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Subject: Re: CS60 aftertouch question

From: "Alessandro" <alessandrorescio@...>
Date: 2008-09-19

Hi David,

thanks for your help.

Now you mentioned it, i think the shutter is missing (its not in the
CS) but i think i can make something else for it. Nice job i will do
tomorrow ;-) its bedtime here..

Thanks,

Alessandro


--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, David Rogoff <david@...> wrote:
>
> Alessandro wrote:
> > i bought a near mint CS60 yesterday, looks nice with my CS80.
> >
> Show-off :^)
> > But the CS60 has a few (minor problems) the aftertouch for
instance is
> > always on. Any touch response settings are directly audible, when
i
> > press the aftertouch nothing happens. I know that the aftertouch
works
> > with a light bulb. I opened it up the light bulb still works, if
i put
> > a piece of paper between the light and i think the sensor then
the
> > touch reponse stops. So somewhere there is a fault perhaps the
sensor?
> >
> Well, there should be some kind of shutter between the light bulb
and
> the sensor that lets more light through as you press harder on the
keys.
> Look around area A-4 in the schematic here:
>
http://therogoffs.com/cs80/manuals/CS60_Service_Manual/cs60_foldout_sc
hematic.jpg
> . You should set some kind of lever move near the light bulb when
you
> press the keys hard. Maybe the attached shutter fell off. I don't
> remember what it looks like - it's been over 20 years since I've
> owned/worked-on a CS60, but it should be pretty straight forward to
fix.
>
> David
>