via Matt on the AH list:"I just spoke to Robin Wood at EMS and he told me that they plan to start making the Synthi A & VCS3 again in the next two months. They have sufficient parts to make about 40 VCS3s and even more Synthis. The timescale to completion will be about 18 months after that.
To join the waiting list you must send a cheque for GBP 150 to Robin and should then phone every 6 months to find out the progress. The VCS3 will cost GBP 3200 + VAT. Robin says that there are quite a few people who have been on the waiting list for years, so the allocation & availability isn't clear."
Before you get too excited, there were a few follow up threads stating that this has been stated several times in the past. Regardless, it is interesting. Robin Wood and EMS is still around, and there is the potential (parts) for new SYNTHIs. Definitely a fascinating bit of synth history. Hopefully it will happen. Just remember to pray. Because... Every nun really does need a SYNTHI. [more every ads]
http://www.ems-synthi.demon.co.uk/
Note EMS Rehberg also has them.
I've been talking to Robin every 2 months for the past 5 years about this. Definitely don't get your hopes up. He is switching out of Sound Beam to EMS production. This process was supposed to be done months ago so him saying another 2 months is about on par with what he has said every 2 months for a few years now.
ReplyDeleteI think yo have the two instruments mixed up. When I talked to Robin Wood about this same thing a couple of weeks ago he told me that it was the Synthi A which was only going to produce 40 units and the reason was because they no longer have access to any more cases for it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, when I talked to Robin he said there's only 40 cases for the Synthi A. They will make as many VCS3 Putney's as they can. I believe he said the Putney will cost more but I'm not sure how much.
ReplyDeleteNice use of the "synth babes" tag.
ReplyDeleteyeah its the synthi A's that are limited. Robin has a stash of NOS
ReplyDeletecases. Unless someone plans to remake spartanite attache cases again...40 is the limit.
Course it could be remodelled to fit a modern attache case..but probably a long shot given the cost of redesigning the whole synthi A chassis to fit any new case.