Replacement Synthesizer Key Guide and List of My Stock


      Here is a guide that will assist in figuring out if your keys are compatable with other types, with photo links for various ones I've been able to get so far. NOTE they are named after the key I happen to have owned first often. Use the edit pull down menu in your browser and search for the key type you are looking for if you don't see it right away. OR you can navigate from the http://www.sounddoctorin.com/synthtec/synth.htm production synth link. Go to manufacturer name (eg. Yamaha) and then click the synth type you are inquiring about. If it's not there and is a well known synth let me know and I'll try to add it. Meanwhile if it is there you will see a 'key' link down a ways under parts.
      If you have types I don't have Email the smallest jpg of similar view that you can. NO pics of keys still on the keyboard, etc. Thanks. And I'm not interested so much in really cheap units that have non-discrete keys etc. Eg. casio tone-bank keyboards etc.
      See Keys for Sale and additional notes about hammer actions etc.

Pratt-Read keyboard assemblies found their way into a lot of early units. At least the ppg 2.2,2.3, Minimoog, Sonic Six, Satellite, Micromoog, Polymoog, Minitmoog and Multimoog, Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Prophet 10 and Pro One, ARP Odyssey, Axxe, Quadra, Omni, Pro-Soloist 2500 and 2600, Oberheim 4 voice, OB-X(a), OB-1 and OB-SX, and a few OB-8, EML 100/101, Octave Cat/Kitten, Freeman String machine, 360 Systems, Honer Clavinet, and many Organs. (eg. Gibson G101, some Acetone if not all, wurlitzer, Conn Electric Band etc.) If anyone knows ones that are missing let me know. (I stock fresh Key Bushings!) Check for price and stock --$8 ea, $16 end when available and $7 for caps only when I have them for that key. Ordering Instructions. (NOTE: I see I have two styles of this in stock. One is as pictured, the other the part that drops down in front is flat instead of having sides on that part. Make sure to order the right one)

Akai AX73 keys are unweighted version of Korg DS-8/Kawai K1 it appears. I don't have stock of this key but a person could submerse a ds8 key (ie. drill on a non-marring surface with the key upside down and fill the underside where the weight is with water and keep filling it as it evaporates) and drill with a sharp bit to remove a bunch of weight and it would work fine I'm sure...or even swap it to a low position that doesn't get used in intricate passages perhaps and leave the weight and use a slightly stiffer spring. Ds8 keys are $5 each for white ones except the rare top key $12 if we can find one. Blacks are $7 each. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Akai AX80 keys are exactly like Oberheim Matrix 6. ALso Korg Lambda except they have the piece in the middle to strike the rubber switch housing. (instead of the rubber foot that sticks on the other more spindly plastic projection.) In a pinch a Lambda type key could be adapted to suit the purpose by adding a contact actuator underneath using cardboard or wood and something like RV goop adhesive. $8 for black keys, $10 for others except rare top (prime) C key is $22 when available. Check stock with me then follow the Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Akai VX600 Identical to E-mu Emulator II and very close key to Korg Poly61 but some modifications required on the hook on the black key which projects sideways too much on poly. Usually old one can be cut/retro'd from old key I'm told. However I suspect these are same as the AX73 above! Photo courtesy of Thomas Rogers

Alesis QS7 Also fits Kurzweil K2000, Ensoniq Fizmo, SQ2, ALesis QS4 QS6 and QS7 and Peavey DPM2, DPM3, DPM3SE, DPMSi, and DPM4. Weighted version of Triton LE + cut for removal tool in back/top. The Triton LE Key I have modified in a pinch; cutting hole w/dremel for access to release lever in back. It's been a while so I'll have to get a refresher some day but for now note also that the General Music SK760 has keys of this type with the cut out for the lever catch in back, but they have a front that drops down to give a nice white smile in front. Otherwise identical I think. Check stock with me. $6 ea. $12 for end key. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Late Odyssey MkIII. Also fits Octave Kitten, later Axxe, Solus and SCI Pro-One. synthparts.com appears to have them in stock. Also Synthfool.com also has them he informs me (I saw an auction recently where someone had adapted original Pratt-read keys in place of the plastic ones. It worked fine. But for original parts hit Kevin up).

ARP Solina keys. I was pulling the caps off old organs keys for a while that fit but were very hard to remove. But now I have a scrap Crumar Stringman whose tops can be removed and lightly altered to work! PRICE (for top only. Frame not available): $10 each (quantity discounts), $18 for end key if available (ask) and see pratt read bushings below that can be modified if originals are gone (.50 each)! Also plastic retainer/pivot (install at own risk! They often crack.) available for $1.00 each on request. Ordering Instructions.

Casio CZ1000 appears to be same as CT-655 and ALL CZ full size including CZ-1000, CZ-3000, CZ-5000. SAVE a perhaps rare exception. SOmeone bought a CZ1000 thinking they would get keys off it. THe keys were totally different with Roland style springs! So BE SURE TO CHECK before ordering FZ keys...which appear to be modifiable to work. I had 2/2 success pulling weights out so far. Heat with hair dryer.:-). Check for stock. $5 each for all but end (prime) key is $12 when available. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Casio FZ-1 Probably fits CZ-1 also as they are velocity sensitive. Possibly can be modified it appears to use this key for other CZ full size units by shaving the contact 'bumpers' off and replacing them with a rubber foot or something of the same thickness at the right spot to push down the contact on these non-velocity sensetive models. PRICE: $8 each, $16 for end key. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below! And here's a link to someone's nicely done Replacement instructions!

Early Crumar See service pic in DS-1/2 page for metal part of keys on that unit. They have the spring at the rear like the Orchestrator. These tops are also used I see in the Crumar Stringman, Multiman, and Orchestrator and appear to be near identical (in the plastic part) to the ARP solina as well. I would guess MOST of the old Crumars use the same tops. When ordering just let me know if the spring is on the end or more towards the middle.. The early ones like Stringman and Multiman though have springs that use a plastic washer and they are more in the middle of the metal frame rather than on the end. These are kind of similar to Pratt-Read but they use glue instead of a screw to hold this top on the metal. $10 each for whatever we can get to you that will work. Again write and let's make sure we have a photo match. $20 for end ones if available. Ordering Instructions and if you need bushings the pratt read ones at the bottom of page can be modified to work if we run out of originals which are .50 each in good used shape for now!

Mirage1 These are in the Ensoniq Mirage DSK-8 (metal case) (Link to Syntaur; thanks guys for making these available!) I have the bushings for these Pratt Read variations below.

Early Ensoniq These are in the Ensoniq Mirage DSK-1 (plastic case), ESQ-1, and Crumar Bit-One. Similar to some Siel DK Keys below. (Link to Syntaur) I have a scrap ESQ-1 metal case unit (display gone already, other parts available!). Keys $7 each and 12 for top C. Write to check stock. Ordering Instructions.

Later Ensoniq are in the ASR-10, EPS, EPS-16 Plus, SD-1, SQ-80, TS-10, VFX, VFX-sd. These appear to be yet another rendition of the keys used in Korg CX3's and Kawai K5000. Did Fatar make 'em? (Link to Syntaur)

Early Fatar These are in the Crumar Performer to at least the Trilogy and also some Siel like the Orechestra 2/OR-400 and ARP Quartet and SCI Prelude version of the same. Note metal clip that spring hangs from that slides in from top of that back piece. $10 each (quantity discount), $20 for end when available. Ordering Instructions.

Early 80's Mini Fatar These are in the Siel DK-70. Functionally same as Roland E35 types. $6 each or $12 for end when available. Ordering Instructions.

Early 80's Fatar Near same as Siel DK600, DK700, DK80, Crumar Bit99 (save old keyweight and a slight plastic cut required if you adapt one of these keys), E-Mu EMAX and EMAX II. Ensoniq SQ1(+)is adaptable also. NOTE: Noticeably browner 'black' keys on DK80 than DK600. I don't have the brownish for sale. Paint the black. $7 each or $14 for end when available. Ordering Instructions.

Farfisa Professional- We now have the dark grey and white reverse Farfisa keys used PRICE: $12.00 for non-blem ones each (May have a 'deal' in a key you can get by with or do minor touch up on etc. unit was beat)

Fender Rhodes Chroma - Arti has a set of these for sale! Deal with him if you need them! Write Arti

Kawai K3 Identical to Korg Lambda key with weights. Remove the weights and they work in AX80 and Lambda etc. but very difficult to do (unless you patiently fill key with water and drill with it on non-abrasive surface til the metal is mostly gone. lol). Check Kawai and let me know if they have no stock. These are often hard to find keys and I have working machines that could use them some day but if you can't find one let me know and we'll figure some price maybe. Photo courtesy Kawai. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Kawai K5 Similar to K3 but different. Photo courtesy Kawai. They have replacements.

Kawai K5000 keys are also used in Quasimidi Raven, and possibly Cyber6. I see that the Nord Electro also uses a very similar key. and again Korg CX3 key with a different key weight area cover. photo courtesy of Ivan Schwartz See Kawai for replacements. If they're out I have a few.

Korg EPS-1 uses this variation of the poly type panasonic key. As you see they are taller and lack the 'features', and rather are more flat on bottom. I don't currently have any of these and not sure what else uses them.(Photo by Ken Andrews)

Early Korg keys come in two minor variations and are used in 700/K-1, 700S, 800DV, 770, PS series, MS-10, MS-20 and Sigma. Also see later Moog synths above. Teisco SX-400, 100P, 100F, 110F, 60F and others? The early keys used in my Korg 700 are about a mm or so shorter than the ones I have in stock! So hey you can always file some off like someone did. The older ones have the key type STAMPED BY HAND it almost appears and the newer and slightly longer versions are identified in the molding process obviously. Well it's nice we have stock of the longer ones anyway since they can be shortened. :-) Once you file off the ends a bit it's not that noticeable. Check for stock. Price $9.00 each except A's which are 10.00, and D and G are 13.00 and $22.00 end ones when available. Ordering Instructions. Also Kevin Lightener bought Fred McNiff's stock though he is out of some types (Synthfool.com). Photo courtesy of Mattias Moller.

Korg CX3- NEW VERSION. Not aware of anything else that it fits exactly. K5000, Quasimidi Raven/Cyber6, Nord Electro and some Ensoniq are same except weight part which can often be modified with dremel tool etc. See below for pricing. Check for stock (black n/a at the moment) $4.00 each Ordering Instructions.

Korg DS8 keys are used in Fender Chroma Polaris, Kawai K1, K1 II, K4 and K11. Also E-mu Emulator II I'm told and Akai AX73 uses unweighted version. $5 each for white ones except the rare top key $12 if we can find one. Blacks are $7 each. Ordering Instructions.

Korg DSS-1 keys. Used also in DW8000. Check stock. PRICE: $7 each and end $14 ea. Ordering Instructions.

Late 70's Korg keys for Delta, Lambda Trident and old CX3/BX3. With minor modification these also may be used in Akai AX80 and AX80 can always be subbed in for these units. Check for stock. Price $9 each and 20$ for end for types that use it when available (lambda has no prime wide top key) Ordering Instructions.

Korg Poly keys fit MonoPoly, PolySix, Poly61, Poly800, RK-100, Kawai SX-210/240, and MemoryMoog, and Oberheim OB-8 (OB8) after first few I hear which still used Pratt-Read. Also Akai AX60 and later SCI are nearly identical and can be substituted in a pinch. The DS-8 above is weighted and has a slightly shorter and narrower hook (the poly one actually sticks out sideways at the bottom causing it to interfere with certain situations I'm told). Check stock. $4 each and $18.00 for prime end key when available. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Korg X3 keys. Appears identical to Yamaha Ridged keys below. However recipient of some of these tells me he had to do a slight mod with xacto knife to make springs set in deeper. When back end cracks I've gotten by super gluing the pieces back together and searing the edges of the crack with a hot soldering iron though. See Yamaha ridged keys below.

Triton LE- keys are also used in N264, N364, Prophecy, Karma, Oberheim OB-12 and Waldorf MicroQ I'm told. Adaptable to Ensoniq Fizmo, SQ2, MR61, ALesis QS4 QS6 and QS7 and Peavey DPM2, DPM3, DPM3SE, DPMSi, and DPM4 with addition of weight THOUGH see Peavey DPM-SI keys for precise match. All in stock. $4.00 each (quantity discount) $6 for prime C key. Ordering Instructions.

Kurzweil K1000 keys have a similar design to the Crumar Performer in the metal clip used to hold the spring, but as you can see a weighted key of different design in other places. The K1200pro has the SAME KEY it appears...but uses a spring that hooks into the top hole instead of the spring/clip combination of the K1000 unit. It was sprung lighter which really annoyed me since double triggers would occur in my style of play, and I adjusted the springs...all 88..to my specs! It's been my main controller ever since. No idea where to get replacements for either of these. Hate to scrap such great sounding and usually repairable instruments to get keys.

Later Moog are used in Prodigy, Source, Rogue, Liberation, MG-1 and Opus-3. These are the same as the Korg PS, MS, and Sigma below in design. Check for stock. Price $9.00 each except A's which are 10.00, and D and G are 13.00 and $22.00 end ones when available. Ordering Instructions. Also Kevin LIghtener bought Fred's stock (Synthfool.com). Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Memorymoog keys are same in design as Korg Poly keys. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Oberheim Matrix 6 is the same as Akai AX80 so click that link. (Thanks Martin Weetman for that photo)

Peavey DPM SI Also fits Kurzweil K2000, Ensoniq Fizmo, SQ2, ALesis Quadrasynth QS4 QS6.x QS7.x and A6 Andromeda, Peavey DPM2, DPM3, DPM3SE, DPMSi, and DPM4. This key is very similar to Triton LE except it has a weight and a cut out in back to stick a screwdriver in to release the plastic 'catch' so that the back of the key can lift up. Check for stock. $7 each, $15 for prime (end) keys when available. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Early Roland SH-1000(2nd version**), SH-1, SH-3(a), SH-5, JP-4, and probably ProMars take these. F Key #106-015 to Black key #106-023. Many early manuals only give number for the entire keyboard's they used. From those numbers (which only have suffix differences) and the fact that it is unlikely Roland would have introduced a new key for such similar products, I'd guess all the early ones take the same keys**. However the 2000 had after touch so, who knows! (** The earliest SH-1000's had a slightly different key design but the white's are compatable it appears but the blacks are not! ALso there were different springs for the black keys and all springs are the same on the later SH-1000's. ) Check stock. $9 each (quantity discount) and $22 for prime (end) key when available. Ordering Instructions.

Roland early 80's are in SH-101, Jupiter-8 JUNO-60, JUNO-6 and VP-330. Very minor difference to the keys used in Juno-106 in that 106 keys have less contact area where the 'webbing' of plastic is underneath towards the rear center. These APPEAR from drawing in manual to be IDENTICAL to the keys for JX-10 below, which are weighted. (I've tried to remove weights on the S-10 keys. Impossible on whites without a slow milling process. On blacks you can drill the lead out until it's so weak that you can remove it if you are good with a drill. SO in a pinch that's your options. ) Part #'s sequential ending on black key 106H032. Check stock. PRICE: $6 ea. and $15 for end keys when available Ordering Instructions.

Roland early-mid 80's I have confirmed that at least JUNO-106/HS-60, Jupiter 6, Alpha Juno 1, W-30, D-10, D-20, HS-10, EP-11/piano plus 11, VK-1 and some JX-8P take these. (Some JX8P have keyweights. Always specify if your JX8P has weights or not. ) Part #22575140 for black key. Part #'s are always in a sequential order, like C/F key ends 136, according to service manual. Originally Juno keys it appears lack the understructure to support hitting of the second contact. So you can NOT take these keys and put them in a JX-8P without retroing them to create a flat surface extending further back underneath. At some point Roland likely began supplying only the JX-8P key for both synths. I've never tried them in the earlier yet units. But wait, it gets worse than that. A customer is requesting keys today who has a JX-8P with weighted keys! The type below should sub in fine for these though they have more understructure than needed. Check stock. PRICE: $6 ea. and $15 for end keys when availableOrdering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Roland mid-late 80's are used in D-50, JX-10, S-10, and KR-33 take these. Part #22575212 for black key. Totally identical to JX-8P keys except with weights on SOME units. It appears Roland began weighting these and most I've run across so far have the weights. One person said theirs did not have them. So check before ordering. Check stock. Price: $7 ea. and $16 for prime (end) when available. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Roland Later 80's weighted- The U-20, JD-800, D-70, Model 660, Model 760, KR-55, and KR-500. Part #22575261 on U20 for black key. I'm informed that these are very similar to others in design except they use some horrible epoxe that melted down in certain conditions often ruining things. Check for pink/red epoxe. I've never tried to fix..but it could be some adhesive that doesn't react could cover over the problem. These also had a guide bushing issue which Roland issued an extended one to fix. Check stock. $6 ea. and $12.00 for C' (top) Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Roland Later 80's unweighted- D-5, EP-3, EP-5 is same key as above w/out weight. Check for stock. Price: $5 each, $10 for prime (end) key when available. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Roland weighted 90's- AT-50, AT-70, JV-80, JV-1000, XP-30, XP-60, XP-80, VK-1000. These also suffered some of the bad epoxe episode. Check for the pink/red epoxe. Check stock. Price: $7 each, $16.00 for prime when available. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Roland unweighted 90's- (same as pic above but without weight) These are used in the JX-1, JX-305, SK-88pro, JV-30, JV-35, JV-50, JV90, XP-50 and JW-50 it appears at least. JV-90 was errantly included in Roland's weight fall bulletin. Pay no attention because these keys have no weights. Check for stock. Price: $6 each, $14 for prime (end) key when available. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Roland yoke hinge- These are used in the JP8000, XP-10. The VK-7 and VK77 is a weighted version of the same so you can always melt out the weight on a broken key and transfer it to one of these. Check stock. Price $5 ea. Ordering Instructions.

Roland Skirted A- EP-7, KR-350, KR-650, PT-8, PT-1000, These also suffered some of the bad epoxe episode. Check for the pink/red epoxe. Check for stock. $5 and $12 for prime (end) key when available. Ordering Instructions.

Roland Skirted B- AT-30, AT-80, AT-90, EP-9 also suffered from the red epoxe syndrome. Improved epoxe in AT's with "R" suffix and VK-77. Photo anyone? I believe I have a D for sale here only. I believe these are the ones that look almost identical to the but lack the extended front plastic 'weight cover'. Check fot stock. Price: $6 ea.Ordering Instructions.

Roland E35 ~5.8" long Fatar mfg. Also fits Roland E-14, E-16, AX-7, PC-200 MkII, Clavia Nord lead 2x and Quasimidi Sirius and are functionally identical to Korg I series keyboards above. Nearly identical to Siel DK70 except without extension to hold spring actuator. Same save slight mold alteration of no consequence to Korg i3, i5s. Check for stock. Price: $5 ea. (quantity discount) $12 for prime (end) key when available. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

SCI MultiTrak- These are identical to Akai AX60, Korg DW-6000 and Akai X7000, and are used in Prophet 600 and newer Sequentials Circuits units it appears and also compatable with Korg Poly6/61. Note a slight but insignificant variation, at least when swapping keys into the Korg. I haven't tried it the other way but am sure it probably works fine. FIts all later SCI units P600 and on except T8 and VS probably. Check for stock. Price $6 each and $12 for end key when available. Ordering Instructions. Trouble with bad key contacts? Check the good news below!

Roland RD250- Also fits KR-4700, MK-80 and MK-60. New Black keys only. $8 ea. White keys, if I have them, 18.00 each used/polished. Only have 1 C, A and F now it appears.

Early Yamaha synth keys are found in the SY-1 and 2, CS-10, CS-30, CS-50, CS-60, and SS30. Check for price and stock. Price $9 ea. $20 for prime (end) key when available. Ordering Instructions.

Later Yamaha synth keys are found in the CS-5, CS-15, CS20M, CS-40M, CS-70M, CE20, and the SK series probably as the SK-20 has them. Also DX21, DX27. Check for stock. PRICE: new- $10 ea. if available good used- $7 ea. $14 for END/prime key Ordering Instructions.

Yamaha Mini keys - used in CS-01 (CS01) and DX100 (DX-100) and I don't know what else. Part numbers from yamaha are CB040400 = B, CB040410 = C, CB040420 = D, CB040430 = E, CB040470 = F, CB040480 = G, CB040490 = A, CB040440 = C' or F', CB040450 = blk. Please just let me know the actual key you want (eg. F) when you order. C' is the wider key always on the top usually on most keyboards. Some have F' on these I guess. Not sure which models. Check for stock. Price $4 ea. $10 prime key when available. Ordering Instructions.

Yamaha DX7 keys are also in SY77, SY99, EX5, PF10 and Motif7 (and others that have semi-weighted keys). Korg M1, WS, 01/W, Trinity, Prophecy, and Triton except for LE and 88key also use a key that can be interchanged. Probably other boards as well. Let me know if you use one that has these that isn't listed.(PS. Yamaha still has KX88 keys) In stock. Price $7 ea. $10 for prime key when available. Ordering Instructions.

Yamaha Ridged press long contact strips rather than discrete key switches. Used in the DX11, DS-55, S30, SY22, SY35, SY55, V50 and AN1x. Also some combo organs and consumer electric pianos from the late 80's to early 90's like ME-6, HE-8, ME-50, U-1000, EL-50 and spring said YPR9 so possibly it also. Also PSR9000 and Korg X3. Furthermore Yamaha switched part numbers on the black keys to a near enough identical design used in the YPP15 I know. The spring angle is slightly different. The white keys for the YPP have a full length skirt in front though. They could be chopped down in a pinch I suppose. Thanks Joseph Rooney for the info/pic! Check for stock. Price $5 ea and $10 for prime (end) key when available. Ordering Instructions.


ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:

NOTE: (NO ORDERS TIL Feb. 1 ! Thanks) I've had trouble with a fellow who locked up 68.00 on my paypal claiming it didn't get delivered. I think he wants free keys frankly, since he waited such a short time to file non-delivery complaint with paypal (after I'd replied telling him it often takes a few weeks longer!) . He only paid 7.00 for shipping on the order and then filed a complaint of non-delivery 13 days later which is absurd of course overseas. Mr. BOZIDAR RISTIC of England is hereby banned from making any purchases. Since paypal doesn't consider customs form proof of shipment, It's google checkout from now on. It's easy to sign up. If you don't have any kind of credit card then send me a check or M.O. for faster delivery UNLESS you either 1) will accept full responsibility if the shipment never arrives OR 2) Are willing to PAY for a method that tracks. Registered mail is the cheapest overseas. But it's still a good chunk more than the actual shipping amount on TOP of the shipping amount PLUS I must charge at least 5.00 extra because it takes me standing there while they wrap it in paper tape plus customs form.

* SET UP YOUR ORDER: (AFTER you make sure you have FINANCES to cover it. No pre-emptive inquiries please. My mailbox gets much too cluttered. It's ok to just ask if I have a particular key so you can know if you want to buy a keyboard or whatever. Just let me know that so I'll delete your inquiry when I'm done responding or my mbox gets too cluttered. Thanks.) FILL OUT THIS FORM and EMAIL it to me at e-mail to set up an order. PLEASE PUT "PARTS ORDER" in the 'subject' of your email to me, so that it gets delivered to the right folder. DO NOT SEND MAIL TO THE GMAIL ACCOUNT please! Thanks.

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Parts you are requesting: ____________________________________________________________________

(be specific. eg. "C" key not just 'white key' :-) Do you need springs?  Be sure to tell me!)
                          
Total Cost you calculate from below before shipping: $______________



* Shipping Amount: Add $4.00 for up to 4 weighted or 10 unweighted keys then write to get actual shipping on more IN US. ($7.00 if you are outside the USA, with the extra time for customs forms required now.) UNLESS you require insurance, tracking, or other options. For these please look them up on your chosen shipper's web page and include that in your payment! Don't tell me to pick your shipping. I will default to what is best for most people if you don't give me specific instructions AND PAY FOR IT! If you don't pay for tracking, then if the package disappears it is 100% your loss. If I want something I have to pay for it to get to me by the way I see most fit. Your mommy does not work here Bozidar! :-) See details in shipping policies below for more details.

* Payment instructions:

1) If you can use paypal, then send 'direct w/d from bank account' OR existing balance payments to sounddoctorin@imt.net AND THEN SELECT "personal" tab because technically with key orders all you are paying for is the shipping and my time to fish the key and set it all up. We aren't really selling goods in that way or services the way they view that. So it's more of a reimbursement which is ok by them as I understand it. But PLEASE be sure all Credit/Debit Card# sourced payments (via PAYPAL ONLY..I don't have a credit card machine here ) to sounddoctorin@gmail.com ! Oh and ALWAYS notify me when you send payments (especially to the imt addy) because for some reason I'm not getting them always from Paypal causing needless delays. Thanks.

2) If you want to send a cash check of some kind, use this address and be SURE to include YOUR address AND the product description you are purchasing with all needed details. (IE. I get lots of orders sometimes and it's easy to forget and mix things up)

SHIPPING POLICIES


I will ship by any method requested, though it takes longer to get to fedex or ups and I have to do that as I'm able. BE ALERTED though that YOU get the benefits OR risks of the shipping method you choose. For example if you are overseas and you only want to pay 7.00 to send a batch of keys, that doesn't include any kind of insurance or delivery confirmation obviously. It's entirely at your risk. I live my life taking those kinds of risks and usually things get here. I figure I've saved enough by NOT paying the extra 20.00 or whatever every time I do something like that, to accumulate enough wealth to easily absorb something small like this if it ever gets lost. But the choice AND responsibility FOR that choice is 100% yours. I refuse to insure for people who don't pay for insurance. Delivery confirmation is fairly cheap in the US at least (.80 or something). But that doesnt' guarantee that someone won't lift it I suppose after it's delivered. It's more of a feature that at least tells the shipper that it got delivered. And priority mail is several dollars more and maybe it increases the chance of it getting there safely..however again it's like paying insurance. 4 dollars more or so. Figure 1 package in 100 is lost even..do you really want to pay 400 dollars extra to make that one package get to you? That's what we're really talking about here so count the cost.

RETURN POLICY


If I make an error an send wrong item or if it arrives broken we will replace though in cases of some rare items we'd ask the broken one be returned for possible repair and I will pay the actual shipping amount for that. All other types of returns are at my option and buyer pays shipping of course plus my shipping to them and a few dollars for my time as seems fair at my hourly bench rate of $40.00/hour. (ie. don't waste a lot of time with confusing emails etc. be very concise.)

PRICE SCHEDULE for Keys I have for sale!
(ask for quantity discounts!)

Below are new and used replacement keys that I have in stock usually (Check with me before Payment). See price schedule below, and Ordering Instructions above.

Akai AX73- (Unweighted version of DS8 shown) . PRICE: negotiate; I'll have to remove a weight from DS8 key or you can purchase one of those below and do it yourself.

ARP Solina String Ensemble- Tops can be removed and lightly modified from early crumar type keys. PRICE: $12 each, $18 for end key if available (ask) and see pratt read bushings below that can be modified if originals are gone (.50 each)! Also plastic retainer/pivot (install at own risk! They often crack.) available for .50 each on request.

Casio FZ-1- Fits CZ-1 also. PRICE: $8 each, $16 for end key. Replacement instructions!

Casio CZ3000- These keys I believe fit CZ5000 and CZ1000. Shorter and w/out second contact bumper but otherwise identical looking to FZ-1 above. Price $5 ea.

Early Crumar - These are used in Stringman, Multiman and probably most of the other obscure early Crumar units but also DS-1 and DS-2.

Early Fatar- These are in the Crumar Performer, Stratus, Trilogy and also some Siel like the Orechestra 2/OR-400 and ARP Quartet and SCI Prelude version of the same. Ask and I'll include spring/clip if you need. PRICE: $10 each, $18 for end key

Farfisa Professional- We now have the dark grey and white reverse Farfisa keys used PRICE: $12.00 for non-blem ones each (May have a 'deal' in a key you can get by with or do minor touch up on etc. unit was beat)

Fender Rhodes Chroma - Arti has a set of these for sale! Deal with him if you need them! Write Arti

Kawai K3 - New keys. Price varies depending on type.

Kawai K5000 - New Keys. $6.00 each. $10.00 for prime (highest wider key)

Korg NEW CX3- New keys. Not aware of anything else that it fits exactly. K5000 close. PRICE: $4.00 each (I only have white keys in stock at the moment)

Korg DSS-1- These also fit DW8000. PRICE: $7 each and end $14 ea.

Korg early Korg fits near as I know everthing up to Sigma and later Moog products except memorymoog. Also old Teisco synths. Price $9.00 each except A's which are 10.00, and D and G are 13.00 and $22.00 end ones when available.

Korg DS8- Similar to many other units but it has keyweights and is thicker than the Poly61 for instance. These appear identical to Kawai K1, K1-II, K11 and K4 keys however. PRICE: $5 each normal whites, $6 each blacks, and $10 for end ones when available.

Korg I3- I5S and XD5; Like Roland E-35 and AX-7. $5 ea

Korg Lambda- Fits Delta and also OLD CX-3, Oberheim Matrix 6 and Akai AX80 w/pad. PRICE: $9 ea. and $18 for end ones if available. (I currently have AX80 keys also so no pad needed).

Korg M1- Same as Yamaha DX7 below but also Korg Triton, 01/W, Wavestation, Prophecy, Trinity and maybe other Korg products. PRICE:$6 ea. and $10 for end ones SEE DX REPAIR HELP BELOW FOR BROKEN KEY HINGES, typically on black keys from sliding too hard :-).

Korg PolySix/61/M- See SCI Multi-Trak also. PRICE: $4 ea. $12 prime C's

Korg Triton LE- Fits N264, N364, Prophecy and Look similar in design to some PSR keys. $4 ea.

Peavey DPM SI - Also fits Kurzweil K2000, Ensoniq Fizmo, SQ2, ALesis QS4 QS6 and QS7 and Peavey DPM2, DPM3, DPM3SE, DPMSi, and DPM4. Weighted version of Triton LE + cut for removal tool. $6 ea. $12 for end key.

Pratt-Reed keys - Fit most early american synths. CHeck list above. -$8 ea, $16 end when available and $7 for caps only when I have them for that key. Call or write.

Roland JP4- These apparently fit all Roland synths from '78 and eariler. PRICE: $10 ea. $20 end ones

Roland JUNO-106 - (see pic of S-10 w/out weight below). Fits D-10, D-20, SH-101, JUNO-6, JUNO-60, Jupiter-8, (Jupiter 6?), JX-3P with minor undercarriage modifications as I recall. Also VK-1, HS-10, EP-11/piano plus 11 and some JX8P PRICE: $6 ea. and $15 for end keys when available

Roland S-10- Fits most JX-8P (some I believe are unweighted so check!) Alpha Juno 1 and 2, D-50, D-70, JD-800 JX-10, KR-33, KR-55, KR-500, Model 660, Model 760, MKB-200, and SK-7(P). PRICE: $6 ea. $15 end ones if available. (I have two special JX10 right end keys, no special left ones now)

Roland D-5- THese keys I had previously thought were the same as other D series. THey actually are the same as U-20 except that it is weighted. I now have both of these in limited stock brand new! $5 ea.

Roland U20- Fit Rhodes Model 660, Model 760, JD800, D-70 etc. $6 ea. and $12.00 for C' (top)

Roland JV80- Fits AT-50, AT-70, JV-80, JV-1000, XP-30, XP-60, XP-80, VK-1000. $6 ea. and $12 for prime keys when available.

Roland JV90- (Pic shows weight but these are unweighted version of same) Fits JX-1, JX-305, SK-88pro, JV-30, JV-35, JV-50, JV90, XP-50 and JW-50 at least. $5 ea. and $11 for prime when available.

Roland E35- Fits Roland E-14, AX-7 keytar also. Interchangeable with Korg i3/i5S and XD-5 above. Some New white keys. $5 ea

Roland EP-7-Also fits KR-350, KR-650, PT-8, PT-1000. New white keys. $5 ea

Roland EP-9- Not sure what else they fit. $5 ea.

Roland JP8000- Also fits XP-10 and RS-5. xfer weight for VK-7 and VK77. New white keys only. $5 ea

Roland RD250- Also fits KR-4700, MK-80 and MK-60. New Black keys only. $8 ea. White keys, if I have them, 18.00 each used/polished. Only have 1 C, A and F now it appears.

SCI MultiTrak- Identical to Akai AX-60 and Korg DW6000 and is for all purposes compatable with Korg Poly6/61. Note a slight but insignificant variation, at least when swapping keys into the Korg. I haven't tried it the other way but am sure it probably works fine. Anyway this fits ALL later SCI keyboards P600 on save T8 and VS it appears. PRICE: $6 ea.

Siel DK70- Similar to Roland E35 above but with extension for spring actuator under loop. Used but good keys. PRICE: $5 each.

Siel DK80 or DK600- Have all but high C only DK600. E-mu EMAX II appears same. Ensoniq SQ-1(+) also if modified underneath. (Melt piece that holds spring guide to a narrower width w/soldering iron tip holder etc. then grind/file to shape/length to allign holder. Not necessary to remove extra part on SQ1+ at least) NOTE:DK600 keys I also have and blacks are different. DK80's are a more brownish color and DK600 glossy black. Specify which you want! Bushings also available. PRICE: $6 ea. END/Prime key $15.00

Yamaha Old CS - Fits all older CS series except 80. (CS-10, CS-30, CS-50, CS-60) Also SY-1 and SY-2. Price: $10 ea. $20 for END/prime key

Yamaha CS-20M- Same as all SK and CS-5, CS-15, Cs-20M, CS-40M, and maybe CS-70M as well as CE-20 and some others probably.. PRICE: new- $10 ea. if available good used- $7 ea. $14 for END/prime key

Yamaha DX7- Fits SY77, EX5, and motif7 at least and Most Korg M1 and later. See Korg M1 above. PRICE:$6 ea. and $10 for end ones. SEE DX REPAIR HELP BELOW FOR BROKEN KEY HINGES, typically on black keys from sliding too hard :-).

Yamaha SY55- Fits Yamaha SY22, DX11, DS55, V50, S30, DSR2000, YS200, AN1x, Korg X3, Korg 707, and many Yamaha combo organs etc. as seen above under "Ridged". PRICE:$5 ea. $10 for prime.

Yamaha DX100- Fits Yamaha CS-01 also. PRICE:$5 ea. $10 for prime if available.

NOTE: I now have access to a lot of scrap units including a General Music and a range of casio and yamaha keyboards that aren't worth fixing. If you need any parts let me know and I'll see if we have a match for you! I'll be listing a bonepile page here soon. Also check out the video showing our Vox and Farfisa inventory on youtube! Let us know if you need anything from that. Call Paul at 720-849-2323 to negotiate prices and I'll try to get out there asap and see what we can get together for you.


I'll also add that we now have A set of Fender Rhodes 73 keys. I know there are many different ones but I'll be posting measurements when I get a chance so that you can just take a caliper and see if you have the same keys. Also We're scrapping several Farfisa and vox units. We have a wood key Jennings Continental that has keys in useable shape most of the way across. And a Clavinet movement. Farfisa VIP345, Professional Piano, Artist Piano for scrap. Most of the valuable chips were in the 345. I stock a good number of used keys and some new, all of which you can see an example of a normal white key in these images. Pricing structure is typically just sub retail for more common keys (since although they are used, all the keys are in practically new condition). Ones which are no longer commercially available however special end keys are at least 2x the price. Also more rare keys are scaled up with the value of the synth in mind.






NEW CONTACTS for Panasonic and other silicon rubber/carbon contacts!


Hot off the press! I've managed to finally get the ultimate solution together for replacing the contacts in the common keyboards of the 80's (and to many current models) which have the rubber 'bubble' strips with the little round carbon impregnated rubber contacts in them which are pressed against open gold or carbon traces on a circuit board normally. A few years ago I seemed to be having good success using the cleaning and 'trimming' techniques discussed in my general tips section. However I ran into a polysix that ate many many hours and still wouldn't all work right! It kept reverting in a short time to contacts that would go intermittent. Very frustrated I began to contemplate a solution.

My experience with the 'conductive paint' was hit and miss. I'd seen ones I had to tear back open and hadn't really had a high degree of success. It initially would work usually. Sometimes uneven application would create problems also though. And of course there's the economic factor. If you do an entire keyboard it costs about 40.00 plus your time mixing the stuff and waiting for it to dry and hoping you don't have to redo any! (Unless you happen to have multiple keyboards that you can do within 72 hours. THen yeah I guess you can have at it and do as many as you can for 40.00 But for most techs they run into a keyboard with the problem and they just need to get it done and move on...not leave it in the stack somewhere until they have 10 of them to do :-) ) SO I engineered a much better solution.

Using a material that was originally designed for NASA, we've constructed disks that have a quality 3M adhesive backing. In my first several units which I hand cut I had a couple keys that were iffy and I simply stuck a new disk on and they were perfect. They've been in operation with customers for many months now with no complaints. THe material is much more stable appearing than the original material. And the electrical characteristics are identical pretty much. Around 200 ohms when I measure with my probes which is really excellent. It's very thin film material so you don't have to worry about the spacing from what I've seen. Near always it's about .015 to .020" so about a factor of 10 clearance!

I've also tried this on the Peavey DPM3SE and it worked great! You need twice as many disks of course since there are two per key on velocity sensetive units. The Kawai K1, K4, Korg DS8, Chroma Polaris and Kurzweil K1000/1200 and some others I think use concentric ring contacts. One could use the disk on the middle contact but it will obviously affect velocity scaling so..not recommended unless you want to do that. We may create a die to cut the outer ring part eventually if demand is sufficient. However I've usually been able to clean these and they just work so it's not a real priority I don't think. But the Peavey DPM2, DPM 3(SE), DPM SI, and Kurzweil K2000 use the side by side contacts so two disks for those will get you back in good shape! And they do fail sometimes so this is good news.

Most commonly we see failures on the Korg Polysix, Poly 61, Poly61M, DW6000, Memorymoog, Oberheim OB8 OB-8, Sequential Circuits Prophet 600, but also Six-Trak, Split-8 (Pro-8) (and ..I can't recall what the setup is on Multi-trak since it's velocity sensetive and I haven't seen failures on those anyway), Possibly MAX also uses those contacts and were all made by Panasonic I believe. Oh and the Akai AX60, AX73, AX80, VX600 probably and X7000 I believe all have this type also. The Roland Juno 106, JX3P, JX8P, JX10, Alpha Juno 1 and Juno 2, D50, D10, D20, D5, U20, JD800, and probably a bunch of other ROland products have compatible contacts with these disks also! Most Yamaha products either use the metal contacts like the DX7 which also many Korgs from M1 on use. But also many Yamaha's use contact strips that are just one long hemisphere of conductive film or something. I haven't tried using the disks on this. Not sure how well they'd stick since it's not a flat surface. But I'll likely try it at some point since some of these fail and I haven't found a good solution. Some like DX100 are totally unavailable replacement parts. So it'd be worth a shot. Maybe somebody else can try that and let me know.

INSTALLATION IS EASY! (Easier now. Here is a really well done Installation PDF done by Alexander Odden! OR this Installation Video!. I'm thinking of making an alignment tool. But for now you just take a sharp blade and carefully get the adhesive sticking on the edge of it. Then lay the new disk where you need it on the old contacts and carefully with a clean fingernail tag it down. It can be a bit of a challenge at first and occasionally a disk will go sailing like a frisbee if you handle it wrong :-). But that's why we're selling kits of 75 of them to start with for $26.00 including shipping. Get your orders in and I'll try to have the first lot of them ready to go out later in 2009! I'm about to do yet another polysix with them. My own Mono/Poly also needs a few done, my P600, my Memorymoog, poly61M, and even the Kawai SX210 I think has one that is going. Did I mention that I'm happy to finally get something that will fix all this stuff the right way!!? :-) Just use Ordering Instructionsfor keys above and ignore the shipping amounts.

WARNING: If you have trouble with contacts not working after installation it might be what I experienced tonight. I could see nothing whatsoever visually wrong with the gold contacts on a polysix. But the whole lower half save a few notes didn't work *at all* after installing new contacts. Everything was in tolerence so I just figured I had to scrub the gold with breath and paper towel. That eventually did the trick. Some..film I guess was on that half of the keyboard. Those were the ones that were worst before I put in the contacts. Hmm. Works great now anyway.




Key Bushings for Pratt-Read movements

(Note for ARP Solina, Crumar Stringman, Multiman, Orchestrator, DS-1, DS-2 the rubber seems to hold up *much* longer. But in case anyone needs them I have some scrap bushings for .50 each let's say...and when those run out if you are good with a razor knife you can carefully sawn down the length of pratt read bushings. Measurements of PR bushings are overall .315" high x .243" wide + or - some probably. An aged Stringman bushing measured a little shorter but new would have been about the same! It was .263" wide so you should have no problem. .01" gap on each side under the key won't be noticed I'm sure. The holes appear identical at .140" x .050")

(WARNING: Using Corning 7 or spray a lube like armour all or stp equiv. [a silicon based lube] on bushings right before installing the key over them! Sometimes the silicon lubes have been sticking when you first hit the key on the past few I've done. Not sure if there's some material change but you probably should get the recommended Corning 7 to be sure)

SHIPPING NOTE: For small items like these I normally use just usps unless requested otherwise. As you can see from the prices obviously. Particularly internationally prices can be very high to get tracking/insurance. If you want other service please let me know but I've saved people accumulatively thousands of dollars by just shipping the cheap way. To my knowledge only one thing seems to have disappeared so far out of many hundred things shipped for people (missing bushing order showed up finally. Customs was puzzling over it apparently!)

Bushings (1-9)     .45 each plus $1.50 shipping US

Bushings (10-24)     .42 each plus $1.50 shipping US

Bushings (25-99)     .39 each plus $1.50 shipping US

Bushings (100+)     .35 each plus $2 first 100 and .50 for each extra 100

Bushings (500+)     .29 each plus $5 and .30 for each extra 100

Bushings (1000+)     .25 each plus $7 first 1000 and .50 for each extra 250


Each synth on the site's parts/keys link should point to one of these categories eventually and one should be able to see a list of all synths that use that key type. I have no vision to address HAMMER ACTION units at this time because they are usually supported by the manufacturer well and break less often of course, and are much more complicated and subtle in variations no doubt. Fatar has manufactured a lot of the hammer action movements used by Alesis, Ensoniq, and others.































WARNING! If you are not skilled with drilling small holes, avoiding zapping circuitry etc do not attempt this repair. I will assume no responsibility for your efforts whatsoever :-). But I've done this with success...I'm just sayin'. HERE IS MY PROCEEDURE for repairing the DX7 type keys used in many Yamaha and Korg synths while removing only the bottom panel and possibly a board cage if it's in the way of the particular keys you are having troubles with. This is written for black keys. If you want to try a white key you will have to prop it a different way obviously :-)

1) Prop the key back from a white key with a cardboard spacer so that it's setting where it should be

2) Drill a 1/16" hole into the plastic near the center angling down from the metal that the broken plastic USED to touch....down into the plastic.

3) Take a piece of 14 guage copper wire. Cut about half inch long. (Solid wire that is..not stranded :-) ). Cram it into the hole w/ a touch of super glue

We how...you might be able to play it like that. But I go a step further and cut a cardboard 'dam' the width of the old plastic part but square. I lean it against the new copper post and clab JB weld against it. And form it around the post. Prop it until it sets up. Get the 5 minute kind.

Now actually I think I left the post back just a hair and let the cardboard soaked w/jb weld form the final spacing there. Now you have once that is dry something that can pivot without cracking. It'll save you tons of grief in the longrun probably if you can pull that off. -Bob






























Akai replacement key
ARP replacement key
Casio replacement key
Crumar replacement key
Chroma Polaris replacement key
Elka replacement key
EML replacement key
EMS replacement key
E-mu replacement key
Ensoniq replacement key
Hammond replacement key
Jen replacement key
Kawai replacement key
Korg replacement key
Kurzweil replacement key
Moog replacement key
Oberheim replacement key
Octave replacement key
Peavey replacement key
PPG replacement key
Roland replacement key
Sequential Circuits replacement key
SCI replacement key
Teisco replacement key
Waldorf replacement key
Yamaha replacement key
Seiko replacement key
Hohner replacement key (ask)
Vox replacement key (ask)
Farfisa replacement key (ask)
Multivox replacement key (ask)
NOTE: many keys have been acquired recently by a client and we can possibly supply some combo organ parts including keys. Check for price and stock notes below the
Ordering Instructions for synth keys or just contact me for now on combo organ stuff. You may contact me by e-mail