From: burley@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Craig Burley)
Newsgroups: ne.forsale
Subject: Yard Sale w/Car Stereo, Synthesizers, &c
Date: 11 Sep 92 23:39:54 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Free Software Foundation 545 Tech Square Cambridge, MA 02139

Yard Sale
Saturday, September 12, 1992
8:30-3:30

4 Woodleigh Rd.
Framingham, MA

(Rte. 9 to Temple St [east of Framingham/Rte. 9 exit on Mass Pike; west
of Edgell St, Rte. 30, and Rte. 126 intersections with Rte. 9].  North
on Temple St.  First left off of Temple is Woodleigh.  We haven't yet
tested these directions ourselves; have a map ready just in case!)

The sale is being held by friends of ours; we're piggybacking some of
our stuff, including:

Synthesizers:
  Casiotone 201 (4-octave polyphonic w/~50 preset sounds, sustain pedal,
    music stand, built-in speaker and audio/phones out, manuals -- a
    _great_ starter synth, takes up very little space, 120V AC; about 12 yrs)
    $75
  Farfisa Soundmaker (5-octave polyphonic/strings/monophonic, volume/sustain
    pedal, multiple outputs, poly aftertouch, some documentation, luggable
    but heavy, 120V 3-pronged AC; about 12 yrs)
    $150

Car Stereo Stuff:
  Sony 10 x CD Changer (the original with multiple levels of compression for
    talking over CDs with wide dynamic range; recently repaired by Sony, not
    used since; comes with tuner and controller)
    $200
  Sony Car CDX80 Player
    $150
  Nakamichi TD1200II Cassette/Tuner (often called the best-sounding car
    cassette player ever manufactured; includes built-in security code)
    $250
  Mystery Box (Creative Car Stereo, Ashland, MA installed this apparently to
    make the CDX80 and TD1200II work together; includes front/back fader knob
    and knob to fade between head units, plus all sorts of wiring)
    $20 separately
    $350 for this + CDX80 + TD1200II
  Nakamichi PA150 Mobil Power Amplifier
    $25 separately
    free with purchase of CDX80 + TD1200II
  Concord HPQ-90 DBX Noise Reduction System (we used this with the TD1200II
    and DBX-encoded tapes to get near-CD quality)
    $20
    free with purchase of TD1200II

Etc.:
  Uniden CB Radio for Car (40 channels, w/antenna, model 22?)
    $40
  Lighting Rack (for Photography?)
    $20

Reasons for Selling:
  Synthesizers:
    I've got newer ones that are MIDI-compatible (but don't necessarily sound
    as good, unfortunately)
  Car Stereo Stuff:
    Primarily because we got rid of my wife's car (considered "totalled" due to
    sideswipe in combo with low value) and, in my case, replaced the Sony 10 x
    CD Changer with new stuff
  Etc.:
    Again, wife's car had CB radio; my car still has same kind of radio, and
    it works just great -- lighting rack has been hanging around for 20 years,
    no idea why!

I.e. all this stuff has been taking up room in our (air-conditioned & rather
clean) basement for a year or more.  I tested the synthesizers, and they're
working fine.  The car stereo stuff I can't test; I'm least confident about
the Sony CD Changer (because who knows whether it was really repaired), which
Creative Car Stereo in Ashland should be able to treat as on a repair
warranty (especially if you have them install it for you -- they're the best!),
and the Nakamich TD1200II, which requires a key code after initial connection
to a battery and sometimes it takes lots of attempts to get that to work.
Also, given the complexity of some of the car stereo stuff, either you should
be (or know) an eminently qualified installer who can deal with it, or be
prepared to have it professionally installed (as we always have).

Other stuff we're bringing includes a folding bed, lots of kitchen stuff,
luggage caddies, dehumidifier, tennis & racquetball racquets, old records
(LPs, though not necessarily in great condition -- they aren't from _my_
pristine collection, but my wife's :-), tools (a "walk-along" for pulling
down trees, some kind of electric rotary saw, an anvil -- exactly the kind
of stuff that isn't useful living in a condo), &c.

Other stuff that will be for sale by others includes books, kids' stuff,
furniture, tools, &c.  The hosts of the yard sale are planning on moving
soon -- we're just hoping for a roomier basement soon!

Cash only!  Banks nearby!

If any of this stuff is not sold tomorrow, I'm going to keep it for sale from
my home.  Send e-mail if you want to make an offer or have more questions.

Most of the prices are reasonably firm, but with some flexibility due to
our not knowing what are reasonable market values are on these things.
(And, as you can probably guess, we're more interested in getting rid of
most of these things than in making lots of money off them!)

On the other hand, if you're looking for an innovative way to support the
GNU Fortran project, make some outlandish offers please!  :-)

So come on down or email and make offers!
--

James Craig Burley, Software Craftsperson    burley@gnu.ai.mit.edu
Member of the League for Programming Freedom (LPF)
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