The Real MC Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I don't keep computer manuals but I do hang onto music gear manuals. I used to hang onto catalogs but those weren't worth much, although I did keep a few that had gadgets no one else sold (when was the last time you saw a Marshall Time Modulator in a music gear catalog...?!?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I keep my manuals 73 keys long. 12 for presets, 61 for playing. A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYKeys Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Until I Sell It. I have both a hard copy and usually download the pdf version. MY Toys - Kurzweil PC1X, Roland A-90, Yamaha KX88, Yamaha CS1x, Novation 49SL MkII, Presonus Studiolive 16.4.2, JBL PRX615M My Music Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I keep my manuals 73 keys long. 12 for presets, 61 for playing. How did I know you'd steal my reply. I'm still searching for an SY99 manual. Not that I need it, but I just want it to go with my SY99. I do, however, need a JD-990 manual. That thing is hard to program and I enjoy sitting down and reading print and paper rather than staring at at screen. Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyMoe Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Typically until I sell the gear..... Montage 7, Mojo 61, PC-3, XK-3c Pro, Kronos 88, Hammond SK-1, Motif XF- 7, Hammond SK-2, Roland FR-1, FR-18, Hammond B3 - Blond, Hammond BV -Cherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Typically until I sell the gear..... Ditto. If I buy a piece of gear without a manual I download one and print at least one copy, double-sided, that goes with the gear when it's sold. Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 After many purchases of used gear over the years, I have noticed a pattern: gear without manuals is usually in not so good shape. In fact I would say this is a dominant pattern. I have concluded that those don't save the manual are also likely to not take good care of their gear. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 After many purchases of used gear over the years, I have noticed a pattern: gear without manuals is usually in not so good shape. In fact I would say this is a dominant pattern. I have concluded that those don't save the manual are also likely to not take good care of their gear. The ones with an ad that reads, "Has a few broken keys." When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Until a few years ago I kept all of my manuals forever. Then when I was cleaning out the four file cabinets full of manuals and sales promo, I found that Rick Chinn of uneeda-audio was keeping an archives, so I sent a bunch off to him. Over the years I run into people who are trying to keep the information available, and if I don't need a manual I'll pass it along to them. But I still have a 1960s Kustom price sheet, and a Vox poster: Beatles on one side, the complete Vox line of instruments and amps on the other, and a handful of drum manuals from Zildjian and others from that same time period. Oh, and I have the original product release sheet for this pioece of gear, which we ALL need! http://www.rane.com/pdf/old/pi14rev.pdf "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogut Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I dont even take any stickers off my new gear. Especially the clear display protector stickers if at all possible. -Greg Motif XS8, MOXF8, Hammond XK1c, Vent Rhodes Mark II 88 suitcase, Yamaha P255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I dont even take any stickers off my new gear. Especially the clear display protector stickers if at all possible. Me neither. This has the added bonus of driving my wife crazy. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Oh, and I have the original product release sheet for this pioece of gear, which we ALL need! http://www.rane.com/pdf/old/pi14rev.pdf Reminds me of this one: Crown Belchfire Series BF-6000 SUX Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Oh, and I have the original product release sheet for this pioece of gear, which we ALL need! http://www.rane.com/pdf/old/pi14rev.pdf Reminds me of this one: Crown Belchfire Series BF-6000 SUX Thanks I had not seen that one. The PI14 original data sheet is a howl, with smiley-face connectors and such, and I'm sure that it is on the Rane site somewhere. But when we got it at CBI, it was in the usual package of Rane data sheets for the gear that the Sound and Light Division sold. I happened to be there and looking over the sheets and said,"hey....." I guess that they did it that way to see who would respond. "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidolem Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 These things come with manuals? "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench; a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. ............ There's also a negative side" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanC Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 cannot take pdf to bath tube... Sure you can iPhone - Droid etc. . . Stan Gig Rig: Yamaha S90 XS; Hammond SK-1; Rehearsal: Yamaha MOX8 Korg Triton Le61, Yamaha S90, Hammond XK-1 Retired: Hammond M2/Leslie 145, Wurly 200, Ensoniq VFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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