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> From: djgylend77I can't say what's the problem with the black key. It could be broken, or it
>
> So I was in Music Go Round on Thursday and saw a Polaris II
> that caught my interest. Went home, did a little research
> came back the next day and bought it. It seems in relatively
> good shape, all sliders working and so are the modulation and
> pitch bend levers. There do seems to be a couple of issues
> 1)there is one upper black key that is stuck (this is not
> much of an issue for me as i'll explain and 2)there are 4
> membrane buttons that don't seem to work, they are all on the
> left side (record, play, lower function, and volume/tune).
> Everything button from Oscillator 1 and rightwards seems to
> function fine.
>
> I would really like to get this fixed, even just playing some
> of the keys are modulating the filter got some really amazing
> sounds. I want to be able to do some hard loop based techno,
> so having the lower function working properly to select midi
> channels is crucial. I think it would sound fantastic next to
> my 303 and xoxbox. Fortunately, I am in St. Paul and there is
> a shop (Good Guys Audio) that is very close to me and they
> seem to be one of the very few places that has experience
> with the Polaris. I guess my question is what is my best
> route to go here, just bring the synth into the shop and have
> the few nonworking buttons replaced or get an overhaul of the
> entire membrane panels? What am I looking at in terms of
> cost? Any advice appreciated, I am just getting started out
> in making music.