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Re: Broken key [won't spring back up]

2004-07-12 by abovedust

Many thanks, Paul and Gene! I was a bit hesitant to open the AN1x up,
but I'll try tomorrow, taking pictures of each step. Hopefully it'll
be an easy fix. :)

--Robin



--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Barbieux" <pbarbieux@y...> wrote:
> Maybe my experience can help you: after 2 years the keys from C2# to 
> F#2 (if I remember well) did not answer anymore. 3 times the AN1x 
> left in repair, and each time the breakdown occured again !
> One day, I decided to open the AN1x. Don't worry: the mechanism is 
> very simple. I think there is no lubrification for the keys. But for 
> my problem, it was a bad welding. And each time the AN1x was open and 
> closed, the problem disaperead ! Finally, I asked a technician to 
> remake the welding, and since then I don't have any more the problem.
> In conclusion: don't hesitate to open your AN1x: if you are afraid, 
> take pictures of each step before unmount the components, and 
> probably you will find somewhere a mechanical disfunction - there is 
> a "sensitive ribbon" where the "hammer" comes to type...
> 
> 
> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "eduardosocolovsky" 
> <eduardosocolovsky@y...> wrote:
> > Hi ! I have the same problem ... anyone knows something ?
> > thanks !
> > 
> > Edu
> > 
> > --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "abovedust" <abovedust@y...> 
> wrote:
> > > One of the keys [C6] on my AN1x won't spring back up anymore. It
> > > sounds fine when pushed, but just stays down. Is the problem a 
> > broken
> > > part of the key, or some internal spring mechanism? Is this an 
> easy
> > > problem to fix? I'd really love to remedy the problem without 
> having
> > > the synth serviced, if possible.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --Robin

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