Re: [AH] Heads-up[London, UK]: almost free Godwin mega organ/synth/stringer

From Steve Lenham
Sent Thu, Jan 4th 2018, 11:03

Excellent - my work here is done :-)

How would you say the SC600 stacks up against the Elka X705? I managed 
to sneak one of those into my shed but would have been eviscerated if 
I'd tried the same with the Godwin...


On 04/01/2018 10:41, Peter Forrest wrote:
> Yes, they are really great organs.  Worth the 400 mile round trip - I just bought it - thanks for the heads-up, Steve!
> Peter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Lenham [mailto:xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx]
> Sent: 04 January 2018 09:58
> To: Analogue Heaven
> Subject: [AH] Heads-up[London, UK]: almost free Godwin mega organ/synth/stringer
> 
> Spotted this on eBay UK - a Godwin SC600 organ/synth/stringer/drum machine being effectively given away!
> 
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142644203659?ul_noapp=true
> 
> Looks like grandma's organ but hides a Godwin string machine and a digital monosynth with SSM2040 filter and aftertouch.
> 
> Only snag is that you have to collect it real fast...and have space for it in the first place. I don't!
> 
> It'd be a tragedy for it to be scrapped. Peter Forrest is a fan and can no doubt extol its virtues better than me. Here is his writeup from a previous VEMIA (IIRC that particular unit was sadly destroyed in transit):
> 
> http://www.spheremusic.com/Bargaindtl.asp?Item=8906
> 
> It would be great if somebody could save it. BTW, I have no association with the auction at all.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Steve L.
> 
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