Re: [vintagesynthrepair] cleaning keyboard contacts
2003-06-23 by Richard Cohen
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2003-06-23 by Richard Cohen
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2003-06-23 by Jim Birch
Hi Shayne, Congrats, that s a great little synth. I use mine for live gigs all the time. The RCA in/outs in back do absolutely nothing. Radio Shack put them
2003-06-23 by KGramlich
You may want to try Korg USA Direct. They are still located in Westbury, NY I believe and a look at the phone directory may get you a phone number. They used
2003-06-23 by Shayne Cafferata
apologies if i sound impatient, but i m just excited to get this thing under some kind of remote control. there must be someone here in possession of mg-1
2003-06-22 by Keith Niver
MITA stand for Musical Instrument Technicians Association, International. We are all electronic instrument repair techs, and some of us also piano techs. Some
2003-06-22 by Keith Niver
Steve, Go to www.MITAtechs.com. and look at the tech list. I m sure you ll find at least one. Keith Niver certified MITA tech ... From: Steve Ball
2003-06-22 by Scott A. Robb
Are you handy with a soldering iron at all? This should be very simple to repair. If not, do you know anyone who is? It s great that you re getting results
2003-06-22 by Richard Cohen
I m in Miami.... just an update on my restoration.... unscrewed the keyboard... lightly took off the flimsy, dusty cardboard shieldings under the contact
2003-06-22 by Steve Ball
MessageKeith; Out of curiosity, where are you located? I m always looking for a good synth tech here in the Cincinnati (Ohio) area. Steve, Cincinnati ...
2003-06-22 by Keith Niver
Unfortunately not, I m in upstate New York, but you could always ship stuff to me. Keith Niver ... From: Scott A. Robb [mailto:soul.lux@verizon.net] Sent:
2003-06-22 by Scott A. Robb
MessageOh god, don t even get me started on the courier companies! ;-) Do you have a specialty? BTW, what is MITA? Scott ... From: Keith Niver To:
2003-06-22 by Scott A. Robb
MessageGood point about the alcohol. My bad to assume that we d all be on the same page. Re: the repair shops: Yes, I am certain that there are good tech s and
2003-06-21 by Keith Niver
Be careful saying alcohol. Several different types, isopropyl, denatured, straight, etc. Soap and water normally work fine, just make sure you use some air to
2003-06-21 by shaynecafferata
woohoo! just scored an mg-1 at a yard sale. after a heart attack and some rust removal, it and i appear to be working fine. i read in a user review(at
2003-06-21 by Richard Cohen
i got a quote from the synth doctor here in florida... he said it might not need cleaning (?) i ll forward you the e-mail... let me know what you think... ...
2003-06-21 by Scott A. Robb
Alcohol should work fine. The only Korg who s keybed I have looked at is the MS-20 so it s probably different than yours. If it s like the keybeds (mfg. by
2003-06-21 by Richard Cohen
yes a korg DW8000. so i take it apart, and use cotton swabs and some sort of liquid and clean the back of each key and the contact part of the synth engine...?
2003-06-21 by Scott A. Robb
The thread is a little hazy (it s early, it could be me) but is this for the Korg? Usually, cleaning the contacts is slightly time consuming but VERY simple.
2003-06-21 by Richard Cohen
yeah... got it! no my problem is fixing the keys.... out of a 61 note keyboard only about 9 work. someone mentioned cleaning the contacts... is this easy to do
2003-06-21 by chromal
Richierich954, you said you checked out hosa gear, but I wonder if you have considered their PWC-178, which sounds like what you may be looking for... Good
2003-06-20 by synthid
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2003-06-20 by Richard Cohen
hello everybody... i just bought a used korg dw8000 (as is) and need a 2 prong IEC power cord. i tried radio shack, hosa, guitar center, music stores, and
2003-06-20 by n2music40
I need the Service Manual (Not the User manual) for an Alesis QS6.0 Yes the QS6.0 original. can anyone help?
2003-06-08 by nearfest
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2003-06-08 by Keith Niver
Well, a good group site is Wurlitzer_Elec_Piano@yahoogroups.com and the archives for that group. I would check the wiring for the aux and headphone jacks and
2003-06-08 by Keith Niver
Well, the first thing I would probably check would be the key contact strips, but if it s different notes causing the problem, it could be bad solder
2003-06-08 by troy kimura
hi again Keith, i did what you said but it seemed pretty clean in there and none of the reeds were touching the pick up bar. i tried connecting the aux to the
2003-06-08 by Humphries
How creative are you in trying new things? Keith, I am willing to try anything you suggest. I am comfortable making simple repairs, etc. I do not have
2003-06-08 by Keith Niver
OK First thing, I would order a complete service manual from Morelock s Organ Service in Rienzi, Miss. I don t like the fact that the ground is cut off the
2003-06-08 by moogy9918
hello everyone, i ve just acquired a couple of CEM and SSM chips as spares,is there a way to check they are functionong OK (short of actually installing them
2003-06-08 by troy kimura
Hi Keith, i checked the headphone and aux jacks, neither work now, though when the speakers worked, the aux did too. the extension cord had three wires, but
2003-06-08 by Keith Niver
Troy It could be something simple. The 200a used a lot of push on connectors from cables to the amp board. It s possible le one of them is loose, or it may be
2003-06-07 by troy kimura
hi, i just joined this group because i just came across a wurlitzer 200a. i got it home and the original cable didn t come with it so my friend removed the
2003-06-05 by sgtseal
Hi I own a Moog Opus-3. Has anyone heard of a problem of the organ and brass working but not the strings? It seems no one can tell me what the articulator does
2003-06-04 by docgofast@aol.com
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!! As they say, the most brilliant ideas are the simple ones!! That is the best 303 idea that Ive heard in a long time, and it
2003-06-04 by analogback
yea just go to something like a jaycar shop i dunno what you call them or where you are but i think it was advertised as a clock battery or something...its
2003-06-03 by alex.lannoote@free.fr
I will check this idea.... Thx a lot ! Alexandre
2003-06-03 by analogback
... there is no ... know how to ... presets ... hey, i just put a lithium battery (similar to aa size) in the battery hole with alligator clips on the 303
2003-05-30 by memy_fr
Hi, The 85 pages Service Manual with shematics for Minimoog is now on line at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Lords_of_the_Mini/ Regards, Moog-Fighter
2003-05-26 by boldmonk1
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2003-05-26 by boldmonk1
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2003-05-25 by sabolick
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2003-05-22 by hump3dc
Kieth Niver: Thanks for the response. I am comfortable in opening up the piano and making repairs/adjustments, etc. Suggestions? Humphries
2003-05-21 by jboy917
Hi Richard, jonboy here, I m interested in the display, my CZ101 shows one row of black squares & the rest is blank... tell me where to send da money! jonboy
2003-05-20 by Keith Niver
Could be intermittent bad key contacts or the rubber contact strips breaking down and developing cracks, or it could be something in one of the keyer
2003-05-20 by Keith Niver
Try this backlights.telesisgear.com. They repair almost all backlight assemblies. Keith Niver Certified MITA tech ... From: jboy917 [mailto:jboy917@yahoo.com]
2003-05-20 by Ullrich Peter
Hi! ... Can you please let us know the Company and number of the display ? Maybe you can send me a Photo or scan of the both sides of the display? Ciao Peter
2003-05-20 by mishon66@aol.com
I have one CZ 101 factory display avialable if you interested. Richard
2003-05-20 by nearfest
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2003-05-20 by jboy917
hello guys, i ve got a cz101 among my other synths, and the display is not working right anymore... the top row is black squares, the rest is blank... does