This one was spotted and sent in via M Me.
Description in Googlish:"CustomRoland JX-8P + Roland PG-800 + Roland M-16C Cartridge + Printed / Bound Owner's Manual.
Eprom OS 3.1
This JX-8P was in terrible condition when I got it (see last 4 photos), held together with wood screws, large scratches all around and a lot of rust on the front panel. Had 6 broken keys and the pitch bender was hanging loose.
The wood screws destroyed the inner bracket mounting holes that held the side panels together, so I had to drill these out and replace them with 5mm Allen screws, which looks pretty cool and gives the synthesizer back its stiffness.
Sanded the entire synth to bare metal / plastic to remove any remaining rust and scratches. On the bender panel, I filled in the holes drilled by a previous owner to hold the pitch bender.
Gave it a professional paint job in a contemporary light industrial gray that matches the buttons of the PG-800 and the industrial look of the JX-8P.
The PG-800 is built by myself with the original firmware / eprom. Potentiometers are from Alps and the knobs are from Sifam.
I made the graphics myself and are screen printed aka screen printing.
I bought an extensive screen printing kit so I can now print any design on any surface. I am satisfied with the result.
All keys have been cleaned and polished and the keyboard plays perfectly and the aftertouch works fine.
Also the light scratches on the display removed with a plastic polisher and that now looks like new.
All tacticle switches have of course been replaced with new ones :)
Getting this JX-8P back to its former glory was a lot of work, but I have to say it looks better than the original imho."
Hey, can you point me to any schematics resources of the PG-800 or would you explaining in a greater detail how did you make it, please?
ReplyDeleteHey, schematic of PG-800 is inside the JX-8P schems, last pages...and ive made it with my hands on veroboard using the schematic....however you will need the correct PG-800 eprom and dac to make it function.
Deletebr, Dennis at Matana Teknik
Hello, i’m not sure if you’ll ever reply to this, but I’m really interested to know a bit more about some of the steps in this process. I’ve just been given a horrible condition old JX8p Would like to do a similar thing. I definitely like to know how to prepare the surface and what sort of paint to use. I’d also like to know a bit more about the screen printing process! Thanks a lot
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