This is regarding your questions about the Recording for $900. I've seen only a couple Recordings go for that much in the last few years that I've been watching them. It would have to be near-mint to mint condition. I sold one a year ago for $400 that was kind of rough but very functional. You can find them on ebay for around $400 to $700 just about any day. $900 is probably too much, but if you do buy it, it will last you forever. Good luck with a tough decision.
Dan Burton
ps, check these links:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...5&BasicSearch= http://search-completed.ebay.com/sea...ompletedonly=1
The first link is for current items, the second is for competed items. Hope this helps