OBERHEIM 4 VOICE SYNTHESIZER

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Interesting history via the details of the auction: "I purchased this four-voice MODEL FVS-1 new with warranty in 1983 directly from the Oberheim distributor Jacques Isler AG in Zurich Switzerland. The serial number is 667. This unit is a later model 4-voice complete with the Poly Programmer, which was only available on later model 4 and 8 voices synthesisers.The instrument was being used as a showroom demo by the distributor and I picked it up in Zurich personally by car and took it back to my home in France. I never toured with and I never took the instrument to the studio with me. I mainly used it at home for composing and arranging ideas. The four-voice is rated for 230 volts and there is no voltage switch on the unit. I brought it with me when I moved back to the United States and have used it with a transformer and/or directly with 220 volt outlets that I have installed in my home in Florida. The case is in excellent condition and after letting it sit unused in my 24 hour a day air-conditioned no smoking home for at least 17 years the only faults I now find with the 4-voice is that the programmer module is not functioning anymore and the keyboard split feature is not working with all the voice modules. However, you don’t need the programmer to play the synth. The keyboard and all the 4 voices are still great. If I leave it on for several hours the voices keep their tune as best as can be expected for an anolog synth. The only control that is a bit scratchy is the master volume but all the other controls are like new. The instrument is quite large and heavy and as I work mainly with live orchestras and use very little synthesizer I have decided to let it go. Because this instrument is old vintage I must sell it as is with no returns. I will include the original manual and the power cord (230volts)."