🙋🏻♂️ Welcome and Foreword
Hello and welcome to my Reverb Shop!
Thank you for your interest in this listing. Every instrument I offer comes from my private collection and is treated with great care and respect. Each instrument is thoroughly checked and tested to ensure full functionality and excellent condition. Before any instrument is listed for sale, it goes through a professional multi-stage inspection by our technician. Only after successfully passing all functional and visual checks is it approved for listing.
I am aware that my prices may be above average, but this reflects my commitment to transparency, careful preparation, and customer satisfaction. Packaging alone takes 2–4 hours, with multiple layers of protection to ensure safe and worry-free transport. Quality — both of the instruments and my work — is my top priority. I am always available to answer questions and ensure a smooth buying experience.
Enjoy reading the description.
🎹 Information about the Item for Sale
I am offering the absolute top-of-the-line flagship of Yamaha's classic multi-keyboard line: the Yamaha SK50D. Released in the late 1970s, this massive, dual-manual instrument is not just a synthesizer—it is a complete analog symphonic ensemble housed in a beautiful, heavy-duty wooden casing. It was built for professionals who needed an entire keyboard rig consolidated into a single, no-compromise instrument.
The SK50D is legendary because it contains four independent, parallel analog sound engines that can be layered, split, and mixed across its two 61-note manuals:
- The Organ Section: A full drawbar-style combo organ with a majestic, warm transistor character and a brilliant built-in rotary speaker simulator.
- The String Section: Rich, lush, and velvety 70s ensemble strings with dedicated attack and release controls.
- The Poly-Synth Section: A gorgeous polyphonic synthesizer with its own analog VCF filter, envelope controls, and classic Yamaha warmth.
- The Solo Synth Section: A dedicated monophonic lead synthesizer preset section (complete with a touch-sensitive aftertouch system on the upper manual) for cutting through any mix.
Technically, this Yamaha SK50D is in excellent operational condition. Anyone familiar with these complex multi-keyboards knows that maintaining their massive internal voice routing can be difficult—this unit has been thoroughly checked. All drawbars, sliders, rocker tabs, and internal contacts have been cleaned and tested. Optically, the keyboard is very well-preserved, showcasing that unmistakable, commanding vintage look with its beautiful wooden side panels showing only minimal, normal signs of use consistent with its history.
Please note: This listing includes the Yamaha SK50D and the power cable.
⚙️ Specifications
- Type: Professional Flagship Dual-Manual Analog Multi-Keyboard
- Manufacturer: Yamaha
- Model: SK50D
- Era: Late 1970s / Early 1980s (Introduced 1980)
- Keyboards: Dual 61-note manuals (Upper manual features initial/aftertouch sensitivity for the Solo section)
- Sound Sections: Organ (with drawbars), Strings, Poly-Synth, and Solo/Mono Lead Synth
- Effects: Built-in Tremolo, Ensemble (Chorus), and a dedicated electronic Rotary Speaker simulator
- Bass Section: Dedicated bass presets controllable via the lower manual or optional external bass pedals
- Connectivity: Separate individual outputs for the individual sound sections, mix outputs, and extensive foot pedal inputs
- Sound Character: Deeply symphonic, warm, massive, and uniquely authentic 70s analog ensemble textures
📦 Secure Packaging & Custom Wooden Crate
The instrument is professionally and extensively packed to guarantee a 100% safe international transit. Ultra-Secure Multi-Layer Wrapping: The instrument itself receives multiple layers of high-density shock protection and heavy-duty wrapping. Custom Carpenter-Built Wooden Crate: To ensure maximum safety, a custom heavy-duty wooden crate is individually crafted by a professional carpenter specifically for your instrument. Palletized Shipping: The finished wooden crate is then securely strapped onto a heavy wooden pallet. This prevents any rough handling, drops, or improper orientation during transport.
📹 Video Before & After Purchase
Any interested buyer is welcome to request a video demonstration of the instrument.
Additionally, each buyer receives a detailed functional check video before shipping, so you can see and hear your Yamaha SK50D running through all four individual sound engines, filter sweeps, and drawbar controls. If any issue is discovered during this final inspection, it is immediately corrected by our technician.
💲 Prices
It is very important that my instruments go into good hands.
- Price proposals are welcome
- If you are seriously interested, feel free to make an offer
- Reasonable proposals will always be considered
⚠️ Information
- All instruments come from my private collection
- The collection is continuously updated
- Each instrument is cleaned, tested, and carefully prepared for sale
- Instruments are protected against dust and damage
📦 Secure Packaging
- The instrument is wrapped in multiple protective layers for safe transport
- Special focus is given to protecting the massive dual 61-note keybeds and the extensive slider layout
- Fully insured shipping
💢 Shipping
- Best, fastest, and safest shipping option selected depending on destination
- Fully insured shipping
- Export documentation included if required for international shipping
⚡ Power and Connection
- Standard power connection (EU voltage configuration, non-EU buyers please use an appropriate high-quality transformer/adapter if required).
💯 Your Advantages
✅ Professionally checked instruments
✅ Tested and cleaned
✅ Ultimate 4-in-1 flagship analog power
✅ Worldwide insured shipping
✅ Export documents included
✅ Verified seller
✅ Secure payment
✅ Animal-Free & Non-Smoking Household
⛔ What are you waiting for!?
The Yamaha SK50D is an absolute masterpiece of vintage analog engineering that makes a huge statement both visually and sonically. Protected by professional custom wooden crating and palletized transport, this rare analog ensemble titan is ready to become the crown jewel of your vintage studio! 😉
This item is sold As-Described
This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.Learn More.
| Listed | 25 days ago |
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| Condition | Very Good (Used) Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more |
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