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ScoobyDoo555

F&^King arm on studio chair got caught as I turned around and it's broken the underneath of a key. Not bad enough to hinder playing, but bad enough to royally affect my OCD-induced rage.

Any suggestions where I can key a replacement? Ideally UK-based.

Original K61. A-key.

Thanks Sad

Dan
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Falcon2e · Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 7:56 pm Post subject:

$@it happens....Don't beat yourself up, it could happen to anyone of us.
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ScoobyDoo555 · Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:06 pm Post subject:

Thanks

FWIW, I've not beaten myself up (my tirade above is merely a scolding rather than full-on BootCamp Sargent Major!! Very Happy

)

The annoyance comes from this machine being one of the first in the UK and surviving the whole keybedgate/boot issues etc.
It's been gigged, and played in many world-famous studios without a hint of damage or a scratch.
Only to be wounded in the safe-haven of my own studio!!! Very Happy

Not found much info on it, so I'm assuming that as a standard K61 key, it's the same as Triton/Oasys/X5 etc..... standard Korg plastic key?
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Falcon2e · Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 7:11 pm Post subject:

I’m pretty sure we have a Fatar keybed in our Kronos. Parts are available here in the US. Fatar is an Italian company, you should be able to find your part somewhere in the UK.
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ronnfigg · Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:36 am Post subject:

Getting the part is one thing. Putting it in is another. Might want to look for a shop manual. Disassembly could be tedious, if not tricky.
Look here:

http://www.markpenny.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/273600278-Korg-KRONOS-Service-Manual-v2-0-2012.pdf\
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number6uk · Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:33 am Post subject:

Is this the one?

https://www.synth-parts.com/en/products/keyboard/korg-keyboards/5950/replacemet-keys-weighted-forsk4-keyboard?c=1248
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ronnfigg · Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:40 pm Post subject:

https://www.syntaur.com
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Xenophile · Senior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2017 Posts: 349

From what I've read, replacing a key on a Kronos 61 doesn't require much, if any, disassembly.
http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2783212/Korg_Kronos_broken_keys_repair

From that thread:

Purgatory

ScoobyDoo555 · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:58 am Post subject:

I must confess and profusely apologise - I thought I'd come back to this thread and THANKED you all for your contributions.

I've just had another key break (the ends appear VERY flimsy), and returned to the forum.
Much to my horror, I found my thread and realised my RUDE error.

So my THANKS and apologies again.

Dan Smile

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