[sdiy] 49 key movements for diy new/cheap!

Bob Weigel sounddoctorin at imt.net
Mon Dec 14 08:05:08 CET 2009


I've got a line on mass numbers of these..they're the same type used in 
Roland AX7 it appears...seems I remember they had the two red 16 pin 
headers for connections (small ones with zig zag two row pin 
orientation).  Seems these would be great for some diy projects maybe.  
Can get pricing down in the 20 or maybe lower each zone depending on how 
many people want them plus some reasonable compensation for packaging I 
guess. 

I haven't had time to check on how easy those connectors are to get but 
assume they're available from Roland probably.  I know they charge at 
least 2.50 each to retailers for the keys!  So I imagine these are worth 
a lot more than that to someone who wants to replace the movement in an 
AX7.  I wish I'd had them when I just worked on one a few months ago 
:-).  Oh well... -Bob



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