I am able to put some money to getting this sorted (I had some money earmarked to get my Jen SX1000 resurrected, but that will have to wait) - it's going off to a local electronic instrument repairer tomorrow.
Armed with some of the nuggets of wisdom you've all helped me with may help to keep the bill down a bit. Maybe it'll be a write off, which would be a pity, and then I would have to go down the acoustic route, as the drumming is the main thing, although I enjoy analogue synthesisers, but its a fact - if you can't fix it or afford to get it fixed then there has to be a parting of ways.
Thanks for all the help I've had. Will update.
Jonathan.
Armed with some of the nuggets of wisdom you've all helped me with may help to keep the bill down a bit. Maybe it'll be a write off, which would be a pity, and then I would have to go down the acoustic route, as the drumming is the main thing, although I enjoy analogue synthesisers, but its a fact - if you can't fix it or afford to get it fixed then there has to be a parting of ways.
Thanks for all the help I've had. Will update.
Jonathan.
--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
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> It may be a hard fact to accept and I don't write this to irritate, but
> as someone mentioned in another forum or list: With neither cash nor
> ability to fix something - better stick with new gear.
> I'm fortunate enough to have had patience to learn basic electronics to
> solve smaller problems myself. When out of skills and/or knowledge I
> have a good friend who loves digging into old gear.
> I'm not saying the SDS-9 isn't a pain to repair, many digital things
> are. But if you plan on a life with ancient electronic instruments you
> have the mentioned choices, pay someone or do it yourself 'cause the
> gear won't survive forever.
> BTW - I think many of us europeans prefer if Michael stays here! ;)
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> Brian Horton skrev 2012-07-24 06:56:
> > what i was trying to say is that all the electronic engineers that can
> > repair simmons equipment are like jedi knights and will be no longer
> > because electronics is changing so fast its cheaper to buy new than fix
> > the old ,where one cant afford a living fixing electronics,i see it in
> > my city. But saddly the old is the best quality and for simmons sound
>