Great lesson here for anyone thinking of getting into vintage keyboards. If you own old keyboards you have to be able to do this type of maintenance yourself. I refurbished the keyboard on my TS-12 a couple of years ago and pulling out 76 keys, scrubbing them, re-felting them and fixing some loose weights took a looong time. Doing 88 keys would be a real pain!
Great video -- thanks for making it and posting it! I have a Roland A-90EX that I bought new in 1998. It's a great keyboard, and it's spent its life in a home studio. Recently, I dropped something on the key bed and knew that I'd broken something. I found another TH-cam video in which someone showed how to take apart and replace keys in the A-90. It turned out that one hammer had broken, so I ordered a new key and hammer from Syntaur. However, I checked several other random keys and found that they all have hairline fractures. I was debating on whether to sell it while everything is still functional, but then I wondered whether it's possible to repair or reinforce the hammers, so I searched and found your video. I'm still debating. The felt is good (the keyboard hasn't been heavily played), but I wonder about the likelihood of electronic components failing after so many years, and the cost of diagnosing and repairing them. It's been over 30 years since I got my electrical engineering degree and did any sort of electronics repair.
This is the reason why after many years that I use Roland rd500 and other 88, I decide to not buy Roland anymore. Many times I repare it but in the end I change for Korg Kronos x88, Roland keybeds had peculiar project problems. Sorry for my poor english.
@@JeffreyScottPetroon the Korg Kronos x88 every single Hammer Is completely made of strong high quality good iron!!! No plastic!!! This is why the Kronos Will never break.
I know next to nothing about 3D printing, but how would you scan a hammer to get its exact dimensions, and what about the weights? They seem to be sealed inside the plastic part of the hammer.
Great lesson here for anyone thinking of getting into vintage keyboards. If you own old keyboards you have to be able to do this type of maintenance yourself. I refurbished the keyboard on my TS-12 a couple of years ago and pulling out 76 keys, scrubbing them, re-felting them and fixing some loose weights took a looong time. Doing 88 keys would be a real pain!
It was a pain...but worth it. Appreciate the comment.
Excellent video. Thank you!
Thanks, appreciate your comment.
Great video -- thanks for making it and posting it! I have a Roland A-90EX that I bought new in 1998. It's a great keyboard, and it's spent its life in a home studio. Recently, I dropped something on the key bed and knew that I'd broken something. I found another TH-cam video in which someone showed how to take apart and replace keys in the A-90. It turned out that one hammer had broken, so I ordered a new key and hammer from Syntaur. However, I checked several other random keys and found that they all have hairline fractures. I was debating on whether to sell it while everything is still functional, but then I wondered whether it's possible to repair or reinforce the hammers, so I searched and found your video. I'm still debating. The felt is good (the keyboard hasn't been heavily played), but I wonder about the likelihood of electronic components failing after so many years, and the cost of diagnosing and repairing them. It's been over 30 years since I got my electrical engineering degree and did any sort of electronics repair.
Thanks for the comment, Bruce.
This is the reason why after many years that I use Roland rd500 and other 88, I decide to not buy Roland anymore. Many times I repare it but in the end I change for Korg Kronos x88, Roland keybeds had peculiar project problems. Sorry for my poor english.
Your English is great. I love my X88. Thanks for the comment.
@@JeffreyScottPetroon the Korg Kronos x88 every single Hammer Is completely made of strong high quality good iron!!! No plastic!!! This is why the Kronos Will never break.
I've seen videos where people use baking powder with super glue. It seems really strong.
Agreed. That's an option and something I'm currently testing.
3D printers are cheap, part strength is good, and there are free CAD programs.
Love 3d printing tech. It's a great way to replay hard to find cosmetic parts. Thanks for sharing.
I know next to nothing about 3D printing, but how would you scan a hammer to get its exact dimensions, and what about the weights? They seem to be sealed inside the plastic part of the hammer.