[sdiy] Speaking of polysix's..Solution to Rubber CONTACT FAILURES!

[jure zitnik]

great news, i have one polysix with almost half keys non-working!

cheers,
jure

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 6:08 AM, Bob Weigel <sounddoctorin at imt.net> wrote:
> I tried the paint.  It works a lot of the time but i had a few bad
> experiences; mostly because of not being able to get the paint to lie flat
> enough I think...
>
> I'm having material sent soon hopefully to try out for the *CONTACT ISSUES*
> though folks.
> I have a solution finally it appears....  That will allow *easy* (ie. w/good
> eyes/hands repair a 61 key unit in an hour or so) and *reliable* rennovation
> of all non-torn rubber bubble contacts!  I've tried it on a polysix I have
> here.  And it works but I've asked for an upgrade to the material spec to
> make for a longer lasting solution.  ie. I'd like them to last at least as
> well as the originals.  20 more years of life hopefully or more.
>
> Anyway just wanted to let you guys know first.  OB-8's, Memorymoog's, all
> poly's, DW's and most Kawai, Roland, and maybe some Yamaha products will
> benefit from this.  Don't spread the word just yet but I'm pretty confident
> we'll have a supply of material to properly reface the contacts in short
> order here.  -Bob
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