Replica of Captain Kirk's chair

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Replica of Captain Kirk's chair - If you are a fan of Star Trek strong hold on the chair before falling tumbling to the ground, because after this article you will do everything humanly possible to be able to have this chair at home.
This is a detailed replica in scale, the chair of Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the original Star Trek television series. The chair is built on the design devised by Matt Jefferies, the director and designer of the series between 1966 and 1969.
Only 1701 were produced, a few, but enough to be able to dream of being able to get their hands, or rather sit on one of these.
As seen in the TV is equipped with working keys, for example when you press the yellow button, located at the front of the armrest on the right produces a sound samples of the nine original series, including the famous sentence of the prologue: "Space ... the 'last frontier' uttered by William Shatner.
Also pressing the red button you can play seven sound effects, including the classic Hail Intercom, the phasers, photon torpedoes, and the sound of even the ambient noise of the bridge in the background. The chair includes various switches, knobs and buttons to make it as perfect as that of the TV series that caught the imagination of millions of fans. All sounds are produced by a single speaker in the left armrest.
The platform of the chair is made ​​of wood and is constructed to allow it to turn 360 degrees. The sturdy frame in'acciaio provides great strength and solidity, laminated on both sides of the arm rests in oak. The back and seat are leather. 
To work needs to be connected to electricity. Am I wrong, or the only reason that makes you flinch in the face of this purchase is the price of 2,900 dollars well?
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