Lot 39: Kurzweil K250 Vintage Synthesizer

Auction

Estate Auction (14): Multiple-Estate Liquidation Roseville, CA

Lot Number

39

Status

Sold

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Opening Bid

$5.00

Accepted Bids

19

Closed

4/29/22 7:04 PM PT

Description

Vintage Kurzweil K250 synthesizer. Synthesizer comes in a large black hard case made for storing musical instruments. The synthesizer is very large and very heavy. There are no cords/wires included. It has not been tested but looks to be in very good condition. The inner foam on the inside of the case has totally disintegrated. It needs to be replaced. It has left some foam stuck onto the sides of the synthesizer and particles in the speaker vents that need to be cleaned. Otherwise, the case and synthesizer look great. Synthesizer measures roughly 55" L x 26.5" W. The case measures roughly 61" tall x 13" W x 31.5" L H60The Kurzweil K250, manufactured by Kurzweil Music Systems, was an early electronic musical instrument which produced sound from sampled sounds compressed in ROM, faster than common mass storage such as a disk drive. Acoustic sounds from brass, percussion, string and woodwind instruments as well as sounds created using waveforms from oscillators were utilized. Designed for professional musicians, it was invented by Raymond Kurzweil, founder of Kurzweil Computer Products, Inc., Kurzweil Music Systems and Kurzweil Educational Systems with consultation from Stevie Wonder; Lyle Mays, an American jazz pianist; Alan R. Pearlman, founder of ARP Instruments Inc.; and Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer.