[A6] a6 keyboard rattles + checklist

[Chris Pickett]

David Evans wrote:

>On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 03:10:54PM -0400, Chris Pickett wrote:
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>>I just got an A6 today, second hand.  Things seem fine, except that when 
>>I play any note, the whole keyboard rattles.  Any suggestions?
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>  Did you check the bottom to ensure that all screws that support the keyboard
>assembly are affixed?
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yes, they were all there ... my a6 is currently open, what fun!

inside, i found that what can only be the voice board (on the right, 
with 16 chips on it), is only held down by 2 screws instead of 6.  when 
i hold it down, the rattling gets much better.  the same screws are used 
to hold the three front panel boards in place ... so i'm thinking about 
taking four of these screws and putting them on the voice board (no 
spare screws at home).  sound like a bad idea?  i'll obviously take them 
from different regions of the panel boards.

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>>Also, can somebody make a list of things for me to check?  I only have 
>>48 hours to make a claim on the UPS insurance if something is wrong, and 
>>I don't think I'll learn everything necessary to check out the whole 
>>thing by then.
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>  Make sure to check all the buttons, knobs, ribbon, wheels...
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i think everything works, except i have a question about the ribbon 
controller:

select some fairly basic patch (no arpeggiation or anything), hold down 
a note, and run your finger along the ribbon controller.  does the 
modulation "skip" a little bit?  if i do it very slowly, there is a 
smooth continuum from the left to the right, but any faster and i start 
to hear "hiccups".  it's kind of intermittent.  do i need to get the 
ribbon replaced?  any suggestions on how to make this go away?

i have until the end of the weekend to get things sorted out, i think 
i'll be able to do it by then.

cheers,
chris