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Re: Kurzweil K2600; keys not triggering

2012-12-12 by snowleopard

Yes, the 72 key model. Definitely no liquid, though I do live in a fairly humid part of the country. I am guessing it's just age. I'll crack it open and give it a shot. Wish me luck...

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, John Henson <synthnerd@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Snowleopard,
> I am assuming you are referring to the 72 key model.
> The aftertouch and key trigger systems are separate, so you can have one 
> without the other. It sounds like keyboard contacts all right.
> Could liquid of some sort have got in there? When a group of adjacent 
> notes stop working then this is a common cause. If they are scattered 
> about the keyboard, then it is time to strip and clean the whole contact 
> system, accumulated dust build up over the years will start to affect 
> more and more keys as time goes by.
> 
> Regards,
> John.
>

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