Hey,
I just got a 79 Stage Mark I for 900€. My first EP ever. It was quite used so i started repairing.
First i rebushed the keys, the back and the balance rail. --> No loose key action anymore.
I also used teflon spray for lubing, but im sure that isn't the way professionals would do.
For the backrail i got an 5mm piano cloth.
I know its thicker than the original, but i wanted to try silencing the noise from the keys falling back.
It showed up that i fucked my action with that. So i shimmed the complete harp plus the harp support.
Also i used to get my keydip quite even with this. --> 9,5 to 9,9 mm
I leveled the keys a little, but it doesn't need to be perfect for me. Someday i'll might be more into that.
Next step was to get the pickups done.
I had seen the pickup winding "maschine"
http://www.shadetreekeys.com/2011/09/09/pickups/ build by Shadetree Keys. Thanks for the nice programm btw!
A cheap and funky construction. So i rewinded 6-7 Pickups with it. It worked pretty good for me. 180 Ohm each and total output was ~1350 Ohm.
Escapment was quite similar to the preferences in the Serice Manual so i left it.
Voicing was done as well is i could. And tuned it quite equal with abletons build in strobo tuner.
I have some bad pictures for you to see my folish reparings as im sure there'll be a shitstorm on shimming harp support etc
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1blOQWWTOjMXiUykdpY92sdgDEI8M4ZXMI also have an audio file recorded to hear how it ended up.
Signal chain: Presonus TubePre 2-> XLR-> Proceed AVP2-> shitty laptop sound cable-> Ableton -> little Reverb + Phaser
https://www97.zippyshare.com/v/TAmazeud/file.htmlSo now im curious if i should mod it with felt hammers and VV tines to get more bark?
As i only payed 40€ for cloth and wire i could afford new stuff.
I only read hate about moding different to the construction year. But would love to get it barkier though.
Love&Peace