[sdiy] Some OB-8 Questions....

[Ken Stone]

>Secondly, I have resurrected a nice 61-note Pratt-Reed keyboard from  
>an old Xa (much prefer the feel, and my panasonic mechanism was STONE  
>DEAD!), but I must admit to being a bit dim when it comes to cleaning  
>and maintenance of a pratt-reed mechanism.... I am getting a lot of  
>ultra-staccato multi-triggers on many notes.... Is there some  
>additional debouncing that needs to be done, or is this (pure and  
>simple) a maintenance and cleaning issue? If the latter, I guess I'll  
>have to raid those old Arp manuals for some tips! ;-P

Sounds like corroded contacts. The primary solution is to just keep working
the keys as the contacts use a wiping action. Some people like to spray with
some sort of contact cleaner on them. I've heard reference to some gold
contact cleaner that used to be available from Radio Shack.

Ken 
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