I'd put in a warning about chipsfor... he finally came through but only after 3 or 4 months of harping on him to do so (for some cems). If it were me, I'd only use him in an absolute last resort.
Ed
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: [oldsynths] Re: mg-1 input filter mod success/need slider knobs
i need about 6 slider knobs for the mg-1. anyone have a parts
machine or know where i can get some? i'd even go with
> replacing them all with suitable non-originals.
Chipsforbrains has them on ebay. they have a lot of great stuff for
the 106 also. I emailed them to get the precise amount of stuff I
needed. They are developing some great products too.
--- In oldsynths@yahoogroups.com,
Shayne Cafferata <scafferata@s...> wrote:
> the mod works great! i ended up going with the electrolytic cap,
mainly because the ceramic was a little on the bulky
> side. the mg-1 filter is really quite a contrast compared with the
x911's. it's frequency range is way higher and the
> attack and release controls provide more extreme fx, whereas the
x911 gives you more adsr type control over the
> waveform for a much smoother effect. they're really two very
different machines and should compliment each other well.
>
> i also removed the foam layer between the control panel and casing,
as it was mostly a gooey mess anyway(fun cleaning
> job too). i replaced it with a tighter-grained foam sheet from the
craft section of wal-mart. seems to work really
> well. i previously did the same thing for my 106.
>
> i need about 6 slider knobs for the mg-1. anyone have a parts
machine or know where i can get some? i'd even go with
> replacing them all with suitable non-originals.
>
> thanks again for the help, guys.
>
> bob, if you(or anyone else for that matter) are remotely interested
in that dead crumar compac piano we spoke about
> awhile ago, you can have it for the cost of shipping and handling
(about$25). it does have the original softcase with
> crumar on it, albeit in the need of zipper repair and some
restitching. woo! what a selling point! ;-)
>
> ciao,
> shayne