Well, I've tuned Fender Rhodes pianos, exactly as outlined in Reblitz. And I once fixed a pedal problem on the electronic keyboard of a local music teacher. But that was a mechanical problem not unlike what you might encounter on an acoustic piano, and I fixed it with screwdriver, bushing cloth and glue. As for ELECRONIC repairs to computerised circuitry in electronic keyboards,, well, that is a whole other ball game! I suppose if a piano tuner & technician happens also to be an electronics engineer, then why shouldn't he or she undertake such repairs? (Though in general such things are not repaired at component level but a new circuit board is fitted) If not, then it's outside our knowledge. Best regards, David. > On 3/18/09, Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> wrote: >> Matthew, >> My suggestion is to leave them alone-- > > Amen! > >> I have been getting calls of late for repairing keyboards. >> Several weeks ago I received a call from a retirement home about a >> non-functioning damper pedal, and I just got off the phone with a church >> that has two sticking keys on their keyboard. >> >> I am just wondering how many of us repair keyboards, and if >> it's >> worth getting involved with. >> >> Matthew Todd, Piano Technician > > Pas moi. If the basic instrument needs to be plugged in (pipe organs > excepted), I don't work on it. My lonely brain cell wants to see > something move before it will deign to attempt tuning or repair. It > has yet to see electrons move. > > Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, CCT > Certified Calibration Technician of > Digitally Activated Mechanical Tone Generation Systems > > >
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