So I've been super happy and excited about finally getting a Moog, and today I realized I have a messed up key. Purely cosmetic but, common Moog. I could of course send it back and wait for 1-2 weeks for a replacement but, then I would be without it and its already become a part of something I'd like to keep working on.
I'd like to get a feel for how you guys would handle it
Of course now that I noticed it, it sticks out like crazy. Tried to upload a pic but it says board attachment limit has been reached.
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Send it back. I don't know where you bought it from, how much (if anything it would cost you for shipping, presumably nothing).
Just eat the 2 weeks or whatever; else you'll be looking at it forever or worse, when you finally decide to sell it... (you know the rest).
Regardless of it being Moog or brand x, paying new for something which is not scratch and dent should mean that it is in perfect condition.
Just eat the 2 weeks or whatever; else you'll be looking at it forever or worse, when you finally decide to sell it... (you know the rest).
Regardless of it being Moog or brand x, paying new for something which is not scratch and dent should mean that it is in perfect condition.
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How easy is it to replace a single key? I see replacement keys for synths on eBay all the time.
Rather than be without the synth for weeks, couldn't Moog send you a replacement key to fit yourself?
I've been fortunate in that I've never had to replace a key but given the number of "spares" which show up on eBay, they can't be too difficult to swap-out? (Depends on the synth, I would imagine).
Do the keys just clip into place on the key-bed or is there a bar running through the far-end of each, acting as a pivot which would need removing?
I'd be interested to know how the keys are held in place in a synth.
Rather than be without the synth for weeks, couldn't Moog send you a replacement key to fit yourself?
I've been fortunate in that I've never had to replace a key but given the number of "spares" which show up on eBay, they can't be too difficult to swap-out? (Depends on the synth, I would imagine).
Do the keys just clip into place on the key-bed or is there a bar running through the far-end of each, acting as a pivot which would need removing?
I'd be interested to know how the keys are held in place in a synth.
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I'm curious about this too. My Sub Phatty has two keys that feel and sound arthritic. One of the keys also has a chip like you describe: on the front face of the key, where you can't see it unless you bend down and look under the overhanging pad that your finger actually touches. I'm guessing this little chip -- it looks like a missing triangle -- is where the key was connected to its neighbor on the mold, and a little piece snapped off when someone at the keybed factory -- don't know if that's Moog or not -- was separating the two keys. But I haven't been worrying about it. The arthritic keys are more annoying: the velocity sensing works fine, but there's always a little more resistance and noise. I've been reluctant to ship it, though, for fear something worse would happen on the UPS truck. If it's something I can fix at home that would be great. But I have no idea what's involved in exposing the keybed.
David Wilson-Okamura