARP Axxe in 1977 ish. It was in a shop and was priced at £1200. I must have been 10 years old and I was blown away. 1 Osc synth, all the basic analogue sliders and switches etc. back then if a Kronos was in that shop, mid to late 1970's . How much would it have retailed for. Yamaha had that big white organ thing at the time for about £40,000 used by Emerson lake and palmer. The shop had one of those in to.

I reckon £25,000 minimum.

Anyway I've been sat in hospital waiting rooms all day due to the ill health of my father n law and this post has given me something to do.

Cheers
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SeedyLee · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:13 pm Post subject:

Sexy photo (I'm talking about the GX-1, not the stange man in the tight jeans).
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Synthoid · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:40 pm Post subject:

As rare as the GX-1 was, I'm amazed that store had one on the floor.

Think

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Pepperpotty · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:41 pm Post subject:

Sorry to hear about your father in law. Im not even going to guess at how much a Kronos would have cost but it's amazing how cheap technology is these days. I remember my first pc that I bought, must have been about 13 years ago. It cost £1000 (which was a lot more 13 years ago than it is now) and it really was just a bog standard computer. These days if you wanted to spend £1000 on a pc then you could get something really top of the range. I can also remember that when I was at school, if anyone's parents had a pc then they must have been rich! lol
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Ksynth · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:48 pm Post subject:

cello · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:18 pm Post subject:

Best wishes to your your father-in-law - hope all goes well:)
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runningman67 · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:19 pm Post subject:

runningman67 · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:34 pm Post subject:

PianoManChuck · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:43 am Post subject:

Sorry to hear... best wishes for your father in law and for you! Its always been a difficult, but necessary part of life to deal with Sad

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runningman67 · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:05 am Post subject:

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ronnfigg · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:35 am Post subject:

SeedyLee, that strange man in the tight jeans is one of the reasons we have keyboards like the Kronos. But I know you are just kidding and you know who that is!
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DennyC · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:49 pm Post subject:

Hope everything works out well with your father in law. Smile

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runningman67 · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject: