Any suggestions on how to fix this?
My A note below middle C is sticky. It just has a little bit of solid resistance before it depresses. I mentioned this to a friend and he has the same problem with a G note under middle C. He said I should just pick up my Kronos and shake it. His sticky note comes and goes when he does that. Can't bring myself to do that.
Thanks
Sticky key
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I had this problem with my KX88 and put it on a keyboard stand and loosened the screws for the keybed and retighten them and it worked for me. Sometimes the keybed screws come loose and you have to retighten the screws underneath the keyboard or adjust the keybed before you tighten the screws.
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I definitely wouldn't turn it upside down and shake it. That's just me but it's basically a computer and you could loosen up your ram and other stuff. I would however google this forum for some ideas on sticky keys. There have been many posts regarding the same type of stuff on the K keyboard bed.
Good luck, and I'm glad it's not sticking any longer! But I believe the "noise" thing is definitely some have experienced in the past and you may find a solution from prior posts.
Good luck, and I'm glad it's not sticking any longer! But I believe the "noise" thing is definitely some have experienced in the past and you may find a solution from prior posts.
Assuming it's a K73/88 RH3 keyboard…..
As already suggested,check there's a gap between the keys and the front "bar".
There are cardboard spacers available,usually supplied with new units,but any cards around 2 mm thick would suffice….the actual measurement is not critical,as long as the keys do not foul the front bar for their full travel distances.
Slacken the larger headed screws underneath,then re-position the keyframe accordingly and re-tighten the screws equally.
As a quick,additional, simple test,try grabbing the offending key, with thumb & forefinger,whilst depressing the adjacent keys and pull forward gently,then release.
The key should return to its normal position and in-line with all the others.
This is not meant as a cure,though….just a test.
If the gapping re-setting doesn't resolve the problem,there will probably be a need to open it up and examine for any internal fouling.
The RH3 is a fairly robust keyboard and can sustain heavy playing and has a good reliability record (apart from the known double strike and certain velocity problems on some models),
Unless there has been some sort of accidental damage, it's probably something that's become loose or somehow misaligned,(hopefully with a simple cure),as would be applicable for any similar keyboard.
Hope this helps.
Good Luck.
As already suggested,check there's a gap between the keys and the front "bar".
There are cardboard spacers available,usually supplied with new units,but any cards around 2 mm thick would suffice….the actual measurement is not critical,as long as the keys do not foul the front bar for their full travel distances.
Slacken the larger headed screws underneath,then re-position the keyframe accordingly and re-tighten the screws equally.
As a quick,additional, simple test,try grabbing the offending key, with thumb & forefinger,whilst depressing the adjacent keys and pull forward gently,then release.
The key should return to its normal position and in-line with all the others.
This is not meant as a cure,though….just a test.
If the gapping re-setting doesn't resolve the problem,there will probably be a need to open it up and examine for any internal fouling.
The RH3 is a fairly robust keyboard and can sustain heavy playing and has a good reliability record (apart from the known double strike and certain velocity problems on some models),
Unless there has been some sort of accidental damage, it's probably something that's become loose or somehow misaligned,(hopefully with a simple cure),as would be applicable for any similar keyboard.
Hope this helps.
Good Luck.
i had the very same problem ( and also opened a own thread in regards to that, so 8-9 month back )Jim olson wrote:Thanks Benny,
I just went to play and the note is not sticking now. However that note and only that note is making a real clunky, clicking sound. Still annoying.
because of the fact that the clunky noise and the stickyness are found on the same keys
make me *think* that given answers here are not doing full justice to the "real problem"
in my case, the stickyness went also away alone. ......not noticed the clunkyness for a while ( mostly played with headphones) but do now again.......
I had same problem with that A. It was not "sticky", but had the clunk, click sound often. In my case it was spacing between keys, not the front bar (though that is important too). A was closer to G and was hitting it.
Playing it with slight sideways pressure towards B did not make any clicking sound.
The problem seems generally gone after last time I opened the keyboard to fix sth else. So it might have been related to keybed position, or maybe it's the hot summer and temperature change.
Btw, positioning the keybed was a bit of a pain for me. I wish there was more "mechanically proper" way to fit/adjust it rather than fiddling with position of particle (!) board, large holes, spacers and heavy keybed trying to get it reasonable. I tried few recommended approaches, but there is a bit of juggling. You should be able to get it right eventually with patience.
Playing it with slight sideways pressure towards B did not make any clicking sound.
The problem seems generally gone after last time I opened the keyboard to fix sth else. So it might have been related to keybed position, or maybe it's the hot summer and temperature change.
Btw, positioning the keybed was a bit of a pain for me. I wish there was more "mechanically proper" way to fit/adjust it rather than fiddling with position of particle (!) board, large holes, spacers and heavy keybed trying to get it reasonable. I tried few recommended approaches, but there is a bit of juggling. You should be able to get it right eventually with patience.
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hmm, so my clunky Key got sticky again.kamer wrote:For fixing problem:
loosened or retighten screws from the bottom with a large head, they support keyboard mechanism.
Now i followed your Tip and loosened a bit the screw next to my bad Key.
Helped !!
much thanks !
I even didn´t took off my Kronos from my table, just slipped it a bit over the edge.