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Re: [oberheim] Re: [FA] OB-X

2008-03-31 by Paul J. White

See my comments below...

At 04:07 PM 3/31/2008 +0000, chthonic wrote:

>thanks for the comments all around. there's not much to say about this synth...a friend 
>bought it non-working a few years back, intending to get it fixed...it's huge and taking up 
>space in our rehearsal room, we need money and are opting to sell rather than fix.
>
>here's a general techie question, since people are asking about the voice cards... i can't get 
>the damn screws off of the cards to take them out and see which of them (if any) work or 
>don't work. 
>
>is there any good trick to loosen the screws without potentially damaging the voice cards? 

The screws normally had a blob of GPLT (deep red varnish) to secure them.  This should break free easily when you use the correct size Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws.  The screws should come out without any problem unless they are severely rusted. 

-- Paul White
http://www.electrongate.com/dmxfiles/



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