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performer fix/problems help!

2010-02-12 by asrdead

Hi,

Just acquired a performer and am attempting to fix the following problems any tips would be helpful as i'm a bit of a newbie in repair and schematics.

Problems:

No main output
volume levels not responding
eq section not working
strings 8/16 not working although one of the two lights up

working:

brass section seems ok
crescendo/sustain seems ok
signal out ok-so I hear some strings this way
all keys work
mod section works
resonance ok although seems a bit off? perhaps some adjustment?

SO:  After studying the schematics I'm assuming the 1450/741 chips are bad since they seem to affect the strings/main section?
Im going to get some replacements and check it out. How about replacing caps? 
any help would be appreciated
cheers
T

Re: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!

2010-02-12 by TALKDEMONIC

where do you live?

i know a guy here in portland oregon who could fix it no problem...

this keyboard rules...worth fixing for sure!

xo
kev

Kevin O'Connor

Lucky Madison Pres.

New Releases from Lucky Madison:

Ah Holly Fam'ly "Reservoir" LMD42 CD/LP

World's Greatest Ghosts "No Magic" LMD41 CD

www.luckymadison.com

------------------



talkdemonic:

new tunes in the making.

www.talkdemonic.com

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--- On Fri, 2/12/10, asrdead <tonyamaro2003@...> wrote:
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From: asrdead <tonyamaro2003@...>
Subject: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!
To: crumar@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 8:24 AM







 



  


    
      
      
      Hi,



Just acquired a performer and am attempting to fix the following problems any tips would be helpful as i'm a bit of a newbie in repair and schematics.



Problems:



No main output

volume levels not responding

eq section not working

strings 8/16 not working although one of the two lights up



working:



brass section seems ok

crescendo/sustain seems ok

signal out ok-so I hear some strings this way

all keys work

mod section works

resonance ok although seems a bit off? perhaps some adjustment?



SO:  After studying the schematics I'm assuming the 1450/741 chips are bad since they seem to affect the strings/main section?

Im going to get some replacements and check it out. How about replacing caps? 

any help would be appreciated

cheers

T

Re: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!

2010-02-13 by three fingers

Don't know about the fix. But I have a Crumar orchestrator I would like to sell!

Keep it Holy!

--- On Fri, 2/12/10, TALKDEMONIC <talkdemonic@yahoo.com> wrote:
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From: TALKDEMONIC <talkdemonic@...>
Subject: Re: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!
To: crumar@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 2:51 PM


  







where do you live?

i know a guy here in portland oregon who could fix it no problem...

this keyboard rules...worth fixing for sure!

xo
kev

Kevin O'Connor
Lucky Madison Pres.
New Releases from Lucky Madison:
Ah Holly Fam'ly "Reservoir" LMD42 CD/LP
World's Greatest Ghosts "No Magic" LMD41 CD
www.luckymadison. com
------------ ------

talkdemonic:
new tunes in the making.
www.talkdemonic. com
------------ ------

--- On Fri, 2/12/10, asrdead <tonyamaro2003@ yahoo.ca> wrote:


From: asrdead <tonyamaro2003@ yahoo.ca>
Subject: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!
To: crumar@yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 8:24 AM


  

Hi,

Just acquired a performer and am attempting to fix the following problems any tips would be helpful as i'm a bit of a newbie in repair and schematics.

Problems:

No main output
volume levels not responding
eq section not working
strings 8/16 not working although one of the two lights up

working:

brass section seems ok
crescendo/sustain seems ok
signal out ok-so I hear some strings this way
all keys work
mod section works
resonance ok although seems a bit off? perhaps some adjustment?

SO: After studying the schematics I'm assuming the 1450/741 chips are bad since they seem to affect the strings/main section?
Im going to get some replacements and check it out. How about replacing caps? 
any help would be appreciated
cheers
T

Re: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!

2010-02-13 by three fingers

I have a Crumar orchestrator for sale works great!

Keep it Holy!

--- On Fri, 2/12/10, asrdead <tonyamaro2003@...> wrote:
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From: asrdead <tonyamaro2003@...>
Subject: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!
To: crumar@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 9:24 AM


  



Hi,

Just acquired a performer and am attempting to fix the following problems any tips would be helpful as i'm a bit of a newbie in repair and schematics.

Problems:

No main output
volume levels not responding
eq section not working
strings 8/16 not working although one of the two lights up

working:

brass section seems ok
crescendo/sustain seems ok
signal out ok-so I hear some strings this way
all keys work
mod section works
resonance ok although seems a bit off? perhaps some adjustment?

SO: After studying the schematics I'm assuming the 1450/741 chips are bad since they seem to affect the strings/main section?
Im going to get some replacements and check it out. How about replacing caps? 
any help would be appreciated
cheers
T

RE: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!

2010-02-13 by J.F. Verreault

Hello,

 

Unfortunately, I can't really help you with troubleshooting, but all I can
say is that the Performer is a FANTASTIC keyboard and well-worth the effort
of restoring. It's the best string synth I've ever played.

 

JF

Re: performer fix/problems help!

2010-02-19 by asrdead

well...it seems to be working..I'm not sure exactly what i did...
opened it up and pressed down on some ic's (which were all in sockets), cleaned up some sliders and well it seems to work now....except the volume slider on the brass but its not a real problem as it has an independent output anyway
it is a thing of beauty! all for $60




--- In crumar@yahoogroups.com, "J.F. Verreault" <amnesie@...> wrote:
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>
> Hello,
> 
>  
> 
> Unfortunately, I can't really help you with troubleshooting, but all I can
> say is that the Performer is a FANTASTIC keyboard and well-worth the effort
> of restoring. It's the best string synth I've ever played.
> 
>  
> 
> JF
>

Re: performer fix/problems help!

2010-02-19 by asrdead

how much for the orchestrator? where are you?

--- In crumar@...m, three fingers <three_fngrs@...> wrote:
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>
> Don't know about the fix. But I have a Crumar orchestrator I would like to sell!
> 
> Keep it Holy!
> 
> --- On Fri, 2/12/10, TALKDEMONIC <talkdemonic@...> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: TALKDEMONIC <talkdemonic@...>
> Subject: Re: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!
> To: crumar@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 2:51 PM
> 
> 
> Â  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> where do you live?
> 
> i know a guy here in portland oregon who could fix it no problem...
> 
> this keyboard rules...worth fixing for sure!
> 
> xo
> kev
> 
> Kevin O'Connor
> Lucky Madison Pres.
> New Releases from Lucky Madison:
> Ah Holly Fam'ly "Reservoir" LMD42 CD/LP
> World's Greatest Ghosts "No Magic" LMD41 CD
> www.luckymadison. com
> ------------ ------
> 
> talkdemonic:
> new tunes in the making.
> www.talkdemonic. com
> ------------ ------
> 
> --- On Fri, 2/12/10, asrdead <tonyamaro2003@ yahoo.ca> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: asrdead <tonyamaro2003@ yahoo.ca>
> Subject: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!
> To: crumar@yahoogroups. com
> Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 8:24 AM
> 
> 
> Â  
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Just acquired a performer and am attempting to fix the following problems any tips would be helpful as i'm a bit of a newbie in repair and schematics.
> 
> Problems:
> 
> No main output
> volume levels not responding
> eq section not working
> strings 8/16 not working although one of the two lights up
> 
> working:
> 
> brass section seems ok
> crescendo/sustain seems ok
> signal out ok-so I hear some strings this way
> all keys work
> mod section works
> resonance ok although seems a bit off? perhaps some adjustment?
> 
> SO: After studying the schematics I'm assuming the 1450/741 chips are bad since they seem to affect the strings/main section?
> Im going to get some replacements and check it out. How about replacing caps? 
> any help would be appreciated
> cheers
> T
>

Re: performer fix/problems help!

2010-02-19 by c_mountford

Hi, 

Electronics do deteriorate with time, some more so than others, as I've found on my Crumar Stringman which is 35 years old.

I would say, replace the chips first as chips aren't the most long lived of components. I'd follow by replacing ALL the electrolytic capacitors with like valued equivalents. What happens is the electrolytic in the capacitors dry up over the years and the values go adrift.

This happened to some caps on my Stringman, so I took the decision to replace all the electrolytics. The difference in tone is huge, it sounds much crisper now.



--- In crumar@yahoogroups.com, "asrdead" <tonyamaro2003@...> wrote:
Show quoted textHide quoted text
>
> Hi,
> 
> Just acquired a performer and am attempting to fix the following problems any tips would be helpful as i'm a bit of a newbie in repair and schematics.
> 
> Problems:
> 
> No main output
> volume levels not responding
> eq section not working
> strings 8/16 not working although one of the two lights up
> 
> working:
> 
> brass section seems ok
> crescendo/sustain seems ok
> signal out ok-so I hear some strings this way
> all keys work
> mod section works
> resonance ok although seems a bit off? perhaps some adjustment?
> 
> SO:  After studying the schematics I'm assuming the 1450/741 chips are bad since they seem to affect the strings/main section?
> Im going to get some replacements and check it out. How about replacing caps? 
> any help would be appreciated
> cheers
> T
>

Re: performer fix/problems help!

2010-02-19 by c_mountford

If you're based in the UK, I'm interested. How much?

Chris


--- In crumar@yahoogroups.com, three fingers <three_fngrs@...> wrote:
Show quoted textHide quoted text
>
> I have a Crumar orchestrator for sale works great!
> 
> Keep it Holy!
> 
> --- On Fri, 2/12/10, asrdead <tonyamaro2003@...> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: asrdead <tonyamaro2003@...>
> Subject: [crumar] performer fix/problems help!
> To: crumar@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 9:24 AM
> 
> 
> Â  
> 
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Just acquired a performer and am attempting to fix the following problems any tips would be helpful as i'm a bit of a newbie in repair and schematics.
> 
> Problems:
> 
> No main output
> volume levels not responding
> eq section not working
> strings 8/16 not working although one of the two lights up
> 
> working:
> 
> brass section seems ok
> crescendo/sustain seems ok
> signal out ok-so I hear some strings this way
> all keys work
> mod section works
> resonance ok although seems a bit off? perhaps some adjustment?
> 
> SO: After studying the schematics I'm assuming the 1450/741 chips are bad since they seem to affect the strings/main section?
> Im going to get some replacements and check it out. How about replacing caps? 
> any help would be appreciated
> cheers
> T
>

parts for crumar 2001 + 2003

2010-02-26 by roman graneist

hi all,

i'm going to take a crumar 2001 and 2003 into parts.

if anyone need some parts please email me. worldwide shipping possible.


all the best!

roman




roman graneist
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+49 (0) 341 2419551
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+49 (0) 177 7708199

Re: [crumar] parts for crumar 2001 + 2003

2010-02-27 by Dirk Bürger

hey, warum in teilen, ist die hinüber ?
gruß
dirk bürger
Am 26.02.2010 um 12:20 schrieb roman graneist:

hi all,

i'm going to take a crumar 2001 and 2003 into parts.

if anyone need some parts please email me. worldwide shipping possible.

<2001_01.jpg><2001_02.jpg><2001_03.jpg>

all the best!

roman




roman graneist
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
+49 (0) 341 2419551
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+49 (0) 177 7708199





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Dirk Bürger
Siedlerrain 8
14513 Teltow

Mobil O2: +49 179 290 17 02
Fon: +49 3328 35 14 81

Re: [crumar] parts for crumar 2001 + 2003

2010-03-09 by roman graneist

hi dirk,

orgel steht noch da - funktioniert prinzipiell auch noch. adsr einheit geht nicht und ich habe nicht nur eine - brauche dringend platz!!!

interesse? teile? etc.


orgel steht in leipzig - wiegt 200 kg.


soweit!


gruß


roman


Am 27.02.2010 um 04:56 schrieb Dirk Bürger:

hey, warum in teilen, ist die hinüber ?

gruß
dirk bürger
Am 26.02.2010 um 12:20 schrieb roman graneist:

hi all,

i'm going to take a crumar 2001 and 2003 into parts.

if anyone need some parts please email me. worldwide shipping possible.

<2001_01.jpg><2001_02.jpg><2001_03.jpg>

all the best!

roman




roman graneist
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
+49 (0) 341 2419551
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
+49 (0) 177 7708199





---

Dirk Bürger
Siedlerrain 8
14513 Teltow

Mobil O2: +49 179 290 17 02
Fon: +49 3328 35 14 81



roman graneist
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
+49 (0) 341 2419551
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
+49 (0) 177 7708199

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