Up for sale is SPIRON EM-5100, a unique snail shaped analog accordion synth famous for being owned and used by John Lennon during his visit to Japan in the '70s. One of the rarest and strangest Japanese electronic musical instruments made in very limited quantities by KAWLABO.
The unit appears to be working reasonably well, all the switches and buttons and knobs working fine, with all the preset sounds and effects working well to the best of my knowledge. I noticed some of the keys and bass/chord buttons seem to have slight bad contacts which I guess is something common with these vintage units, and should probably get better as you play, or could do with some servicing/adjustment.
The built-in speaker sounds fine, as well as the output jacks working fine. The unit is chargeable, I was able to play for about an hour after I kept the unit charged for few hours. You can also play while plugged into a power outlet too.
Cosmetically the unit is in nice and reasonable condition for its 40+ year old age as you can see. There are some wear marks and chips on the wood body with a few of the screws seem to be missing on the bottom but nothing too major I suppose. I'm including plenty of pictures so you can see exactly how it looks.
Comes in Original Gig Bag as shown. Power Cable included.
**This unit was made for the Japanese market which runs on 100 volts. You will need a stepdown voltage converter for 120V - 220V regions.
SHIPPING (Shipping is by DHL) To America is $140 Australia is $150 Most of Europe is $170
If you are in Russia, South America, Israel etc, then I cannot use DHL so please ask for your rates.
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PLEASE NOTE
-Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. -Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. We will ship and insure at the sold price unless otherwise requested.
Thanks for checking our listing. Questions welcomed!
I deal in a wide range of items and am not a qualified technician. I do however try to give an honest appraisal for every item listed. It is never my intention to mislead.
This is a used item being sold “as is”. It appears to be in the condition described above but no guarantees are made.
You may need to get professionally qualified technicians to service or repair the item to get it performing to it's full potential. Servicing and any subsequent repairs that may be required are the buyer’s responsibility.
