Synth Repair (1 Viewer)

[Alan Remorse]

Hello,
You may remember i bought a Polysix that was fucked there a while back.
Any good places for synth repair?
I'm pretty desperate at this stage.

 

[Break Neck Speed]

If yer coming to galway this weekend bring it up. Theres a guy called Shay who works in the film centre. He fixes everything. He is a wizard. Done loadsa stuff for me from samplers to amps to pedals.

 

[Alan Remorse]

Cool. Not sure will we make it this weekend though. Might have to wait a couple of weeks. Woo!

 

[Alan Remorse]

So I handed this in to be fixed, and huzzah it's working.

BUT - now that it's working, it's actually out of tune. Any ideas why this could be?

A mate suggested it could be a power issue. I'm not sure am I using the right kind of converter (it's a US synth).. could this be it?

Anyway, if you're wondering why it was broken in the first place:

Basically the guy who sold it to me had replaced the battery with the wrong type, which means that there was NO WAY it was working when he sent it over, because as soon as Dave replaced the battery it was working.

When I mailed yer man a few months ago telling him it wasn't working he said it must have been damaged in transit.

Moral of the story: Never ever buy anything big and expensive off ebay, unless you can track down the cunt and punch him in the face if it's broken.

 

[east hastings]

there's some guy in a music school on abbey street is supposed to be good, thats not very informative but thats where i heard a while ago

 

[mel gibson]

my ms10 goes a bit wonky for few minutes while it warms up,i'd power it up for half an hour and see if the pitch changes,on mine theres little rubber grommits on the faceplate of the synth that you pop off and tune with a screw driver

 

[meta]

there's some guy in a music school on abbey street is supposed to be good, thats not very informative but thats where i heard a while ago

Try Conor Farren, Abbey School, 01-8747908

 

[aled jones]

This reminds me of an interview I saw with the Orb in Future Music.

Some guy replaced the power supply in their Memory Moog but used the wrong one, all the curtis chips blew, there was smoke coming out of the sides. Now for some reason, he wasn't returning their calls.

Be careful before trusting your beloved analogue gear to a rando. I need my SH-101 calibrated but the paranoia after reading that article has made me very reluctant.

Still have the service docs for it and I can use a voltmeter but don't own one that's accurate to 4 decimal places, or have the time and patience.

 

[east hastings]

Try Conor Farren, Abbey School, 01-8747908

that sounds about right, lost his number ages ago

 

[Alan Remorse]

Try Conor Farren, Abbey School, 01-8747908

Cheers for the tip Meta!

Be careful before trusting your beloved analogue gear to a rando. I need my SH-101 calibrated but the paranoia after reading that article has made me very reluctant.

The guy who fixed my synth in the first place is fairly confident that he can fix the tuning thing. I trust him anyways cos he definitely knew what he was doing in the first place.

But i know what you mean... You have to be really careful with the older stuff. If someone who doesn't know what they're doing gets near it you could be in trouble!

 

[the departed]

hey al who fixed your synth for you? was it somebody in cork?

ive got a bassstation with (i think), a broken midi-in...

 

[Alan Remorse]

hey, just saw this!
it was a guy in Cork, on MacCurtain St. That prob isn't much help.
The synth is in perfect working order now though!

 

[descender]

Yo. Anybody got any further word on this dude in the Abbey School?
I've a Juno 60 that needs a whack in the teeth and an MS2000 that needs a root up the swiss.
In a gentle, "repairing" kind of way, of course.

 

[ev612337]

Dave at Fixtronix is always able to help

See Fixtronix . ie and call 043 335 3030

 

[Flux]

Mr Fixit, are you around the Longford area?

Are you able to fix tascam four-tracks?

If so, I may have a mission for you.