Ken, that is ... CORRECT! (I'll take tape replay for $400, Alex).
Thanks much for your response - I had no idea that you could remove the
"fence", though I guess that makes sense as nothing really seems to be
attached to it. I'd like to thank everyone for their help with this -
Jerry, Martin, Doug, Frank, and Ken.
john
PS - I learned a very valuable lesson tonight, also. DO NOT USE RUBBER
REJUVENATOR IN THE HOUSE!!! Wives do not like this
Ken Leonard wrote:
>> After doing about 12 or so (the ones that were sluggish or sticking) I
>> decided to put everything back together and see how it was working. I
>> reassembled and installed the keyboard and found that the tapes were
>> playing beautifully on the left side of the keyboard - no wobblies,
>> but when I got to the right half of the keyboard, every other key was
>> producing no sound.
>>
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> oo! oo! I know this one!!!
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> Do you hear a metal clink if you tap the keys or play them quickly?
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> Got those metal bars on the underside of the keyboard across the
> pressure pads, the thing that looks like a fence?
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> With the keyboard in the machine, put your hands on either side of
> the keyboard about where the pressure pads are and bend this
> fence...I forget if it's up toward the keyboard or down toward the
> tapes (I always forget this, and right now I'm too sleepy to go
> check). That bar often prevents the pressure pad from reaching the
> head, and you get a clink. Adjust to where it's playable.
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> Streetly just removes that bar that looks like a fence. (They prefer
> bars that look more like pubs.) So if bending it up or down doesn't
> work, try unscrewing it and leaving it off. I guess it's there as a
> resting bar for the pressure pads, but if it's not bent the right
> way, it can cause exactly what you are experiencing.
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> ...kl...
> M400 #805 - oh, as if you're right about this guess...
> M400 #1037 - not a chance...
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