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Re: Trident question

2006-01-31 by stagerhodes

hummm...the PS3200 is one of those along with the 3100 i never tried 
but would love to...well, lets start messing with this Trident... 
 
 
--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "gil_we" <gil_we@y...> wrote: 
> 
> ....... 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 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
>

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