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I have the rubber bumpers as well
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> On May 26, 2019, at 11:49 AM, Jon Hartmann [email protected] [KurzList] <[email protected]> wrote:
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> key up noise comes from the wearing out of small rubber bumpers..
> rumor has it they are no longer available and there are substitutes that can be fashioned out of rubber.
> On Sunday, May 26, 2019, 2:59:46 AM PDT, 'Laurence Payne' [email protected] [KurzList] <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Certainly felt strips can be bought. I’ve bought a square of felt at a fabric shop and cut my own, or bought strips from a piano supplies house.
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> But I fear your clunks may be more than a worn felt strip. The plastic parts in a Kurzweil (Fatar) action can fail in several ways..
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> From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Sent: 25 May 2019 21:04
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> Subject: [KL] K2000 Clunk Sound (upon key-up)
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> This quirk does not affect the K2K's output, but I'd like to deal with it, if I can do so, reasonably.
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> I found this in another thread ("White Key Clacking..."):
> > ... the felt dries out in the key bed. A bit of petroleum jelly on the felt and you’re good...
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> But, what if my felt is too far gone?
> What if I just acclimated to the clunkiness to the point where it needs to be replaced, instead?
> Any specifics I might look into (for some compatible felt)?
> Surely there's no such thing as a felt shoppe, is there?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Stay Funk My Friends,
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> TFR
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> The World's Funkiest Man
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