I have a Voyager that I recently got used for a very good price and it is in almost perfect condition. The one small thing that bugs me is the very top key (C) is a little spongy and it feels like something is possibly stuck in between the key and the keybed. Not a big deal really I suppose, it seems to work fine and it’s not like I play a lot of high notes anyway.
What am I looking at in terms of opening this thing up? Massive pain in the ass or moderate discomfort?
I would hate to have to take it to a tech and have him charge me $100 for the privilege when there’s all this other gear that needs buying.
Any advise or service manual PDFs would be very much appreciated.
It might not be that bad, I don’t know the status of your warranty. It might be something that some tweezers can get out easily. As far as the actual way to do it, contact Amos and ask him if its okay lol.
As for not playing high notes, well i guess it depends on how you have your Oscs tuned hehe.
Congrats on your purchase and if you have any questions there will be someone here who definately can answer it.
In order to check this you would need to remove the keyboard/keybed. This isn’t difficult but I wouldn’t recommend it either.
Is the key hitting the right wooden block? Spongy may be due to a worn key bushing or worn spring but this is generally unlikely.
FWIW I wouldn’t worry too much about this! I’ve played many Voyagers/synthesizers and the two extreme keys (E and C in the case of the Voyager) tend to feel different being that they sit at the ends of the screwed down keyboard!
If you feel this is a bit worse please contact Amos (amos@moogmusic.com) and he can give you qualified way to check under the keyboard and other advice.
It’s not a huge problem at all, I just tend to be a bit fastidious with these things.
It does feel like a slight difference in the action on the far right key, I haven’t noticed it on the left. I think you might be on to something when you say it might be rubbing the wood on the end because when I sort of move the key to the left then press it down the action becomes identical to the other keys.
I’m probably going to contact the Moog folks when I get the glide and aftertouch mods done so maybe they can give it a look-see then.
My MicroMoog does the same thing and even makes a squeaking noise sometimes on the far right key. Its obviously rubbing against the right wall of the keybed.