Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Hi,

Can anyone help a newbie? I have just bought a POLY6
in my local paper (london, uk) for \ufffd165, as I loved
the sounds and interface of the synth (although I hear
the MS2000 does a plausable impersonation). Was that a
good price?

It also came with a MS-04 foot modulation pedal which
is a bizzare beast to say the least!

1) Alas, the Poly6 has a key which doesnot seem to be
working at all and another that doesnot always make
contact. I shall attempt to investigate (using the
help of your wonderful oldcrows keyboard maintenance
article) to see about hte iffy key, but Im not sure
about the totally dead key(D2). Any ideas?

2) Also the output socket of the poly6 is at a dodgy
angle and upon bringing it home I found that it only
works on the right channel, (obviously been tugged at
somepoint in the past) although the phones works
perfectly well in stereo !. Any ideas ?

3) Should I sell the poly6 asap and trade up for a
MS2k considering all the problems it has or shall I
soldier on?

4) The Poly6 has the same old battery, which needs
replacing, although I belive that the keyboard hasnt
been used that much in its studio environment and the
power supply may well have been filtered too (for what

its worth)! 

5) Can I just slice the battery legs and move it off
the circuit board so that it can leak over the case
somewhere elese (as I dont trust my soldering skills)!

Or is there a simpler, more satisfactory fix of
attaching a new battery elsewhere?

Your thoughts would be welcome, especially if you can
name ideal components in uk based Maplins or somesuch
supplier!

Thanks for your help,

J.


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