Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

>From: "crustypaul" <crustypaul@...>
>Reply-To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
>To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [CZsynth] Repairing velocity sensitivity?
>Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:14:28 -0000
>
>Talking of replacement keys for casio keyboards, does anyone know how
>to sort out the velocity sensitivity on casio keyboards. The velocity
>sensing is fine on most of the keys of my FZ-1 but a few of them
>around the middle C are now only steam hammer sensitive as opposed to
>velocity sensitive. Is this a fairly simple matter of opening it up
>(as if opening an FZ is ever simple) and cleaning the contacts or is
>there some more brutal repair work involved?

As far as I know, the FZ-1 keyboard should sense velocity with two rows of 
rubber dome switches.  Probably what you need to do is take everything apart 
and clean the switch contacts.

Here's the page of the VZ-1 service manual describing how it works.  I'd 
assume it's the same for the FZ-1.

http://www.steveandsally.freeserve.co.uk/casio/documentation/service_manual/16_keytouch_detection.gif

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