MOTM

I've seen discussions on these bumper key contacts recently on AH, including
where to get replacements. Search Mark Pulver's excellent archives at
http://midiwall.com/aharchives

Dave Bradley
Principal Software Engineer
Engineering Animation, Inc.
daveb@...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tkacs, Ken [mailto:Ken.Tkacs@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 11:29 AM
> To: 'MOTM Forum All'
> Subject: [motm] Korg Mono/Poly Keyboard Problem
>
>
> From: "Tkacs, Ken" <Ken.Tkacs@...>
>
>
> I *deeply* apologize for being completely off-topic here. But I have a
> vexing problem, and I figure... here's a bunch of really smart,
> experienced
> people well versed in music electronics... I just had to run this up the
> flagpole. Please forgive me.
>
> I have a Korg Mono/Poly that has for some time been exhibiting bad contact
> on many of its keys. The problem has grown slowly worse over the last five
> years. I opened it up expecting to find a Pratt-Read-style wire & rail
> keyswitch mechanism, something I could clean, but instead found this odd
> contraption where the keys have little gray 'suckers' on them that press
> against a PCB. I never saw this design before and was afraid to go wiping
> alcohol all over the place without knowing what I was doing.
>
> Do any of you have suggestions of what I might do to clean up this type of
> keyboard? I don't quite understand its principle. I'd like to use the
> Mono/Poly to control/interface it with my MOTM system (whew! I snuck a
> little topic in there! Saved!). Thanks in advance for any wisdom passed my
> way!
>
> --Ken
>
> >