Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

And if that doesn't work, I have a full keyboard of polysix key contacts
that works that I'd sell you for cheap...

Lava

At 11:54 AM 8/12/01 +0200, André Hartung wrote:
>Hi Scott,
>
>under www.oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/korg/polysix/index.html you find a
>detailed instruction on cleaning the contacts of your P6.
>If this doesn't help (but it helps in most cases), there is also the
>possibility to renew the coating of the rubber contacts. I saw a special
>conductive rubber fluid, which can be used to repair such contacts (I saw it
>in a mail-order catalogue in germany called 'Conrad').
>
>André
>
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>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: Scott Shingle <raydeen@mindspring.com>
>An: PolySix@yahoogroups.com <PolySix@yahoogroups.com>
>Datum: Sonntag, 12. August 2001 10:02
>Betreff: [PolySix] [Poly 6]-Cleaning or replacing the key contacts
>
>
> >    Hi. I've got an old Poly 6 that I found moldering in a friends
>basement. Everything worked on it except several of the keys have to really
>be mashed in order to produce sound, and even that's not consistent. I
>finally got up the courage to take it apart to see just what needed to be
>changed or cleaned. I got the keyboard unscrewed and removed the contact
>board. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the rubber contacts but
>it's possible they need to be replaced. Also, I noted that there were
>several spots where there could be missing plastic clasps. That is to say
>there are grooves under the keyboard where 2 or 3 plastic clasps (to hold
>the contact board in place) might have been but weren't. Just curious if I
>need to have all the slots filled or if several were left empty when these
>units were manufactured. To sum up, I have problems with the keys, the unit
>is apart, and I'm not sure how to continue. TIA for any and all
>advice. -Scott
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