Buying a Secondhand Synth

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Secondhand synths

A buyers guide for the second hand market.

A crafty buyer's guide — what to look for.

Part two of our natter with a couple of blokes who fix old keyboards every day. Common problems need common solutions

It's down the shop/in the paper/round your mate's, but what should you look for, and how d'you know if it's a good 'un?

Martin Russ reflects on a cult phenomenon: Kawai’s K5 additive synthesizer.

Music Instruction System

Of the few computer-based music teaching systems available, Xanadu's Musicom - distributed by Roland - is one of the most versatile. David Ellis finds out if it's cheap enough to tempt fund-starved schools.