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FYI, here is a response from Lippold regarding the Graphic surface on
Richard's CF....  The .pdf attached that describes "procedures A and
B" describes some tasks that I will not attempt on my CF - although I
am somewhat technically adept, changing the surface looks like a job
for a wizard - not a pleb...!

gary





Hi Gary!

Thanks for you email and update.

I would be happy to exchange the continuum surface for you, or you can do 
it yourself.  If you have a synthesizer repair expert do it for you,
please 
insist they read the attached repair manual -- you will need to do 
procedures A and B.  Experienced repair people are dangerous for the 
continuum -- experienced people tend to ignore instructions and assume
the 
continuum is like a keyboard; it is not hard to repair (compared to
regular 
keyboards) but the procedure is different.  And there are hundreds of 
springs in there to get messed up, if they just take off the top.

After you look at the instructions, please decide if you would like to 
ship it back to me, or if you would like to do the exchange of surface.

I will not charge you for labor, but if you ship it to me, I ask you pay 
for shipping costs plus the cost of the surface itself.  If you do the 
repair, the shipping costs are minimal, and the surface is $145.  (The
raw 
neoprene is a fraction of that cost; its the silkscreening and 16-hour 
curing procedure that makes it expensive.)

Thanks,
Lippold



"cuari7" <cuari7@...> wrote:
>
> Hey, Richard,
> 
> Did you paint the black keys on the neoprene of your Continuum?
> 
> I did the same thing to mine (with a Sharpie permanent marker), but 
> then the ink smudged really bad, and I noticed that the black areas 
> were harder and stiffer than the nonpainted ones.
>