From Peter Forrest Sent Thu, Jan 4th 2018, 14:13
From Peter Forrest Sent Thu, Jan 4th 2018, 14:13
I really love the X705. It looks fantastic and sounds pretty great too. = Hours of fun if you play it in a non-home-organ way. The Godwin looks = awful, but does sound superb (if it's working) - I reckon even better = than the Elka. Peter -----Original Message----- From: Steve Lenham [mailto:xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx]=20 Sent: 04 January 2018 11:05 To: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Subject: Re: [AH] Heads-up[London, UK]: almost free Godwin mega = organ/synth/stringer 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 >=20 > -----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=20 > organ/synth/stringer >=20 > Spotted this on eBay UK - a Godwin SC600 organ/synth/stringer/drum = machine being effectively given away! >=20 > https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142644203659?ul_noapp=3Dtrue >=20 > Looks like grandma's organ but hides a Godwin string machine and a = digital monosynth with SSM2040 filter and aftertouch. >=20 > Only snag is that you have to collect it real fast...and have space = for it in the first place. I don't! >=20 > 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): >=20 > http://www.spheremusic.com/Bargaindtl.asp?Item=3D8906 >=20 > It would be great if somebody could save it. BTW, I have no = association with the auction at all. >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Steve L. >=20 >=20