In the beginning of the 80's Kawai began manufacturing synthesizers under the company name of Teisco. Their early designs resulted in synths like the S110F above. The Synthesizer 110F is an upgraded S60-F, with dual analog VCO's and an updated look. It has a small but usable 37 note keyboard. Classic analog sawtooth, square, and triangle waveforms plus noise are on-board and can be mixed with external sounds run through the 110F's filters and envelopes. The oscillators can be de-tuned for duophonic textures or phatter leads and bass sounds.

There's plenty of modulation ability and classic analog effects in the 110F to really liven up the sound. There's an LFO which can modulate the VCO and VCF and can trigger the EGs. The VCF resonant low pass filter is great too. There's also a VCA section with Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release controls and finally there's a Hi-Pass filter. There is also a portamento effect, a ring modulator, vibrato and sample-and-hold for those classic analog synth effects and tricks! Lots of pretty blinking lights, a sleek and straight-forward layout and very nice analog bass, lead and synth sounds are all a part of the Synthesizer 110F experience.

mb

March 5, 2011 @ 5:01 am

I paid €900 for mine this month (February 2011). It wasn't an eBay auction. It might have taken another year for I bumped into one, so I paid the price. It's in perfect condition though.

ed

March 4, 2011 @ 9:49 am

ebay is gay, prices are a rip off,
last one sold for 510 quid in perfect condition dec 2010

Peter

March 2, 2011 @ 5:49 pm

Valuewise prices are rising quickly. 500$ is the price you pay for a broken one.
About 800 - 1000 € is the price nowadays.

Peter

March 2, 2011 @ 5:45 pm

Just finished reparing my 110F. Awesome synth, very underrated.
Could blow an MS-20 out of the water even on a bad day !

In fact you have 3 VCO's. VCO1, VCOII and the Ringmod, Soooo Fattttt

Aux

February 22, 2011 @ 5:24 pm

I have a 60F, it is an unusual little beast, with a great unique sound. Big basses, but also great for leads. Used extensively by Belgium electro rockers Goose.

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