Just found more info, after 13 years on the waiting list a customer just got his new Synthi A. When ordered in 1998 the price was £1600, new price of the day is £3000 while the VCS3 is £3200. After all they may have sorted out component issues and will build to order only.
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Synthi A will be fine with a chain and handcuff The Putney I've seen before going for $7-10K including the keyboard though.
The last Cricklewood I saw for sale went for more 2,000 US$ *without* its umbilical cord. I should have kept mine, or sold it on eBay instead. Oh, well...