Welcome to the group.

Case foam doesn't just rot out based on a short term exposure to the
elements, it takes age and time to make it get all nasty.

Now, that said, I seem to recall this stuff is fairly inert. It shouldn't
cause any big problems all told, so put it in the shop and they can run it
through its paces and get it all cleaned up. They'll also run it through the
tests, and then you can decide if it's worth getting a refund from the
seller on it.

The SX is an interesting beast, because you're never completely sure what
it'll sound like until you hear it. Oberheim did custom chip burns for
people for them, so sometimes you'll find different sounds loaded in it. I
get the impression this was for gigging musicians who had an OB-X at home
and wanted something more stable for the road.

Hopefully it'll be all okay, and there won't be any problem. Of course,
you're going to have to re-do the case lining, and I'd have a discussion
with Anvil and then the seller about that detail if it wasn't disclosed in
the sales literature that there was a case problem. I've never seen a case
go from good to ruined from foam deterioration in one shipping of the
instrument, so it was in rough shape before it was shipped to you.

-----Original Message-----
From: oberheim@yahoogroups.com [mailto: oberheim@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf
Of lawjcrg
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 1:54 PM
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [oberheim] need help OB-SX from ebay arrived in damaged condition,
can it be fixed

Hello. I just joined this forum. I own an Oberheim ob-8 and dsx sequencer
and a matrix 6. I just bought what was represented to be a fully functional
ob-sx from ebay. It came with an anvil case. When it arrived I was shocked
to see that black foam in the interior of the case was rotted and moist and
had formed a black dust/paste that covered the synth controlls, was in and
between the keys and has completed clogged all of the inputs on the back.
Just picture someone throwing the keyboard in a puddle of mud, and that's
what it looks like. I really wanted this synth, it was the 56 present
version with the blue stripes. I have a keyboard shop that works on my other
synths. I was going to take it to them just to clean it before powering it
up (I'd be afraid to do it now for fear of it having an electrical short).
I'm concerned that even after cleaning up, this thing may be destroyed. I
really don't know who caused this, the shipping company or the seller. In
any event, this synth has all of its sounds in ROM.
If the electronics are damaged and boards or chips have to be replaced, is
it even possible on this synth Can original presets somehow be restored if
so how

I'd really like to keep it, even if I have to invest a little $$$ to get it
up and running but I want to know if it's even possible. If not, I'll just
fight with the seller to give me a complete refund.

Thanks in advance for any help!!