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nathanscribe
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09/07/2009 : 19:20:12
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After two and a half years of being broken in various ways and to various extents, I seem finally to have fixed my old Roland RS-101 stringer... about time too. I replaced all the polarised capacitors (about 130 of them I think) and one or two other bits, and repaired some dry joints, not to mention removing all manner of un-nameable grime from the inside. It has a couple of screws missing and one chipped key, but I can live with that - it's 34 years old, nearly as much as me, and I have a few 'bad angles' myself these days... Sounds great though. All I need now is as many phasers as I can lay my hands on. 
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 09/08/2009 : 16:54:50
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| pretty cool got any pics of the insides |
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The_Doc
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/08/2009 : 17:54:05
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That Roland brings back memories nathanscribe - I recognise it from a funk band I was in many, many years ago ('White Heat') - we used to rehearse in an old lecture theatre at London Uni (UCL) and I remember that thing perched on top of an OHP - pretty heavy and very wobbly! Nice work - great to see those analogue keyboards coming back to life. 
I see you have a Small Stone tucked away there - I often use an old MXR Phase 100 (slightly modded with a volume boost) with my Korg MS20 just to give it some movement. I've also used the 'Symphonic' preset on a Yamaha SPX 90 II in the past too - nice piece of rack gear as it has a mono in / stereo out which is ideal for old mono-synths.
I get a warm feeling when I see those old keyboards & synths...
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nathanscribe
Silver Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/08/2009 : 20:40:58
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Originally posted by zerksies
pretty cool got any pics of the insides
Certainly. 
An overview pre-repair:
A close-up of the main voice board after most but not all repair:
The rear of the main board - voice circuits for each key:
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 03:26:03
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| HOLY CRAP MAN |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 06:02:13
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| Very cool.. lots of work. |
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natthu
Gold Member
Australia
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 11:06:18
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Wow! I wondered if 130 was a typo... that is a lot of work. You must have an enormous sense of achievement!
They look great but what do they sound like?
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 12:55:51
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| I still say HOLY CRAP thats alot of work man |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 14:49:08
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| WOW!!! Great stuff! |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 14:56:21
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This is pretty serious overhaulin'..... ....well done.... |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 14:59:41
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Hi nathanscribe
I remember playing with these all to well.
Now i Realy hate you, I thought I had my GAS under control,
WELLLLL! at least for a bit. 
I dragged out my Korg "MiniKorg 700" Mono Synth, just to relieve the building GAS pressure.
Nice pics, isn't it amazing to see "Non-solder masked" PCB's?
And Phenolic/Bakelite ones as well,
especially that large.
Nice work on the repairs.
I think we need a new GAS pains Smiley.
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The_Doc
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 17:56:38
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The second photo reminds me of the terracotta army 
Man, that's some sweet work you've done there - my GAS is brewing too.... |
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A little bit of vintage keys
