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New file uploaded to kawaisynths

2016-01-07 by kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kawaisynths group. File : /K1

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Kawai K1 OS eprom dump

2016-01-06 by hobbysynth@...

Hello group! I found a Kawai K1 main board on the flea merket. The board is in pretty good shape but eprom (IC 20) is missing. I found V1.3 from K1r in the

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2016-01-02 by domgoold@...

yep already sent it factory sysex. might do it a couple more times, you never know :) and OS is known, @ v1.0 so...i took it apart. there are 3 surfacemount

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2016-01-02 by Daniel Forró

You can find the OS version by pressing System button during power on. Try to send to the instrument proper SysEx data file. If it doesn t help, it s time to

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2016-01-02 by domgoold@...

update: i tried a different K1 PSU that i know to be good, no difference, so that s ruled out. stll making horrible glitchy sounds(some are quite good but..not

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New file uploaded to kawaisynths

2016-01-01 by kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kawaisynths group. File : /K4

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New file uploaded to kawaisynths

2016-01-01 by kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kawaisynths group. File : /kwaves.htm

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2015-12-29 by gonzinigonz@...

Just uploaded the service data for the K1 / K1II Should help you out if you can make sense of it. I ve got a K1r and a K4r. Done some work on the K1r, the K4r

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New file uploaded to kawaisynths

2015-12-28 by kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kawaisynths group. File : /K1

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New file uploaded to kawaisynths

2015-12-28 by kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kawaisynths group. File : /K1

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New file uploaded to kawaisynths

2015-12-28 by kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kawaisynths group. File : /K1

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RE: [kawaisynths] Digest Number 280

2015-12-24 by Bennett, Paul

It s great to see the list active again, I sold off a DW6000 and have made room for my battered K4 on the keyboard stand. I ll have to get round to restoring

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by Eldred Pickett

I have a K1II(keyboard version) that s acting the same way, so I m looking forward to seeing the answer... Eldred On Wednesday, December 23, 2015,

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Re: OT Xmas music

2015-12-23 by Daniel Forró

Hi everybody, enjoy some Christmas music on my new YouTube channel if you celebrate :-) Daniel Forró - Forrotronics

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by domgoold@...

oh. yeah that s the worry. i ve had a reply from Kawai, with service tech contact. i described the problem. i ll have to edit down the audiofile a bit for some

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by bkolins@...

Hi- I d like to hear the audio. I ve been following these posts because I m hoping there s still help for my K1 II keyboard. At the moment it s nothing but a

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by domgoold@...

it is spotless inside, no sign of tampering.i ll have to take the board out to change the battery, so i ll get a better look. just ran some audio off onto a

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by Samuel Cameron

further thought,,its always possible someonebotched up an attempted circuit bend and then sold it on..a k1 is a very good circuit bend as i had my k1mdone and

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Re: k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by domgoold@...

there s no reset procedure for K1s. looked at Kawai site. ah, but now i just googled it again, and found this: KAWAI Europa GmbH

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Re: k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by domgoold@...

hi guys, thanks for quick response ;o) hi Steve, yep, the same... yeah, so i checked the headphone out, same deal. i ve emailed the vendor to find out if this

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Re: k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by sghookings@...

Dang - I was just finishing a bonfire - realise I misread your post .. You have the rackmount version so no keyboard ... apologies. Kawai K1ii | Vintage Synth

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Re: k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by sghookings@...

Hi k9k9dog - I recognize you from EMU Samplers I think :-) Small world I have the K1r (since new) and a K4 which, with the help of Neil Johnson, I got upgraded

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Re: [kawaisynths] k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by Samuel Cameron

i presume there is a headphone out that is the same((that should not be a flat batteryas that only loses memories..obviously you should do reset then

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k1rII fault ?

2015-12-23 by domgoold@...

hi everyone, new member :) i just picked up a k1rII, which is in pristine condition. however its sound output is a mess: no noise on outputs but i get

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Re: K11 Sounddiver Adaptation

2015-08-19 by narfman96@...

Hi Dietmar, Welcome to the group! I finally got a chance to look through all of my archived data and could not find Sealed s ada. :-( I saved quite a few of

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K11 Sounddiver Adaptation

2015-08-18 by springmauser@...

Hello there, I m new here but not new to synths. Had K3, K4, K5 and XD5 in the past, also I am the author of the XD5 Sounddiver Adaptation, if anyone still

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Re: K1 II keyboard keys

2015-05-22 by sghookings@...

I see :-) I made the mistake of thinking it was a K4 because I always associate this site with K4/K4r ... my bad. I also notice on another kawai site someone

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Re: K1 II keyboard keys

2015-05-20 by ohmanletmein@...

It took me around 4 hours for the dissasembly, removing all keys and rubber contacts, cleaning everything with alcohol and Qtips, and then reassembly.

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Re: K1 II keyboard keys

2015-05-20 by ohmanletmein@...

This is a K1 II, not K4. As far as I ve seen the keys are anchored with a kind of a hook from one side (the one you don t play on), and also with a piece of

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Re: K1 II keyboard keys

2015-05-20 by sghookings@...

Neil Johnson and others may be able to cut you an Eprom at a reasonable price - I still keep meaning to forward details for my K4. NOTE: IIRC 1.4 is the

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Re: K1 II keyboard keys

2015-05-20 by ohmanletmein@...

Ok, so I ve dissasembled the synth and the key bed, cleaned ALL of the contacts and rubbers with alcohol, and reassembled it. I tried looking at the

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K1 II keyboard keys

2015-05-18 by ohmanletmein@...

Hello, Recently I pulled out my old trusty kawai keyboard (S/N 267481) out of the storage and started playing it again. I noticed that some non-adjacent keys

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Re: K1 ii strange noises

2015-04-27 by bkolins@...

Tom, Now roughly two years later, I just read your post, and the symptoms you describe are exactly what I m experiencing. Did you ever determine what the

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circut bent k1

2015-04-17 by dantalianalysis@...

So this group is not moribund. I have had my k1 cirucit bent as i reckoned it was a good contender for so doing. That was the tabletop but i also have a rack

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New file uploaded to kawaisynths

2015-04-17 by kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kawaisynths group. File : /K4

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New file uploaded to kawaisynths

2015-04-17 by kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kawaisynths group. File : /K4

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Peculiar issue when restoring a K4

2015-01-18 by evang.paul@...

Hey everyone! Glad to see there are other out there with this little classic. I bought a K4 (not K4r) a few years back as a part of a bundle deal from a

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New file uploaded to kawaisynths

2014-12-31 by kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the kawaisynths group. File : /K1

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