Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

toorglick wrote:
 > The keybed is the worst offender when it comes to PolySix issues.  I
 > used to have a Poly 61 with the same type of keybed and essentially
 > the first time you remove the keybed to clean the contacts you should
 > expect to have to get in there from time to time to keep them clean.
 > It's an easy process which takes a few hours.
 >
 > You can always try to have the contacts made more durable, which is a
 > solution I intend to implement, but I'm researching the best way to
 > do it.  I think the contact kits Old Crow talks about may be the best
 > way to go.


Hi,

I attach here one of my own posts I sent several months ago. It
works until now without any problem. I can recommend this method
out of this experience:

> From:   Johannes Hausensteiner <jo.synth@c...>
> Date:  Sat Mar 1, 2003  2:29 pm
> Subject:  Re: [PolySix] P6 keyboard repair
 >
> I had the same with my Polysix. I did the following:
> You need:
> * a piece of aluminium foil, the kind you pack food into
> * a standard office hole-puncher
> * dual sided adhesive tape; not a thick one like "Scotch" but a thin
>   one similar to normal adhesive tape but sticking on both sides.
> * one free evening and a few good CDs to bring you over the evening ;-)
> 
> Take the keyboard apart and clean the PCB, if you did not already.
> Glue the adhesive tape onto the aluminium foil and punch holes out of
> it. Now take the little circles of aluminium and adhesive tape and peel
> off the coating from the other side of the adhesive tape and glue the
> aluminium foil onto the black rubber "thingies". That's it.
> Since I did this several months ago each and any key is working perfect.
> 
> Johannes