KawaiK3Zone

Hi, I just picked up a K3 this weekend fairly cheap, and one of the 
keys doesn't sound. Anyone here have this happen? Anyone here able to 
fix it themselves, or is this something to send out for?

Hi there, I damaged an "F" key on my K3 and Kawai still have all parts 
available for my model so I replaced the membrane and the pot in the effect 
wheel. Incidentally it's worth checking the pad under the key hasn't fallen 
off thereby not operating it before ordering any replacement key (they are 
all incdentally modular and can be replaced individually. but you need to 
note which key it is as when i ordered they actually all had individual part 
numbers.

I'm surprised more folk don't use kawai around here (lots of retro synth 
bands in nottingham uk) the customer support I found was great. although 
admittedly it's a heavy beastie. but soo robust. And still holds a pretty 
unique niche.

X AndyBat X



>From: "petershauger" <petershauger@...>
>Reply-To: kawaik3zone@yahoogroups.com
>To: kawaik3zone@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [kawaik3zone] key not sounding on my K3 -- easy fix?
>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:29:03 -0000
>
>Hi, I just picked up a K3 this weekend fairly cheap, and one of the
>keys doesn't sound. Anyone here have this happen? Anyone here able to
>fix it themselves, or is this something to send out for?
>

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Thanks AndyBat, that's great news.

That's funny about the weight of it. That's actually partly why I 
purchased this one. I figured, anything this heavy had to be 
good...the old "they don't make em like they used to" theory.

A question about checking if the pad fell off--how do I check that 
exactly? I see four screws on the top of the keyboard, can I just go 
ahead and take the lid off, or am I gonna screw things up if I do?

 


--- In kawaik3zone@yahoogroups.com, "Caged bat" <cagedbat@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi there, I damaged an "F" key on my K3 and Kawai still have all 
parts available for my model so I replaced the membrane and the pot 
in the effect wheel. Incidentally it's worth checking the pad under 
the key hasn't fallen off thereby not operating it before ordering 
any replacement key (they are all incdentally modular and can be 
replaced individually. but you need to note which key it is as when 
i ordered they actually all had individual part numbers.
 
> I'm surprised more folk don't use kawai around here (lots of retro 
synth bands in nottingham uk) the customer support I found was 
great. although admittedly it's a heavy beastie. but soo robust. And 
still holds a pretty unique niche.
> 
> X AndyBat X
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "petershauger" <petershauger@...>
> >Reply-To: kawaik3zone@yahoogroups.com
> >To: kawaik3zone@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [kawaik3zone] key not sounding on my K3 -- easy fix?
> >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:29:03 -0000
> >
> >Hi, I just picked up a K3 this weekend fairly cheap, and one of 
the
> >keys doesn't sound. Anyone here have this happen? Anyone here 
able to
> >fix it themselves, or is this something to send out for?
> >
> 
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You can take the four screws off there and look inside
at the computer stuff and also some fuse's and a
battery there.

You "might" need to do that to work on those keys, but
I dont know for sure as I havent worked with mine.

Also, thanks to the response about resetting a k3,
yeah, I have the k3 kind.  So far I have replaced
fuses, blown a bunch of dust out of the computer area,
and tried to reset by holding down different sets of
"the lower three" keys.

Does anyone know exactly what keys specifically those
are?  I have assumed that they are the two orange pad
keys and the pad adjacent to the left of those two. 
Are those them?  I keep trying that and I just get a
bunch of wierd wonky fart noizes on almost random
keys.  Oddly enough, the wavepattern that does sound,
is sometimes not seemingly very cyclic, but sort of
distortion with some added rythm.

Any k3 techs in the ca area?
--- petershauger <petershauger@...> wrote:

> Thanks AndyBat, that's great news.
> 
> That's funny about the weight of it. That's actually
> partly why I 
> purchased this one. I figured, anything this heavy
> had to be 
> good...the old "they don't make em like they used
> to" theory.
> 
> A question about checking if the pad fell off--how
> do I check that 
> exactly? I see four screws on the top of the
> keyboard, can I just go 
> ahead and take the lid off, or am I gonna screw
> things up if I do?
> 
>  
> 
> 
> --- In kawaik3zone@yahoogroups.com, "Caged bat"
> <cagedbat@...> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Hi there, I damaged an "F" key on my K3 and Kawai
> still have all 
> parts available for my model so I replaced the
> membrane and the pot 
> in the effect wheel. Incidentally it's worth
> checking the pad under 
> the key hasn't fallen off thereby not operating it
> before ordering 
> any replacement key (they are all incdentally
> modular and can be 
> replaced individually. but you need to note which
> key it is as when 
> i ordered they actually all had individual part
> numbers.
>  
> > I'm surprised more folk don't use kawai around
> here (lots of retro 
> synth bands in nottingham uk) the customer support I
> found was 
> great. although admittedly it's a heavy beastie. but
> soo robust. And 
> still holds a pretty unique niche.
> > 
> > X AndyBat X
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >From: "petershauger" <petershauger@...>
> > >Reply-To: kawaik3zone@yahoogroups.com
> > >To: kawaik3zone@yahoogroups.com
> > >Subject: [kawaik3zone] key not sounding on my K3
> -- easy fix?
> > >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:29:03 -0000
> > >
> > >Hi, I just picked up a K3 this weekend fairly
> cheap, and one of 
> the
> > >keys doesn't sound. Anyone here have this happen?
> Anyone here 
> able to
> > >fix it themselves, or is this something to send
> out for?
> > >
> > 
> >
>
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