32 INPUTS, 2 STEREO RETURNS/ 1 MONO RETURN, COMPLETE SET OF WIRING HARNESSES. PO
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32 INPUTS, 2 STEREO RETURNS/ 1 MONO RETURN, COMPLETE SET OF WIRING HARNESSES. POWER SUPPLIES AND 48V RECENTLY REBUILT/ SOME RECAPPING/ MANY SPARE PARTS. MFG 1982 INCL ORIGINAL RECEIPT OF $82,500.

I AM THE 3RD OWNER OF THE CONSOLE. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE FOR $82,500 WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED BACK IN 1982. I KNOW BOTH THE OTHER OWNERS AND THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE CONSOLE.

I PUT ABOUT $5000 INTO THE CONSOLE ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO TO REBUILD THE POWER SUPPLIES, PHANTOM POWER AND A FEW ODDS AND ENDS THAT NEEDED ATTENTION. AT THAT TIME SOME OF THE CAPS IN THE EQ SECTIONS WERE REPLACED.

THE CONSOLE HAS BEEN IN DRY, CLEAN STORAGE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS.

IT NEEDS,

1. A FEW RECORD BUSS OP AMPS REPLACED

2. A FEW EQ MODULES NEED RECAPPING AS THEY WORK BUT ARE NOISEY

3. A FEW MONITOR SELECT SWITCHES AND BUSS SWITCHES NEED REPLACING (DIGIKEY SELLS THESE UNIQUE BUTTONS AND SWITCHES)

4. A COUPLE OF VU METERS AREN'T WORKING

FOR THE MOST PART THE CONSOLE IS WORKING WELL AND HAD BEEN IN USE UP UNTIL THE TIME I PUT IT IN STORAGE. MY PLAN WAS (AND STILL MAYBE) TO TAKE OUT OF SERVICE TO RESTORE PROPERLY WITHOUT HAVING TO DEPEND ON IT BEING IN STUDIO USE WHILE DOING SO.

I HAD A COUPLE OF ESTIMATES THAT A COMPLETE RE-CAPPING, AND A FEW SWITCHES AND OP AMPS REPLACED WOULD COST MAYBE AROUND $3K TO $4K CDN.

AS FAR AS THE PRICE.....

I'VE DROPPED IT TOO MANY TIMES DOWN TO WHERE IT IS AND I WON'T SELL IT FOR ANYTHING LESS. IN FACT WHEN I LISTED IT ORIGINALLY THE US DOLLAR WAS CONSIDERABLY STRONGER. I REALIZE ITS NOT A VINTAGE NEVE BUT IT IS A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE CONSOLE IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND ANYONE WHO WANTS THE PRICE LOWER EITHER DOESN'T APPRECIATE THE VALUE (IT WAS ORIGINALLY AN $82K CONSOLE), OR WANTS AN UREASONABLE DEAL KNOWING ITS VALUE AND HOW IT WILL MOST LIKELY INCREASE AS TIME GOES BY.