<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello Luis,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You are correct, The Fatar folks do not respond to email very well.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It appears that I will have to call them and see if I can get a better response.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=kluge+klaviaturen+gmbh&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" class="">kluge klaviaturen gmbh</a> company is whom I worked with when I worked at PPG and built the PRK expansion keyboard.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have heard that Steinway in Hamburg may have acquired this company in 1998 , however thay may still be willing to see Piano Beds still for upgrading pianos etc.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I used Wersi organ spring contacts for this double bussed design, but I am not sure if these are still available from Wersi.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">good hunting.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Terry<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 24, 2019, at 7:09 AM, Luís Marka <<a href="mailto:luis.marka@terra.com.br" class="">luis.marka@terra.com.br</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Hi mr. Terry,<br class=""><br class="">I tried to purchase one Fatar keyboard recently with no success. They simply do nor respond emails apparently.<br class=""><br class="">Doepfer keeps links to several Fatar schematics, here:<br class=""><br class=""><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/DIY/MKE_keyboards.htm" class="">http://www.doepfer.de/DIY/MKE_keyboards.htm</a><br class=""><br class="">If you complete a purchase from Fatar, I am interested in purchasing one 5-octave unit, let me know and we can arrange. Keep in mind I am located in Canada.<br class=""><br class="">Best regards!<br class=""><br class="">Luis Marka<br class=""><br class="">On 22/02/2019 19:55, Terry Shultz wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Hello folks,<br class=""><br class="">I am running out of 61-note Pratt reed keyboards that I have been sitting on for 20 _ years.<br class=""><br class="">Down to the last 5 units, I started out with 30 units and have been using them up.<br class=""><br class="">Back in the late 1970’s I licensed the E-Mu patented poly keyboard design from E-Mu and I have been building<br class="">a few Mono and Poly keyboards up. I will now have to buy some Fatar keyboards and they are requiring me to<br class="">buy quite a few for packing reasons.<br class=""><br class="">Does anyone have the schematic to this brand of 5 octave keyboard as I will have to adapt it to my existing<br class="">design.<br class=""><br class="">Otherwise, I might just go the route of Midi to CV/Gate Module as an alternate path.<br class=""><br class="">Any suggestions on whose Midi to CV/Gate module is the best and how many channels out would be good to know.<br class=""><br class="">best regards,<br class=""><br class="">Terry Shultz<br class="">Shultz Products LLC.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Synth-diy mailing list<br class="">Synth-diy@synth-diy.org<br class="">http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy<br class=""></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>