[sdiy] Looking for 808/909 knobs & buttons

[Dan Gendreau]

Synthusiast Wrote:
> A friend of mine is looking for almost every knob and button that are used
> on the 808 and 909. He's restoring both a 808 and a 909 that are in pretty
> bad shape physically. Please contact me if you have some parts
> available for
> a reasonable price (we're Dutchmen after all, you know... ;)

I bought a broken 808 and restored it last year. Cosmetically, It was
missing several knob caps and the screws were a bit scarred. Other than
that, it just needed the pots cleaned and the power supply needed some wires
re-soldered.

One thing that helped a lot was the purchase of a CR-8000 for $50 on ebay.
The CR-8000 has a lot of the same parts as the TR-808, especially the knobs
and screws and they can be found cheap.

Likewise, the TR-909 knobs are identical to those on the TR707/727.

-Dan G.