Vintage Synth Repair

Hi All,

I took my xp 10 to an authorized Roland repair facility because the the flanger or pitch bender was not working properly and the pitch of the synth was changing on its own. After 45 days and $60.00 the facility says they cannot determine what is causing the problem and said it must need a main board. This obviously makes the repair anything BUT cost effective.  

In the meantime I picked up another cheaply on ebay, but would like to know if i should just give up on the damaged unit and save for parts.

Mike

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On Tuesday 21 October 2008 07:02, mike tobin wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I took my xp 10 to an authorized Roland repair facility because the the
> flanger or pitch bender was not working properly and the pitch of the synth
> was changing on its own. After 45 days and $60.00 the facility says they
> cannot determine what is causing the problem and said it must need a main
> board. This obviously makes the repair anything BUT cost effective. 
>
> In the meantime I picked up another cheaply on ebay, but would like to know
> if i should just give up on the damaged unit and save for parts.

We were an authorized Roland service center way back when (closed our shop 
in '92) and I never replaced whole boards...

It's a surprise to me that the place couldn't nail things down any better than 
that.

No,  I'm not particularly looking to get back into this stuff,  but if you 
really get stuck feel free to contact me offlist.  (Though I don't recognize 
the model offhand and would have to check and see if I have a manual for it.)

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M Dakin

Hi Mike,
When I bought mine the pitch bend did not work.
This is software controlled.
The service manual has a calibration prodedure to 
adjust the pitch bend wheel.

I would ask them to check that, and if that is the 
problem, I would hagel them on the price, considering 
you had to offer the solution.

Or, if that is not it, then a parts machine it would become.

Hope this helps.
GD


--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, mike tobin 
<ccr4evr33@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> 
> I took my xp 10 to an authorized Roland repair facility because 
the the flanger or pitch bender was not working properly and the 
pitch of the synth was changing on its own. After 45 days and $60.00 
the facility says they cannot determine what is causing the problem 
and said it must need a main board. This obviously makes the repair 
anything BUT cost effective.  
> 
> In the meantime I picked up another cheaply on ebay, but would 
like to know if i should just give up on the damaged unit and save 
for parts.

> 
> Mike
> 
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