Can Music Gear be Repaired at Home?
Jan 14th, 2010 by gary77
We’ve all been there. Having a good time making your music or listening to your favorite recording and for some reason your gear stops working. You try the simple things like another wall socket or replace the batteries but nothing helps.
Here’s a good example: I decided recently to get a digital piano, so I read a Yamaha p85 review that was saying how good it played and sounded. So I bought it and was very happy with my new digital piano. After about 6 months after using it one day it got this strange problem.
The sustain pedal was working in reverse. By that I mean the piano was sustaining without pushing down on the foot pedal and then when I would push down on it would turn off the sustain. So it was working in reverse.
A well meaning friend was saying there was some kind of amplifier channel switching problem. So I was preparing for the worst, even know it was under warranty, just being away from the piano was not good. But thankfully I started reading the owners manual and discovered that if I happen to press down the pedal while I turn the power on, the sustain would work in reverse.
This is so it could work with different types of foot pedals. So I discovered my dilemma and was able to fix it myself. Needless to say I was very happy.
So before packing up your gear and sending it to be repaired, make sure you study the owners manual and make sure it’s nothing you’re doing. Always check the simple obvious things first!