Anonymous
6/17/2025, 1:51:16 AM
No.935875074
>>935871824
Well first you're going to have to determine how many keys are broken and in what way. See if they're cracked, snapped, bent or whatever else. See if the springs or mounts are broken. See if any of the contacts or sensors are damaged.
Next you'll have to remove the key bed, which is going to be a fairly big project. You'll have to disassemble the D-50 at least partially for this. You should be able to find some tutorials that could help with repair on YouTube.
I think the D-50 uses a J-wire keybed but double check just to be sure. A bunch of Roland stuff uses SK-3710 style keys, I think they should be compatible here too.
You should be able to get replacement keys from Syntaur, eBay or Reverb. A lot of the time you'll have to buy them in octave packs. You can also try looking around in various synth repair forums like Gearslutz or vintagesynth.
Remove the broken keys (usually by releasing a spring and sliding them out), clean the keybed, install the new keys and test spring action. Voila.
If you want you can also clean the contacts and j-wires with rubbing alcohol and apply dielectric grease if the keys are stiff.
After you power it on you should test velocity and aftertouch sensitivity.
Well first you're going to have to determine how many keys are broken and in what way. See if they're cracked, snapped, bent or whatever else. See if the springs or mounts are broken. See if any of the contacts or sensors are damaged.
Next you'll have to remove the key bed, which is going to be a fairly big project. You'll have to disassemble the D-50 at least partially for this. You should be able to find some tutorials that could help with repair on YouTube.
I think the D-50 uses a J-wire keybed but double check just to be sure. A bunch of Roland stuff uses SK-3710 style keys, I think they should be compatible here too.
You should be able to get replacement keys from Syntaur, eBay or Reverb. A lot of the time you'll have to buy them in octave packs. You can also try looking around in various synth repair forums like Gearslutz or vintagesynth.
Remove the broken keys (usually by releasing a spring and sliding them out), clean the keybed, install the new keys and test spring action. Voila.
If you want you can also clean the contacts and j-wires with rubbing alcohol and apply dielectric grease if the keys are stiff.
After you power it on you should test velocity and aftertouch sensitivity.