Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

....... and the PS3200 ;)


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "gil_we" <gil_we@y...> wrote:
>
> Thanks,
> 
> I believe that this type of info should be shared all over the net. 
> The Trident's schematics are very rare - took me weeks to get them;
> however, here they are.
> 
> I got my Trident in disasterous condition, nothing worked, battery 
> corrosion, bad chips, everything you may think of... Got it work 
> finally after doing the refurbishment step by step. This is an 
> incredible machine, one of the best ever made and definately Korg's 
> best Polysynth.
> 
> Let us know how you proceed, also if you can take some pictues of 
the 
> board it would help.
> 
> 
> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "stagerhodes" <stagerhodes@y...> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Oh, i'm very pleased regarding this group , many thanks for your 
> > reply and the schematics beeing available for download... i will 
> > unmount the Trident may be tonight or tomorrow night and will 
post 
> my 
> > sights inside. This is one of my favorite (regarding it's wood 
> design 
> > and the sound, particularly the synth section) keyboards from 
> korg , 
> > and i can say i tried almost them all at the time they were 
beeing 
> > produced since i was working demoing them in a shop. So now is 
the 
> > time for me to have some of them in full working condiction...
> > Art
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "gil_we" <gil_we@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I didn't fully understand how the synth section acts on this 
> > > machine...
> > > 
> > > Also, is there corrosion (green colored) on the battery and 
near 
> > it ?
> > > Are there bad (black colored)traces ? are the signal and synth 
> > boards 
> > > correded as well on some areas ?
> > > 
> > > Take extra care not to hurt anyting that works. Particually, 
stay 
> > > away from the 10 leg transistor type component at the bottom 
left 
> > > side of right bottom (signal) board. This one is extremely 
> > sensitive 
> > > to extreme temperature changes and is very rare and expensive 
to 
> > get.
> > > 
> > > You can use the schematics I uploaded to the Files section.
> > > 
> > > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "stagerhodes" 
<stagerhodes@y...> 
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > i just bought a Trident MK I in which the poly synth section 
is 
> > > > malfunctioning, i am almost certain that the problem is the 
> > battery 
> > > > question , and the leakage from it. It seems the tune is ok, 
> all 
> > > notes 
> > > > are sounding (brass and strings sections), in the synth 
section 
> > one 
> > > can 
> > > > ear some sound (it is possible to ear the notes pitch, but 
with 
> > > some 
> > > > strange effects in them) and the memory section is not 
working 
> > > which 
> > > > leads me to the battery question. Is there any special care i 
> > must 
> > > have 
> > > > in this model ?
> > > > regards
> > > > Art
> > > > Portugal
> > > >
> > >
> >
>