Rhodes Chroma Polaris

At 12:07 PM 8/12/2005, you wrote:

>thanks for the demo links - super cool/very good.
>the polaris is odd, both thick and thin at the same time. and would
>like to get my hands on one but think the 650 ive seen it for is too
>much in todays climate, but your good demos do turn my head so dunno
>maybe i'll get it. do they go on ebay often ( how much ? ) or are they
>rare and unreliable?
>thnks justin

They appear on eBay once in awhile, but certainly not on a regular basis. 
As for problems, they are pretty reliable -- except for their membrane 
switch panels. Fortunately, those membrane panels can be repaired in the 
majority of cases. In fact, they can be repaired to the point of being 
"better than new", because it's possible to eliminate the most vulnerable 
aspect of the membrane switch panels altogether. It involves some minor 
surgery on the connectors and ribbon cables which attach to the membrane 
switch panels, and relieving the stress which they are normally under. (The 
factory has the cables bent into a tight "hairpin" shape. You can modify 
things to make the cables lay flat and not be under such extreme stress.)


take care,
McLilith