[sdiy] Pro-one keyboard upgrade

[Graham Atkins]

The j-wire keyboard was made by Pratt Read. There is a fair bit of  
info and pictures on the net about these and how to replace the  
bushings.
Sadly the company no longer make them, they make mainly screwdrivers  
now !!.

Graham

On 14 May 2011, at 03:15, klosmon wrote:

> There were two keyboards used on the Pro-One --
> the original units used a j-wire keyboard similar to the Prophet 5  
> (which requires the oft-mentioned bushings);  after around serial  
> number 8000 or so, they switched to a universally despised membrane  
> keyboard, with cheap action and plastic membrane contacts which wear  
> out & are impossible to replace.
>
> First thing  you should do is determine which one you have -- if  
> it's j-wire, it should be repairable.
> ~G
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Kendall" <davekendall at ntlworld.com 
>> >
>> To: "synth-diy DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:14 PM
>> Subject: [sdiy] Pro-one keyboard upgrade
>>
>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> I have a Pro-one in storage that I eventually want to bring back  
>>> to something like it's former glory. It's need of a bit of TLC,  
>>> but is functional apart from some scratchy pots, the last time I  
>>> took it for a spin.
>>> The thing is, the keyboard action is quite horrible. I gather  
>>> they're all like that....
>>> Has anyone on this list successfully upgraded the keyboard to a  
>>> better feeling one?
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Dave
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