Further eBay poetry

With three days and three hours to go, the current bid is $7,600.00 and it will doubtless go much higher in the closing milliseconds as snipe bots ruthlessly clash. Oh well… A couple of bidders have asked questions which are lovely in themselves, at least to this sad, smitten soul:

Q: Is your vocoder the actual one used by kraftwerk or just the same model uesd by them

A: This is the one and only prototype. It was a contract work for Kraftwerk. Nobody else used this actual item. It is no other Vocoder of this kind excisting. Hope this answers your question, best regards, Peter

Q: Is it in working order? Is there a schematic to indicate I/O and repair?

A: The device definetely needs an overhaul by a knowledgeable technician. Todays test shows that it is basically working and partly functionable. Bandpass filters are working audibly when sliders are moved. There is some noise and hum, please consider the age of the item (35 years). No schematics available. Highest bidder may have contact to the engineers who built it.

And one more picture’s been added:

One thing I forgot to include in the last post was an attribution - thanks to Musicthing for the reference.