[sdiy] How I spent my week (Polymoog restoration-long)

[Ken Stone]

I spent a few hours getting a Roland RS-202 working the other day - replaced
about 70 capacitors. My description of the work done. I "got it going".
Restore? Nah. My Serge is a different matter. I put a hell of a lot more
work into that, including cleaning the face plates (old paper faces),
rewiring etc. That one is a restoration in progress. The amount of work I
put in would rival the value of the instrument.

Ken

>  This is where I tend to use the word "overhaul" instead of "restore."  
>I "overhaul" CS-80s.  Restoration is something you do to a vintage car. ;)  
>While I'll make new circuit boards when needed, I'll let an upholsterer 
>and/or carpenter deal with the exterior.  Although, I did have some new 
>hinges made to the original spec...
>
>Crow
>/**/
>
>On Sat, 19 Mar 2005, Kevin Lightner wrote:
>
>> Maybe I've been in my hole too long or are just plain obsessive, but
>> when I hear of folks who say they're going to restore a synth, yet have
>> never seen what one should be like originally or have much experience
>> with the particular model, it can kinda irk me. For me, the term
>> "restoration" is often used like the word "Mint" on Ebay.
>
>
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