Yamaha CS80

Hi,
Does anyone know of a good CS-80 tech in the Los Angeles / Ventura
County area? My CS-80 has some minor issues I need repaired. The pitch
ribbon needs to be replaced(I have an extra one). I have 3 or 4 keys
that continuously put out full aftertouch if they are pressed with
another key. I have one voice card that is intermittent. Due to the
weight of this beast I would pay extra for a house call.

Thanks


Stephen Teller
Stephen Teller Music
805/480-9614
s.teller@...
www.stephentellermusic.com

--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, STEPHEN TELLER <s.teller@v...>
wrote:

> Hi,
> Does anyone know of a good CS-80 tech in the Los Angeles / Ventura
> County area?

Stephen, where are you? I used to live in Thousand Oaks and Agoura
Hills. I'm now in Irvine, but it's not totally out of the question
to head up the 405/101. Kevin Lightner is somewhere up in the
mountains near Big Bear these days.

> My CS-80 has some minor issues I need repaired. The pitch
> ribbon needs to be replaced(I have an extra one).

That's a piece of cake: two screws on the bottom to lift the panel,
and then a few holding in the ribbon. May need to solder. You can
see it in this picture: www.therogoffs.com/cs80/CS80%20001.html.

> I have 3 or 4 keys
> that continuously put out full aftertouch if they are pressed with
> another key.

Might be simple mechanical thing. Should be easy to track.

> I have one voice card that is intermittent.

Need more details.

> Due to the
> weight of this beast I would pay extra for a house call.

The problem is that is would probably take one visit to fix the easy
stuff and diagnose the rest. If it needs parts, it would take
another visit.

David

Kevin Lightner most likely will shut all his doors, board up all his windows
and put a huge sign that reads "abandoned" in his garden...

I think he won´t be touching a CS80 by any means.

Stephen


"Human beings are a disease, the cancer of this planet, you´re a plague. And
we are the cure." (Agent Smith / Matrix)

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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Rogoff" <david@...>
To: <yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 9:18 PM
Subject: [yamahacs80] Re: Good CS-80 Tech In LA or Ventura county


> --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, STEPHEN TELLER <s.teller@v...>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Does anyone know of a good CS-80 tech in the Los Angeles / Ventura
> > County area?
>
> Stephen, where are you? I used to live in Thousand Oaks and Agoura
> Hills. I'm now in Irvine, but it's not totally out of the question
> to head up the 405/101. Kevin Lightner is somewhere up in the
> mountains near Big Bear these days.
>
> > My CS-80 has some minor issues I need repaired. The pitch
> > ribbon needs to be replaced(I have an extra one).
>
> That's a piece of cake: two screws on the bottom to lift the panel,
> and then a few holding in the ribbon. May need to solder. You can
> see it in this picture: www.therogoffs.com/cs80/CS80%20001.html.
>
> > I have 3 or 4 keys
> > that continuously put out full aftertouch if they are pressed with
> > another key.
>
> Might be simple mechanical thing. Should be easy to track.
>
> > I have one voice card that is intermittent.
>
> Need more details.
>
>
> > Due to the
> > weight of this beast I would pay extra for a house call.
>
> The problem is that is would probably take one visit to fix the easy
> stuff and diagnose the rest. If it needs parts, it would take
> another visit.
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

I've actually spoken to Kevin about the unit. He's cool with fixing it
though I would obviously have to take the trek and visit him in his
Geodesic Dome house.

I guess that's where I vote for an updated lighter unit : )

Somebody must know someone!

Stephen #2

On Sep 2, 2004, at 7:09 AM, yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Subject: Re: Re: Good CS-80 Tech In LA or Ventura county
>
> Kevin Lightner most likely will shut all his doors, board up all his
> windows
> and put a huge sign that reads "abandoned" in his garden...
>
> I think he won´t be touching a CS80 by any means.
>
> Stephen

That´s good news, at least for you guys in the US as Kevin is stated as "no
longer fixing CS80s due to inherent problems and complexity of the unit" in
Vintage Synthesizers. If there´s a skilled tech I could think of
spontaneously, it´s him.

Stephen #1

"Human beings are a disease, the cancer of this planet, you´re a plague. And
we are the cure." (Agent Smith / Matrix)

Visit the official [´ramp] website at www.doombient.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "STEPHEN TELLER" <s.teller@...>
To: <yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 6:44 PM
Subject: [yamahacs80] Re:Good CS-80 Tech In LA or Ventura county


I've actually spoken to Kevin about the unit. He's cool with fixing it
though I would obviously have to take the trek and visit him in his
Geodesic Dome house.

I guess that's where I vote for an updated lighter unit : )

Somebody must know someone!

Stephen #2



On Sep 2, 2004, at 7:09 AM, yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Subject: Re: Re: Good CS-80 Tech In LA or Ventura county
>
> Kevin Lightner most likely will shut all his doors, board up all his
> windows
> and put a huge sign that reads "abandoned" in his garden...
>
> I think he won´t be touching a CS80 by any means.
>
> Stephen





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