PostItNote Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Kinda wonder... I've seen vintage guitar that goes upto 100k or more, grand piano with more than 500k on the price tag, or even upto 1M what is the most expensive keyboard / synth nowadays? doesn't matter whether it's vintage or anything. I think I saw some moog vintage that went for 7k in ebay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I'd say a Yamaha CS80. Shipping alone... whoa. Unless Synclaviers and Fairlights are still going for a mint? I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Modular Moogs- $15K+ on eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/gx1.jpg Yamaha GX-1 (if you can find one). dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Affiliations: Cloud Microphones • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Well, Christie's in London has auctioned off at least one Steinway (from the late 1800s) for over US$1 million, and any of the big piano makers will diamond-encrust whichever model you prefer for the right price. But if you're talking about a new working piano I'd have to say that a Ravenscroft 275 (list price is US$280,000) has got to be pretty close to the top: http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com/Images/275/PhotosDownloads/Photos/01Ravenscroft275.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I think a Yamaha GX1 might command the most. Very few were made, and it was featured prominently on some major releases... at least by Keith Emerson and Stevie Wonder. When they were new, I believe they went for $50k+, god knows what you'd pay for a good working one now. (The subsequent Yamaha CS80 was essentially a mass produced derivative of the technology pioneered in the GX1.) Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Ditto on the GX1. $60,000 in the early 70s. Here's a link to a great article about a guy who found one in Australia for cheap and the process of having it shipped to his home. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb00/articles/yamahagx1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicWorkz Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Anything I cannot afford is the most expensive synth. I am in Korg Monotron territory lately. Yamaha (Motif XS7, Motif 6, TX81Z), Korg (R3, Triton-R), Roland (XP-30, D-50, Juno 6, P-330). Novation A Station, Arturia Analog Experience Factory 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Yep, the Ravenscroft is up there. The Fazioli grands go from $75K to around $300K last I heard. David Gig Rig:Roland Fantom-08| Yamaha MODX+ 6 | MacBook Pro 14" M1| Mainstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Frank Zappa said that he paid over a quarter of a million dollar for his Synclavier system. One of Michael Jackson's two Synclaviers was worth about half a million. However, I'd be curious to know how much did the original Telharmonium cost to build. (200 tons!) http://www.ocula.it/01/imgs/Image2.jpg Or the RCA Mark II: http://www.drexkode.net/images/drexkode/enciclop/rca3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PostItNote Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Frank Zappa said that he paid over a quarter of a million dollar for his Synclavier system. One of Michael Jackson's two Synclaviers was worth about half a million. However, I'd be curious to know how much did the original Telharmonium cost to build. (200 tons!) http://www.ocula.it/01/imgs/Image2.jpg Or the RCA Mark II: http://www.drexkode.net/images/drexkode/enciclop/rca3.jpg o.O i'd luv to see someone playing that thing... pretty much occupies entire room... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I propose that, in order to put this question to rest, someone with some money out there can pay me $1.5M for one of my synths, and then we can say definitively that THAT was the most expensive. I'll let you take your pick of whichever one you want. 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...
SK Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 http://www.ocula.it/01/imgs/Image2.jpg http://www.drexkode.net/images/drexkode/enciclop/rca3.jpg [ The origins of GAS. And here's a nice computer. Add a monitor, keyboard and sound card and you're in business... http://most-expensive.net/computer-world CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Mellotron Mark II... around $20,000.... very used.... '55 and '59 B3's, Leslies 147, 122, 21H, Motif XS7, Mellotrons M300 and M400, Wurlitzer 200, Gibson G101, Vox Continental, Mojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Introduced in 1980 (that list price is *1980* dollars folks!) Only one was ever made and it was chock full of SSM ICs. The sole survivor is at Audities and last I knew they were trying to source the ultra-rare SSM2055 EGs to get it up and running. http://www.emulatorarchive.com/Synthesizers/AudityOverview/Audity_Advert_-_600x800_72dpi_HQ.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Introduced in 1980 (that list price is *1980* dollars folks!) Estimated cost in 2009 (latest figures available), more than $188,000. Whew! Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrokeys Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I once saw and played Hammond so early in production that the amp had the legend "The Hammond Clock Company for Experimental use only." Wonder what that would be worth. The band that used it was from the Cincinnati area. It may still be around somewhere there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Those are not that uncommon. I had a Hammond BC that had the same thing written on the plate. Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogut Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Mellotron Mark II... around $20,000.... very used.... No sound is worth that kind of money! -Greg Motif XS8, MOXF8, Hammond XK1c, Vent Rhodes Mark II 88 suitcase, Yamaha P255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 John Lennons' piano sold for $2.1m USD in 1980 (not sure what that is in todays money) - http://most-expensive.net/piano-world I would guess that one of Liberace's 'diamond-encrusted' pianos is worth a fair bit too! John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I have no idea what a clean, working Hammond Novachord would sell for. The restoration process itself would run into some serious dollars. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Introduced in 1980 (that list price is *1980* dollars folks!) Only one was ever made and it was chock full of SSM ICs. The sole survivor is at Audities and last I knew they were trying to source the ultra-rare SSM2055 EGs to get it up and running. I still have this very ad, cut carefully from the pages of Keyboard Magazine. It was the inspiration for the poly synth I built, using that same E-MU keyboard and SSM chip set. What that ad doesn't show is the big rack sitting next to the console which contains all the voice cards and the computer. A few years ago, I gutted it and sold the keyboard and all the chips plus voice cards back to Audities, to assist in the repopulation of that Audity. http://hotrodmotm.com/images/gallery/polymonster.jpg Moe --- "I keep wanting to like it's sound, but every demo seems to demonstrate that it has the earth-shaking punch and peerless sonics of the Roland Gaia. " - Tusker http://www.hotrodmotm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 One of Michael Jackson's two Synclaviers was worth about half a million. Talk about retailer's profit on keyboards.... ! 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...
marino Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 One of Michael Jackson's two Synclaviers was worth about half a million. Talk about retailer's profit on keyboards.... ! IIRC, Synclaviers at the time were sold directly from New England Digital, and the price depended on which options (voice cards, sampling, resynthesis, music printing...) were installed on the instrument. Since we're talking about Michael Jackson at the peak of his success, he just ordered one with *every* option installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 IIRC, Synclaviers at the time were sold directly from New England Digital, and the price depended on which options (voice cards, sampling, resynthesis, music printing...) were installed on the instrument. This is true, but from what I've read, NED did a lot of price gouging, especially with proprietary RAM. 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...
Chris Link Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Introduced in 1980 (that list price is *1980* dollars folks!) Or $183,674.77 in current dollars! Loved the story about getting the GX1 from Australia to England. aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humannoyed Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Nine million dollar pipe organ? St Thomas organ NYC "It is a danger to create something and risk rejection. It is a greater danger to create nothing and allow mediocrity to rule." "You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at." W.H. Auden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PostItNote Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Nine million dollar pipe organ? St Thomas organ NYC After post world war 3 this organ will probably still be there, standing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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