dama Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Recently one of my keys will not play. Sometimes it plays and sometimes it doesn't. it happens more if I strike the key harder in the middle to upper portion and less at the bottom of the key.I've had it about five years now. Anyone know about what it would cost to fix this. I'm not sure if it is a contact issue and I don't know if it's too complicated for me to open it up to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike71 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 It's possuble to change the rubber pads yourself, that probably are worn or dirt. I have done it on an okl K5000S Kawai syntesizer, and because no spares for the pad are available i did it the McGuywer way. I cleaned the pads with a swab and some contant cleaner and then I used an 8B pencil to put back some graphite. Of couse if you find the spares is better to change the pads. On this site tharea photos explaining how to open Casio keyboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 If you dig around, there are threads for other Privia models about disassembling them. You can check those out and see if the project is more than you want to take on. If you go this route, you probably don't need to replace the rubber strips, just clean them and the board underneath. However, Brad has often posted that he recommends using a can of compressed air between the keys to blast out whatever the problem is. That is much easier to try first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dama Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Thanks! I'll try the compressed air fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRock Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 So did it work with the compressed air? I have the same problem on 4 keys, they suddenly just stopped playing any sound. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dama Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 I didn't try the compressed air yet. I did try just blowing into it with my own hot air. ; ) It's still an intermittent problem. I need to try the compressed air. Thanks for reminding me. I haven't been playing out with this keyboard lately though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRock Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I actually found out, after making some calls to a few musical repair shop, that it's actually an electronical problem for me. There are exactly 8 keys in between the 4 keys that don't work. G#, E, C, G#. And a tech told me that if it stopped working all in once, it's probably a circuit break. I just bought my Casio privia px555 10 days ago.... and I already love this piano. I also tried to see if I can open the piano. There are so many screws underneat!! And the keyboard is the first part to be placed originally, so it's the last one when you dissemble it. I'll go in a repair shop, to be sure. But if you a bit of a geek with electronical stuff, there are tutorials on youtube that explain it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dama Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 I'll get some compressed air and try it. Right now I don't have time to take it apart, but wouldn't rule it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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