Extra cardboard spacers?

BrickPilot · Post by **BrickPilot** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:00 pm

I inadvertently lost/misplaced/discarded the cardboard spacers that go between the keys and front rail. I found some other heavy card stock and am using that, but the originals were much tougher and better quality and I'd like to have a set of those back. In that the manual recommends their use when the keyboard is not in play, I contacted Korg customer service for replacements. They said:

We apologize for the delay.

The item you are describing is a cardboard spacer used as packing material.

We do not stock extras of those spacers for distribution or sale.

Thank you and happy Holidays,

Korg USA Customer Service
Monday-Friday, 10am to 6pm Eastern

Seems like a lame excuse to me, when NOT using them causes the rail to eventually contact the keys (been there done that). Anyone have any extras they can send my way?

EnjoyRC · Post by **EnjoyRC** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:03 pm

I use some pretty durable thin cardboard. Works nicely. No need to purchase um.

NuSkoolTone · Post by **NuSkoolTone** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:46 pm

Yeah, I'm not sure were my spacers are either and I'm about to start gigging. I think that's REALLY LAME that I need to put CARDBOARD in the keyboard to ensure it won't get damaged while in a FLIGHT CASE!

Having said that, and that I don't want a damaged keybed, what can we use for this purpose once we (inevitably) lose the included spacers?

BrickPilot · Post by **BrickPilot** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:58 pm

It's not that the keyboard would be damaged, but that (especially on an 88 ), the rail is flexible enough that a flight case might eventually push the rail in a bit and it could (and does) contact the [center-ish] keys.

I'm using some cardboard my wife had for some ribbon, it's maybe 1-2mm thick. I'm hoping to find some flexible plastic around here with the same thickness.

Honestly, that's the ONLY problem I've had with my K88, unlike the vocal minority. If it stays that way, I'll remain tickled pink.

However, Korg could pony up some spacers and make my life that much easier.

MartinHines · Post by **MartinHines** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:10 pm

You can use any thin paperboard.

I cut up the backs of some telephone notepads.

The included Korg cardboard spacers aren't anything special.

joe in VA · Post by **joe in VA** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:04 am

The spacers that came with my 88 are 60mm x 130mm x 0.9mm thick

BrickPilot · Post by **BrickPilot** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:48 am

joe in VA wrote:The spacers that came with my 88 are 60mm x 130mm x 0.9mm thick

Great info. Thanks Joe.

Jeff

tatun2010 · Post by **tatun2010** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 11:13 am

Hi guys! I have a K2 73 and after a month at home it's time to take this baby out. I see no cardboards included in the box and I was thinking about to cut some to use when I go to gig. Could you tell me the size of the cardboards? And do they care ALL the keys?
And finally...should I use these cardboards? I've heard complains from people that own K1.
Thanks in advance

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 1:08 pm

tatun2010 wrote:Hi guys! I have a K2 73 and after a month at home it's time to take this baby out. I see no cardboards included in the box and I was thinking about to cut some to use when I go to gig. Could you tell me the size of the cardboards? And do they care ALL the keys?
And finally...should I use these cardboards? I've heard complains from people that own K1.
Thanks in advance

put a few business cards together. its to keep the keybed from shifting.

a group of 5 equally spaced should do it. make sure you don't drop any card or stuff in the gap

benny ray · Post by **benny ray** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 2:05 pm

I don't think the K2 needs the spacers. I had a KX88 before and it had spacers but the earlier models had issues with the keybed. My K2 has had no keybed issues or moving. The thought of having spacers because the keybed will move leads me to believe something is not right. Not a bad idea though but i haven't heard any problems with the K2 as far as i know.

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 5:19 pm

benny ray wrote:I don't think the K2 needs the spacers. I had a KX88 before and it had spacers but the earlier models had issues with the keybed. My K2 has had no keybed issues or moving. The thought of having spacers because the keybed will move leads me to believe something is not right. Not a bad idea though but i haven't heard any problems with the K2 as far as i know.

Hard to be sure. My 5 yr Kronos shipped with the spacers. So that told me it was a good idea.

Derek Cook · Post by **Derek Cook** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:07 am

Hi,

Not sure of the need for this?

All of my keyboards move about in properly designed hard flight cases, with no cardboard spacers, and I have never had an issue.

benny ray · Post by **benny ray** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:52 am

GregC wrote:
benny ray wrote:I don't think the K2 needs the spacers. I had a KX88 before and it had spacers but the earlier models had issues with the keybed. My K2 has had no keybed issues or moving. The thought of having spacers because the keybed will move leads me to believe something is not right. Not a bad idea though but i haven't heard any problems with the K2 as far as i know.
Hard to be sure. My 5 yr Kronos shipped with the spacers. So that told me it was a good idea.

The Kronos and Kronos X had cardboard spacers .
Kronos 2 has no spacers and think they fixed the issue with keybed moving .
My old KX 88 keybed was noisy and i always used cardboard spacers when moving. But you are right if you have them good idea to use them.

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 11:52 am

Derek Cook wrote:Hi,

Not sure of the need for this?

All of my keyboards move about in properly designed hard flight cases, with no cardboard spacers, and I have never had an issue.

I am not sure the Kronos is designed/manufactured like every other keyboard.

The keybed movement( when popping the bottom hatch, or bouncing it around during shipping) on the 1st gen could be a quirk.

Derek Cook · Post by **Derek Cook** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:45 pm

GregC wrote:
Derek Cook wrote:Hi,

Not sure of the need for this?

All of my keyboards move about in properly designed hard flight cases, with no cardboard spacers, and I have never had an issue.
I am not sure the Kronos is designed/manufactured like every other keyboard.

The keybed movement( when popping the bottom hatch, or bouncing it around during shipping) on the 1st gen could be a quirk.

OK, I include the Kronos X in my statement on my keys. It goes about in a Korg Hard Case and I have had no problems (so far). I am not a heavy gigger, mind, a few a month, but it is usually a 100 mile round trip to get to/from the gigs.