I wouldn't hesitate to do that, IF the board was out of warranty.

Kind of depend on what your skils are.
Some should not even think about it,some...no sweat.

Lee S.

I've done it a few times myself....
I'll say that my G1000 was one of the easiest to open & work on, I replaced all the worn buttons it was easy with Fran's assistance.
Also worked on my Psr3k a few times also inside circuit boards under Mr Wizards guidance...in a pinch it's sometimes the best remedy for sure.

Out of warranty? You bet! In 18 months the Casio will be 16 years old, and will go to Iraq!

After I had the board for some years, I opened it up, partly to see what is inside, partly to clean it. I smoke, so the first thing to do was vacuum the ashes from inside the keyboard. I have infinite patience when it comes to dissasembling things and putting them back together. Had a very old 49 key Lowrey (probably from the late 80's) a friend gave me, and aftes some months one F key stopped working. Teared it apart, found and cleaned the contact, It lived for a year or two.

Actually I can't help it, I have been opening up things (especially electronics) since I was old enough to hold a screwdriver. Curiosity is running in my veins. Thankfully I am not a cat, I would be lond dead by now.

First one I remember was a portable transistor radio back when I was less than 5 years old. A Mitsubishi one. One screw in the back, a round edge kitchen knife, and voila!.
Every time a technician came to mend our black and white TV, I was literally on his back, just to see what he does. Plumber doing bathroom fixtures, I was game. Electricians taking care of wall sockets, I was ecstatic. Saved maybe 2 or 3 TV technician visits after I saw what potensiometers he was turning to control V-size and brightness and trimmed them myself when the TV was on its last legs. My wife comes from a totally different background, nobody was a "handyman" in her house so it seems strange for her.

If there are monetary or time constraints, os simply you have the time, why not try to mend it yourself? Simple things like electrical contacts and such, are probably very easy to replace.

Each of us has his/her own skills and abilities...
Me? ... I try to find people like YOU ! ...

t.

O come on...!

Haven't we done enough damage to those people already?

Maybe 10-15 years ago I would have tried that, but today I no longer have the eyesw, hand and patience for such work. The top of my Kurzweil is still unscrewed after 1.5 years of inspecting the insides - about 30-40 screws.

Good for you, Theodore.

BWAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!! YOU ARE RIGHT !!!!!

I used to do that stuff years ago...did most of my own repairs and OS upgrade installs, but now I'm just too lazy and would rather let some one else do it.

Ian

A few gigs & a kb is paid for ...if it breaks down the road who cares chuck it & buy another.

I guess it DOES tend to show up a general design flaw, not just with Yamaha's, but with most arrangers...

What's the one thing most likely to fail? The buttons.

What's usually the hardest thing to get to, to fix? You guessed it... The buttons.

Murphy's Law in action, my friends...