ABOUT US:
WE BUY, RESTORE & SELL VINTAGE SYNTHS & STUDIO GEAR
PROFESSIONAL PERFECTIONISTS WITH NEARLY 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. We specialize in high quality, fully-serviced vintage analog synths, keyboards & other used gear. We're professional dealers & musicians too. We know our gear inside and out and treat our customers honestly & respectfully. We've been on eBay for many years. You can find our old feedback under user name minime123. Nowadays, we sell most items directly on our website, but occasionally use eBay too. Please mark us as a favorite seller.
PRICES: eBay and Paypal fees are costly and are factored into our eBay prices. We are a reputable business and will not price match with other sellers selling a much lower quality product and service. You get what you pay for.
ABOUT THIS ITEM:
This item will require special arrangements for transport and payment due to its size, weight and value, so if you’re very serious about purchasing it, please contact us to discuss first as this process will be more complicated than usual and we will need to sort out all details before agreeing to sell this item to you.
First, a few words about price. This is a one-of-a-kind item that's a very interesting piece of ARP Synthesizer history. We have no idea what it's worth and would love to hear from anyone who's qualified to make such determinations. We’re listing it here in the hope that we’ll be able to determine its actual value and find a new home for it. If you want to pay our asking price, we'd be thrilled, but we’re open to much much more reasonable offers.
This is believed to be a prototype of the ARP 16 Voice Electronic Piano. It's the unit ARP showed off at trade shows. We have another that is believed to be the first prototype that we will possibly list later. But back to this one... It’s built into a black wooden cabinet made to look like a proper piano. It was stored in its road case in a barn for many years and smells musty. There is evidence of mildew or mold on the top cover. This unit is currently in its original crate in storage. It’s too big and heavy for us to move around without risking injury (which we won't do). The photos shown here were taken by the person we got it from, before transporting it to one of our storage spaces.
This item is being offered untested and un-inspected and strictly as-is, with the understanding that whoever ends up with it will likely need to have it properly restored by a qualified professional, as one would want to do with just about any unmaintained vintage synths of its type and age these days. Although we have an amazing tech who can fix just about any vintage synth given enough time, there are no guarantees that this item can be restored or that it even worked to begin with, since the original owner passed away. It’s gone directly from storage space to storage space since he passed.
If we can find them, we will include the matching piano bench and sheet music stand shown in the trade show photo. We’re pretty sure we know where they are, but that storage space is unreachable at the moment.
Ancient trade show photo for reference (not included). eBay only allows us to post 12 photos - please contact us for more.
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TERMS:
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-If your feedback score's below 95% email us & wait for permission to bid.
-Ask all questions before bidding.
-We report all auction tamperers, scammers & trouble-makers.
PACKING & SHIPPING COSTS: -Buyer pays all packaging & shipping related charges, including insurance and is responsible for all customs brokerage fees, taxes and any other fees related to this shipment.
-All shipments MUST be insured & declared for their full value. We won't lie on customs documents.
SHIPPING SCHEDULE:
-Many of the items we sell are big and fragile & have special packing requirements. We pack and ship only 1 day a week and delays can sometimes occur, so expect us to ship your item within 1-2 weeks. If you're in a hurry, please don't buy from us as we don't want to disappoint you.
-If you leave feedback, we expect you to give us a perfect scores for shipping time and cost since we make our policies clear in advance and what you pay for shipping is approximately what we will have to pay.
GENERAL:
-If we ship to a New York address, we must collect 8.875% sales tax.
-Due to their age and used electronic nature, all items are sold as is. -All sales are final, with no expressed or implied warrantees or guarantees. We will not issue refunds (whole or partial) or accept returned items. -Any info provided is to the best of our knowledge true, however there could be unintentional inaccuracies. It's assumed that the buyer is familiar with this item and knows what to expect and what not to expect. If you have any specific concerns, send us a message. -Unlike most sellers, we pack to withstand abuse and have a nearly 100% success rate. In the very unlikely event of loss or damage, you agree to file an insurance claim with the carrier. We will not be held responsible for their negligence.
-If you have a problem with any item you purchase from us, please contact us immediately so we can try to help.
-Thank you for your support.
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