Exactly the current problem, my astute college.
I was dealing with this one guy locally. He was to sell me this K2500X cheaply. So I called him and we chatted a bit.
He offered me a 14 day warranty.
I was calling around and I finally got in touch with "Triple S", one of the few authorized Kurzweil dealers in the area...
http://www.triplesservice.com/index.html
From there, it started to go downhill fast.
First and foremost, authorized Kurzweil dealers are in short supply.
The tech I spoke to warned me about how much trouble I could be getting myself in. He estimated about 400$ worth of work as when that power entry module has to be replaced, it's usually some other repairs that go with it as well.
I about laid a golden brick on the sidewalk right there.
So I got back to my contact and I explained what I had found out and he told me a little story. (moan)
He goes, "he bought it from Bucks County Playhouse". (A fairly well known troupe in these parts.) The guy had complained that he had power issues, so the gentleman from the troupe took it back. When he got it back, the power entry module was busted and the trope fellow told him that he must have done it by accident, because the troupe member didn't do it.
No that sounds fishy as hell to me. I saw what was left of the power entry module and only the ears are broken off. Plus the part is a 40$ part, if he fixed it, the synth would be worth somewhere near 7-800$.
I was buying it for about half.
I finally told the guy that I would take it for slightly less, considering I would have to take it to Bloomfield (about an hour from here) and he could forget about the warranty as I would have to go over it with a fine tooth comb anyway.
He wouldn't budge, had no sound library floppies or cd's, no case and no clue.
In short, I just got done writing him and thanking him, but declining his offer.
If it was a tad cheaper, I would have attempted to repair it but he was a dingdong and a greedy dingdong at that.
Oddly enough, I just got a reply from a guy I had solicited about a K2600XS with full sound libraries, hard shell case, pedals and other goodies. It's far from me, but if I am going to spend the $ I really don't have, may as well get something that needs nothing.
I played a PC3X and I thought that was awesome until I saw the price tag.
Since then I have been sick to my stomach.. lol
(If you can hear me Santa, you can always drop off the "Veena" you stole from me or I'll keep looking to shoot Rudolph and make him into holiday dinner. lol ...with some cheese and rolls, if you are hungry, stop on in..)
Most of us are born at night, but not last night.. Don't be a fool this holiday season.
