Vintage Sequential Prophet T8 w/ Road Case, Extras

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"Here's a rare find - A killer vintage early 80s monster polysynth package for your consideration. Enclosed please find one 1983 Sequential Circuits Prophet T8 8-Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer (recently serviced and working perfectly), a flight case (not pictured), T8 MIDI Guide, original manual, full set of schematics and valuable Wine Country Productions extras: A Prophet T8 Long Term Survival Kit and T8 Diagnostic ROM... fantastic polyphonic aftertouch keyboard (which was quickly licensed and put into production by New England Digital for the Synclavier VPK keyboard) and flexible programming possibilities.

Regarding the state of the instrument: As mentioned in the description, this T8 was recently serviced by a top tech here in LA and works as new. It is worth pointing out that the keyboard mechanism is in excellent condition (the tech mentioned that it was the nicest-playing and feeling T8 he'd ever worked on), which is an important consideration when considering a T8 purchase. All controls work fine, and I've tried to include photos which accurately convey a sense of its physical condition. There are some scuffs and scratches here and there, which is to be expected for a 27-year-old instrument. However, none of these affect its operation in any way whatsoever. Please note that one NOS replacement knob and one LED panel switch are included with the Long Term Survival Kit, but neither of these is currently needed (unless the buyer felt like replacing one of the slightly scratched knobs with the one from the kit.) More info on the kit and the Diagnostic ROM can be found here: http://www.winecountrysequential.com/t8.html You can hear some sound examples of this particular T8 here: http://soundcloud.com/majorhavoc/sets/sequential-prophet-t8-sound-examples If you're reading this, I assume you know what this instrument is and what it can do, but some basic background can be found here: http://www.synthmuseum.com/sequ/seqprot801.html"