Hmmmm...

I stopped in Apple Music in Portland today to pick up some guitar strings, and during a quick run through their “pro audio” section I noticed something special lying in the corner. A Yamaha CP70 (in its traveling configuration) plain as day. There was no tag on it or anything, so I had to do that most painful of things and talk to the salesman. Now, normally I’d rather get my eye teeth pulled then talk to a music store salesman, but needs must when the devil drives.

My normal bias towards that most subhuman of all species was nicely confirmed by his condescending statement that it was “totally mint, and all the tines have been replaced,” so we could move along to other things, namely the price. It’s on consignment, so there’s no wiggle room, and the seller wants $1200. Now, for what it’s worth, it has all the accessories and seems, from an external inspection, to be in more or less perfect condition. It also comes with a complete set of road cases.

So, who here has purchased a CP70? Is $1200 a reasonable price? How much of a pain in the ass are these beasts? I’d really love to have one, even just to make my own sample set, but I want to know if I’m being taken for a ride or not. Comments?

As an aside, I also found a store that isn’t really a music store, but they have a ton of cool old gear (and a lot of crap, too.) But they have a Wurli 145 (I’d say in about 6/10 condition), two (!!!) L100s, a B3, an M100, and a stack of Leslies I don’t even know enough to write about, but there were over a dozen. Also a couple spinet pianos (and yes, I know the difference between a spinet and an upright grand), a player piano, a pump organ, and a metric fuckton of old Italian guitar shit. If anyone needs, I’ll be happy to provide the pertinent info.