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Nord Piano 3 repair (and refurbishment!)

Not sure of the full story but think customer at some point had an accident (drink spillage) and tried clearing it up a while ago and the instrument had issues since. The biggest reported problems were a lot of keys were playing full volume (no velocity sensitivity), missing knobs on the control board and wobbly/intermittent […]

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Kawai K5 synth service and update

Customer brought this in with a nasty rattling sound and wanted a good going over, as hadn’t been used in a while and had some issues. All the tactile push buttons were oxidised and had to be stripped to be cleaned, restoring functionality. New batteries and backlight EL panel were ordered and arrived, testing the

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Yamaha DX-7 repair and checkup

Customer had original DX-7, presented with a nasty pop and burning smell, and a ‘dodgy’ output jack. This keyboard was made for servicing, a few screws and the lid hinges up. Lovely. Then the cause of the stink was obvious, infamous RIFA suppression cap gone south: Also noticed memory backup battery (soldered to board) which

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