Vintage Synth Repair

Caveat:  I'm a total newb at this synth tech thing. ;) 

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "thirteentech" <thirteentech@...> wrote:
*snip*

>  As a tech I would love it if every customer that has an old piece of gear came in now 
>wanting a re-cap, I could employ a couple of apprentices and make a fortune, but It 
>would be untrue and unethical of me to start telling people that their old gear needs a 
>lot of expensive work when the truth is that every day millions of people are making 
>music with old un-recapped equipment.

*snip*


>...Yes, it would be nice to change them out anyway, but by real-world I mean that very 
>few people have the money to have all of their old gear re-capped, and I don't think that 
>it is  really helpful to start people panicing by telling them that they must get every piece 
>of vintage gear re-capped because all electros over 25 years old are completely
>degraded.


It's always good to look out for one's customers and to approach business with an ethical mindset.  However, that also includes giving them accurate information about their synth.  Customers may want to spend the money for a recapping job, especially if it's a synth that's notorious for bad caps.  Give them the information and let them decide. 

As we mainly restore synths here, not repair them, recapping is standard procedure.   
I actually find it quite enjoyable work, especially with a cup of tea and a fully charged iPod.  And yes, having a power desoldering gun is a big part of it being an enjoyable job. ;)

~Monica