batterycage
19.09.2006, 07:22 PM
well, i realize this is a long shot, but here's my story. about a week and a half ago, i was fucking around in the studio, and managed to spill almost an entire frozen margarita into the keyboard area of my Virus KB...
soooo, consequently, i now have about an octave of keys that will not play, nor will they transmit midi. i'm guessing that the sticky sweet goodness of my tropical beverage has jammed up the keybed.
now, like any moderately technically minded person, i did what seemed natural, which was essentially dismantle the entire synth. i managed to clean out the entire machine (lots of beer, sweat, etc from live gigs), but unfortunately the key bed assembly does not allow for removal of individual keys...at least not in any way that seemed like it would be accomplished with relative ease.
soooo, my Virus KB is still short an octave of playability. does anyone know how i could go about replacing the actual keyboard component? the rest of the synth is fine, i could do the replacement myself easily enough (i mean, i've already taken it apart once). i do not have the time or interest to have the beast shipped anywhere, nor would i trust any local establishment with caring for this thing enough to have it repaired there.
does anyone know the replacement part number for the keyboard assembly? or where i could go about ordering one of these?
i appreciate any help i can get at this point! thanks!!
-tn
soooo, consequently, i now have about an octave of keys that will not play, nor will they transmit midi. i'm guessing that the sticky sweet goodness of my tropical beverage has jammed up the keybed.
now, like any moderately technically minded person, i did what seemed natural, which was essentially dismantle the entire synth. i managed to clean out the entire machine (lots of beer, sweat, etc from live gigs), but unfortunately the key bed assembly does not allow for removal of individual keys...at least not in any way that seemed like it would be accomplished with relative ease.
soooo, my Virus KB is still short an octave of playability. does anyone know how i could go about replacing the actual keyboard component? the rest of the synth is fine, i could do the replacement myself easily enough (i mean, i've already taken it apart once). i do not have the time or interest to have the beast shipped anywhere, nor would i trust any local establishment with caring for this thing enough to have it repaired there.
does anyone know the replacement part number for the keyboard assembly? or where i could go about ordering one of these?
i appreciate any help i can get at this point! thanks!!
-tn