New Member, Pianet question

[henryk]

Hey everyone,
   I'm a new member who just picked up a Combo Pianet the other day.  I completely stripped and rebuilt it this morning and it sounds great. I haven't even rebuilt the electronics, and it already sounds like a real electric piano instead of the electric kalimba I was hearing when I first got it.
My only problem is that one of the reeds is no longer sticking to the sticky pads. Changing pads around didn't change anything, so the issue is with the reed itself, not the pad. It's not an electric issue; the reed is noticeably un-plucky even when the pianet is un-amplified.
Do any of you have pianets and know how to get the stickiness back? This instrument has the new sticky pads, by the way, so the pads don't need replacing.
Thanks!
-Henry

[henryk]

Welp, as a new member, this is a little embarassing...but patience fixed the problem. I went down and noodled a bit and the key came back.
But still, if anyone has any explanation as to why this happened, I'd love to hear it so I can avoid it in the future. Or maybe it's just the magic of old instruments.
-Henry

[mvanmanen]

I honestly think that every now and then "someone" smiles on those who fix up old keyboards.

Call it karma, luck, God, whatever...

...I just think you are inherently doing a good thing in restoring an old instrument


Now people who "part out" old keyboards for some quick cash...

[henryk]

Haha, thanks, I'm glad everything sorted itself out. Hopefully it will give me years of dependable service with good maintenance.
I agree about the old keyboards...I love making old instruments play again. I tend to fumble a lot and ask silly questions, but I'll get better someday

[Max Brink]

Cool that it worked itself out! For others searching on a similar problem the main things to bring back quiet notes the pickup alignment, pad distance, and the angle/tension of the arm are the main things that are going to affect the tone of the note.

...Also, with combo Pianets, Pianet N's, and other models from the earlier tackier pad era Ken Rich's Pianet pads are a must have! They bring back the classic tone.