treasure in my synth...

[Rob]

I once found a really good gold plated pen in a Moog Rogue.
The guy who owed it said that the thing rattled and gave it to me cheap
because he thought something was broke inside of it.

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: <RevTor at aol.com>
To: <analogue at hyperreal.org>; <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 11:47 AM
Subject: treasure in my synth...


> Hello all,
>   Heres a funny (or scary) story for everyone..  I recently aquired a
K5000s
> in mint condition except for one of the keys was dead (ie: no spring
> action.., it played but it was just hanging low..) so last night I decided
to
> get this problem straightened out and started taking the thing apart.  I
> heard lose bits inside and figured it was the spring or other keyboard
bits
> floating around waiting to short my new board out.  Well, after getting
the
> back cover off, I realized what it was that was rattling inside there.  It
> was a link form someones watch band!  (And I found a dead ladybug too)
Like
> on the Synthfool site when Kevin found a pair of pliers inside the Jupiter
8
> (I think)..  Now, this thing is pretty damn new and showed no signs of
anyone
> ever being inside it so I assume its from Japan..  The link is stainless
> steel and says "Made in China" on it in english.  In Japan are watches
marked
> in english?  Imagine what that could have done had it found its way onto
the
> motherboard...  Anyway I got the key fixed and now its mint condition.
> Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee........
> later,
> ~Steve M
> Treasure!...
>