Rhodes Chroma Polaris

Just figured out that at some point a previous own replaces ribbon cables with this "blue mess" of wires which is great because they won't degrade.  How do I find out whether the membrane has been replaced?

Pictures are in the Photos area.




--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "vexkon" <vexkon@...> wrote:
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> Hello I'm new here and new to the Polaris but it was an instant love affair <3!!
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> Only issues seem to be spongy keys, gritty sliders and noisy headphone output.  The membrane buttons are all functional however.
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> So anyway when I opened it up to air dust and deox the sliders I noticed some board mods/strange wiring so I stopped what I was doing and
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> I took pictures (will try and upload after)
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> Was hoping someone could highlight what is going on here as it looks very strange and I know nothing about synth techy.
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> Thanks so much, love the sound and want to keep my polaris healthy!
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> -Jes
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