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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

2592.0. "Looking for Kustom parts" by HPSCAD::GATULIS (Frank Gatulis 297-6770) Tue Mar 12 1991 20:14

    Hi folks,
    
    I have a repair question.  A friend has a Kustom Electric piano in need
    of a part and they seem to have gone out of business.  Does anybody
    know if they've been picked up by somebody else where I may obtain
    a part?  
    
    What I need to do is replace the coil used to master tune the main
    oscilltor for the keyboard.  Tuning on this thing is via a slug
    inside a coil which is now mashed.  The thing is about 2 full tones
    out and in a pinch I'm sure I can fix it so it will be in tune but not
    adjustable.   
    
    For now he can brush up on his transposing skills.
    
    Thanks,
    Frank
    
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2592.1IdeasRANGER::EIRIKURWed Mar 13 1991 11:159
    That kind of part is going to be hard to find.  I would suggest
    replacing it with an oscillator, just injecting the signal at a
    reasonable point in the circuit.
    
    The other thing to do is to physically rebuild the coil, molding it
    from epoxy or something like that.
    
    	Eirikur
    
2592.2exHPSCAD::GATULISFrank Gatulis 297-6770Wed Mar 13 1991 12:208
    
    I guess I dont' have a problem after all.  I actually say the part
    this morning and it's nothing moret than a tunable coil and its even
    got it's value (adjustable range) written on it.  Piece of cake!
    
    Thanks,
    Frank