# ARP Odyssey Project Machine
“you are bidding on a vintage Arp Odyssey 2800 synthesizer seen in pics. this is the last arp that I am going to be selling. i bought it awhile back with plans on having it sent out to be completely restored. i never got around to it. i can’t see any reason to let this sit here for a few more years. in addition, i have two other odysseys – one model with the ‘illegal’ moog filter and a later MKIII version – hence the sale. this was the transitional model from the with the rotary pitch bend knob.
the unit is in decent physical shape. there are some marks along the edges of the metal and the schematics are slightly fading in some areas. the keys are in good shape. you can see by the pics, it’s certainly presentable, but not mint by any stretch.
the unit does play and produces sound. however, it is VERY unstable. at some points, it functions rather well and i can run down all of the keys. many times, it will take off and not play the notes correctly. it’s almost as if the portomento or the release on the adsr is stuck. other times it sounds like all i am trying to do is generate noise. i never had a tech look at it, so i don’t know the extent of the issue. a few of the sliders are missing the colored tips. some slide real well. others are a little sticky. a few are very sticky. from what i see, most seem to function. it’s hard to tell exactly because of the instability to hold a sound and manipulate it with the sliders to test.
just bid knowing this will need some work and bid accordingly. do not expect a flawlessly functioning, perfect looking unit and there won’t be an issue. ” Link