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Production begins

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:14:32 -0700

At long last, production of keys has begun. To the right you can see the masters mounted on a 6 mm plastic sheet. The dark parts are areas built up with balsa wood, and or tape - some areas were ground down too. Fiddly work it was. However fiddl...

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Mastering the keyboard

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:53:25 -0700

An important milestone: the masters of the new keys are in from Diversions Inc.(Thanks, Kevin). Update - with all the redesign some dimensions are off - I'm sanding, hand-carving (with the help of various tools), and filling in with balsa wood. I...

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A Cast of One ... or 2 halves

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:07:01 -0700

Hi, Here's my first dry run at making a resin cast mold. (trust me, I'll need more) The two halves were screwed and glued to a plastic sheet: Then they were clamped into a shallow wooden box: and the Room-Temperature Vulcanizing Rubbe...

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A hopeful redesign

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:22:52 -0700

Sorry to have not blogged for a while! I hope your summer is as busy and happy as mine. Currently I have my son and grandson visiting from Montreal, so jammer keys is pretty low on my priorities list. Greater Vancouver during the summer is a won...

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Improving a jammer

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:40:17 -0700

Hi loyal readers. You sure are a varied lot. See: my site monitor . While work goes forth on the Generalized Keyboard conversion kit, I'm refining the design of the jammer. I had to take it apart to analyse the keys and to show to plastic maker...

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If at first you don't succeed,

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:21:42 -0700

Ok, if at first you don't succeed, try again. If you still haven't succeeded, try changing the goal. I've established that the low price for just setting up to make M-Audio generic keyboard conversion kits via injection molding is in the $6-7K r...

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Welcome

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:21:43 -0700

Ever wonder about how music works? How harmonics interact with the ear and brain to produce harmony? Ever longed to learn an expressive instrument quickly? This site, with the help of a growing community, is becoming a cool place for informa...

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The quote disappoints

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:54:59 -0700

The quote for the revised pattern, the one that was supposed to be a whole lot cheaper, came in at $5,700 to make a mold and $.40 a pair to make the keys. While the hunt for better quotes continues, it's time to see if another way to make the key...

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The cost may go down 45%

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:39:30 -0700

Hello those who are following my attempts to make alternative, improved (that is Janko and jammer keyboard conversion) keys. On Friday, I met with the local engineer for Hong-Kong Moulding, a firm that sells plastic parts in Vancouver via intermed...

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KeyRig 49s Can't be converted

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:31:51 -0700

I bought a Keyrig 49 ($100), the lowest end of the M-Audio controllers. The thought was this would be a good entry-point, and that 2 keyboards together would make an awesome 96-key jammer. Also M-Audio's boss had told me we could get a good deal ...

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