“This is Randy Waldman’s Vintage Yamaha DX7 synthesizer keyboard! Dx7 is a well known instrument in the world. But this one in particular has an interesting history!
Randy Waldman obtained it while touring with George Benson in Japan in the early 80s! The DX7s in Japanese stores in the early 80s were pre-release demos and were not allowed to be purchased. The tour personnel convinced the store owners that the DX7 could be seen and heard on stage with George Benson that night! Because of that, they were allowed to purchase it.
In fact, they bought several DX7s! When they returned to the US they brought back the first DX7s to arrive on the US mainland! This DX7 may be the last one! Randy recalls playing the flute and harmonica sound on from this DX7 with Tina Turner live on “What’s Love Got To Do With It”!
This keyboard synthesizer was modified. It has two DX7 Memory Expansion cards. It was modified to control selection of banks with a knob. (See pictures). That programming was lost when new battery was added, but can be done again. Randy liked to have bass on one bank, horns and strings on another bank, synths another etc. The banks are available for your programming. The basic sounds are there after the new battery.
It is an old unit and looks it. The pitch wheel is not working at the moment; not sure why. The buttons and keys work, but some paint and color caps on some buttons are gone. It is significantly scuffed and scratched from many tours. But it has such a rich history! It is Randy’s personal keyboard! Add it to your collection today!”
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