Vintage Synth Repair

> new sliders on synths like the arp odyssey. i was thinking of cutting
> some slits in some kind of cloth or something. ideas? things to avoid?

Avoid at least the foamy kind of packing cushion material, or whatever 
it is called (I'm not a native english-speaker thus am lacking 
vocabulary on these materials ;). Maybe just see the pic under "dust 
cover.. " from my repair doc (more towards the end) at 
http://kewlers.scene.org/bitchard/diy/Odyssey/odyssey.html and you'll 
get the idea faster than with me babbling on and on :).. This material 
was crumbling slightly even when moving the sliders and no doubt 
would've been a whole lot worse even after a year.

I'm thinking about looking up something slightly more rubbery but 
retaining this foamy feel to allow the foam to recover it's shape around 
the slider. You know, maybe sth with a lot smaller and dense "air 
bubbles" or cells or whatever they're called. As you can see from the 
pics, it doesn't necessarily have to be a thin film since there's plenty 
of room between the slider and the front panel. Having something 
slightly thicker that'll compress a bit when inserted between the 
sliders and the front panel helps keeping the foam in place, with a thin 
film you should probably tape or glue it in place. The stuff I tested 
was maybe 2-4 millimeters thick.

Anyway, if you come up with sth, do share what was your solution. I bet 
we're not the only one interested in a mod/hack of sorts ;)

.Arto.