Mellotronists

Ken, that is ... CORRECT! (I'll take tape replay for $400, Alex).  
Thanks much for your response - I had no idea that you could remove the 
"fence", though I guess that makes sense as nothing really seems to be 
attached to it.  I'd like to thank everyone for their help with this - 
Jerry, Martin, Doug, Frank, and Ken.

john

PS - I learned a very valuable lesson tonight, also.  DO NOT USE RUBBER 
REJUVENATOR IN THE HOUSE!!!  Wives do not like this



Ken Leonard wrote:
>> After doing about 12 or so (the ones that were sluggish or sticking) I
>> decided to put everything back together and see how it was working.  I
>> reassembled and installed the keyboard and found that the tapes were
>> playing beautifully on the left side of the keyboard - no wobblies,
>> but when I got to the right half of the keyboard, every other key was
>> producing no sound.
>>     
>
> oo! oo!  I know this one!!!
>
> Do you hear a metal clink if you tap the keys or play them quickly?
>
> Got those metal bars on the underside of the keyboard across the 
> pressure pads, the thing that looks like a fence?
>
> With the keyboard in the machine, put your hands on either side of 
> the keyboard about where the pressure pads are and bend this 
> fence...I forget if it's up toward the keyboard or down toward the 
> tapes (I always forget this, and right now I'm too sleepy to go 
> check).  That bar often prevents the pressure pad from reaching the 
> head, and you get a clink.  Adjust to where it's playable.
>
> Streetly just removes that bar that looks like a fence.  (They prefer 
> bars that look more like pubs.)  So if bending it up or down doesn't 
> work, try unscrewing it and leaving it off.  I guess it's there as a 
> resting bar for the pressure pads, but if it's not bent the right 
> way, it can cause exactly what you are experiencing.
>
> ...kl...
> M400 #805 - oh, as if you're right about this guess...
> M400 #1037 - not a chance...
>
> ** Ken Leonard - Web Table of Contents:  http://www.kleonard.com
> ** Get Outdoors New England:  http://www.GONewEngland.org
>
>
>
>  
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>