Eml synthesizers

--- In emlsynth@yahoogroups.com, "spogfrawne" <Spogfrawne@...> wrote:
>
> The guy who fixed my Eml101 drilled a small hole in the Pot case with a dremel. Then 
he put 
> some contact cleaner inside. This method is used on Moogs and pretty much all 
Analogue 
> synths.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brian

I was mostly hoping to confirm a substance or method was being used that didn't make a 
situation worse, because I've heard storeies of people disolving or gunking up the surface 
and making it worse

Hmmm, I'd almost guess you were talking about EMS not EML, though you do mention the 
model number.  EMS (not EML) pots have plastic coverings on the back making it pretty 
easy to do as well as the late Everett Hafner, their US rep giving out that advice. I noticed 
that some of my EMS pots had little holes in the back already

On the other hand EML uses very similar pots to Modular Moogs. I saw the inside of a 
room-sized 1968 Moog and the brand was the same though the later 70s 101 I have had 
it's pots stamped "Mexico' rather than "USA" fwiw. Also I don't recall seeing any holes 
made in the pots, though I wasn't exactly looking hard for them.

Thanks for the info,