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Yamaha MR1242 desk?

Hey Phil,ever heard of one of these?
I'm looking for a cheap desk and one popped up,seems to be from 1988 or there abouts
Any info on them?
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Re: Yamaha MR1242 desk?

^^^Um, yeah.^^^ Reasonably clean, doesn't have oodles of headroom. 3 band fived EQ, IIRC, 4 buss. If everything still works and it's cheap, why not?
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Re: Yamaha MR1242 desk?

Sure - they look like this: http://en.audiofanzine.com/utilities/a.provider,m.47270,mod.media,th.normal,s.pictures.JPG They're pretty old at this point, so how it has been treated will make a huge difference, but I wouldn't be interested in spending very much on a board like that today. They sound decent (certainly nothing special - they're old used boards, not magical "vintage" ones), and they are generally reliable (Yamaha generally makes good stuff) but old live boards like that generally aren't all that expensive on the used market these days - at least over here. I have no idea what it's like in Dublin. What are they asking for it, if you don't mind me asking? :smileysurprised: :smileyhappy:
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Re: Yamaha MR1242 desk?

thanks Flogger & Phil!

it's a friend of mine who just told me that he figured they were selling for about €150,but I might get a bit of a better deal as a friend
apparently it's been gathering dust in the attic for quite a long time!

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Re: Yamaha MR1242 desk?

Bummer about the dust - hopefully it was boxed up - or at least covered up while in storage. Still, it's Ireland, not California, so I suspect dust is less of an issue there, and damp much more of one.

Assuming it all works, his price seems about right. €150 = $188.65 at current exchange rates. There's another MR-1242 on ebay right now for $199 USD, with a BIN of $299. I suspect if it does sell (not guaranteed), it will go for closer to his starting price rather than his BIN price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-MR-1242-Mixing-Desk-Mixer-Console-12-ch-4-Bus-3-Band-EQ-Aux-Works-/14...

A couple hundred - maybe two-fifty - would be about as much as I'd appraise a board like that for - and that would only be if everything worked properly.
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Re: Yamaha MR1242 desk?

Phil you're a gent! I think I'm going to offer €120 for it due to it's condition , any idea which site/s are good for spares such as fader knobs?
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Re: Yamaha MR1242 desk?

Maaaaybe Yamaha UK can help you out with parts. I've been really impressed with how well Yamaha USA treats me whenever I have need of help; hopefully they're equally helpful in the UK. Still, it's an older board, so they may not have the exact match in terms of knobs or fader caps available. Can't hurt to ask - I'd definitely start there. If you wanted matching caps and can't find one or two matching originals, you could always replace all 18 of 'em with new ones of non-original design. I believe they're pretty standard faders; finding caps that would work with those 60mm faders shouldn't be too difficult. After Yamaha, the first two places in the US I'd look for something like that would probably be the Mouser and Digikey catalogs. Sorry I can't offer any similar Euro based suppliers, but I'm sure if we ask around, we can track some down. :smileyhappy:
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Re: Yamaha MR1242 desk?

Maaaaybe Yamaha UK can help you out with parts. I've been really impressed with how well Yamaha USA treats me whenever I have need of help; hopefully they're equally helpful in the UK. Still, it's an older board, so they may not have the exact match in terms of knobs or fader caps available. Can't hurt to ask - I'd definitely start there. If you wanted matching caps and can't find one or two matching originals, you could always replace all 18 of 'em with new ones of non-original design. I believe they're pretty standard faders; finding caps that would work with those 60mm faders shouldn't be too difficult. After Yamaha, the first two places in the US I'd look for something like that would probably be the Mouser and Digikey catalogs. Sorry I can't offer any similar Euro based suppliers, but I'm sure if we ask around, we can track some down. :smileyhappy:
Excellent! Thank you kindly Phil,that's gonna be a Great help! So anyways...it looks like I'm getting this for free!
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Re: Yamaha MR1242 desk?

For FREE? :eekphil: Free is good. :smileyhappy: :smileytongue:hil: What are you going to use it for - as a submixer or...?
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