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Posted on Feb 25, 2011

Roland Piano 600 HP 600, out of 76 keys, Keys# 4, 9, 10,11,12,13,14,15, 23, 38, 74 will not play( no sound). Any ideas? Everything else works. Have taken no actions to fix yet.

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There is a rubber "bubble contact" strip under the keys, and pressing on a key pushes the bubble down, which makes contact with the circuit board underneath. Any foreign matter that gets in the way of this contact will render that note unplayable, and that is likely what has happened. You can remove the keybed, remove these strips, and clean the board with rubbing alcohol. Don't use alcohol on the bubble strips, as it is not good for the rubber.

Sometimes, you can simply tape a small piece of cardboard, like from a cereal box, onto the bottom of the key where it pushed on the bubble, and this can fix the problem.

The bottom line is that you will have to remove the keybed, and that may be a daunting procedure unless you're used to that kind of work. So you may want to just take it to a service center. You can get parts at www.syntaur.com. Good luck!

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