• So my brother got me a Stylophone for Christmas.
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My brother got me a neat-o Stylophone for Christmas, I've been having so much fun with it, I just ran into one problem, the 8th key doesn't work.:( So, if anyone has any experience in working with Stylophones and knows how to fix this, please let me know! :) Oh, and for those of you who didn't know about Stylophones, here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylophone[/url]
[QUOTE=Duckie;33848906]My brother got me a neat-o Stylophone for Christmas, I've been having so much fun with it, I just ran into one problem, the 8th key doesn't work.:( So, if anyone has any experience in working with Stylophones and knows how to fix this, please let me know! :) Oh, and for those of you who didn't know about Stylophones, here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylophone[/url][/QUOTE] For those who want to know more : [video=youtube;s9dvAWFDbN4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9dvAWFDbN4[/video]
Anybody? :C
I got a stylophone a few years back and somehow I have now ended up with two. Love them. Do you have any basic knowledge of electronics? Because a stylophone is just a set of differing resistors that produce each different note. If it's just the 8 key that doesn't work then it should be a relatively easy fix. It'll most likely be that the connection between the metal plate, or the connection between the resistor and the rest of the stylophone has become unsoldered. Just re-solder the dodgy connection once you find it and you're good to go! If it's not a dodgy connection, then it could similarly be a dodgy wire/dodgy resistor which may need replacing.
[QUOTE=Lord Pirate;33905015]I got a stylophone a few years back and somehow I have now ended up with two. Love them. Do you have any basic knowledge of electronics? Because a stylophone is just a set of differing resistors that produce each different note. If it's just the 8 key that doesn't work then it should be a relatively easy fix. It'll most likely be that the connection between the metal plate, or the connection between the resistor and the rest of the stylophone has become unsoldered. Just re-solder the dodgy connection once you find it and you're good to go! If it's not a dodgy connection, then it could similarly be a dodgy wire/dodgy resistor which may need replacing.[/QUOTE] I have a fair understanding of electronics, but thank you :) All I need to do is take it apart. Have you ever taken it apart? And was it done with ease?
I've never actually taken one apart, but from looking at mine it looks like it might be quite difficult or damaging since it's pinned together rather than screwed. And also that the electronics behind it may be a bit different to what I described, especially in the newer ones where you have cool stuff like different voices. If you're prepared to physically break the thing open then I think it should be an easy fix. But obviously I can't be sure since I've never done it!
Eh, I'll see what I can do, maybe using a hairdryer to heat the glue to make it a little more able to move should do the trick. Thanks :zoid:
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