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Ribbon felt

Ribbon felt

2014-11-06 by r_j_d_2.phila@...

Putting this in another thread, in case it applies to anyone else.


I have  a kent spong replacement ribbon i'm about to put in a CS80, however, the felt is ALSO fairly worn. has anyone replaced the felt portion of a ribbon controller? kent himself suggested mohair from a fabric shop. thanks for any ideas-RJ

Re: [yamahacs80] Ribbon felt

2014-11-06 by Nigel Cruickshank

I would keep an eye out for an YC45D - they use the same ribbon and sell for under $200 often. 

On 7 Nov 2014, at 12:27 am, "r_j_d_2.phila@... [yamahacs80]" <yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Putting this in another thread, in case it applies to anyone else.


I have  a kent spong replacement ribbon i'm about to put in a CS80, however, the felt is ALSO fairly worn. has anyone replaced the felt portion of a ribbon controller? kent himself suggested mohair from a fabric shop. thanks for any ideas-RJ

Re: [yamahacs80] Ribbon felt

2014-11-06 by florian anwander

Am 06.11.2014 20:49, schrieb Nigel Cruickshank nigelc@...
[yamahacs80]:
> and sell for under $200 often.
Ouch, that was some ten years ago...