Korg M1 repairs

bpm938 · Post by **bpm938** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:31 am

I have a Korg M1 that needs a couple of things repaired on it such as a new joystick and a button or two. Does anybody know of a place to find/order old keyboard parts? Is it all just a matter of finding people's old (really dead) keyboards and buying those for the parts?

blabay · Post by **blabay** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:44 am

The round panel buttons are still available as well as the tactile switches underneath. The joystick parts are no longer available, so you'd would have to find another m1/01w to get these parts. Most junked units i've come across had busted joysticks anyway!

Maybe someone on this forum can help.

bpm938 · Post by **bpm938** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:02 am

to blabay:

...where are those buttons available? Do I order them online?

blabay · Post by **blabay** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:50 pm

You can probably order them directly from Korg, or find a local Korg authorized service center to special order them for you.
The part number for the button is 620018901. They come in a block of 4, but can be split in half if needed. The part number for the tactile swithes is 37507500. I recommend going through and making sure all the switches work before taking the keyboard apart. Replace any switches that are bad or intermittent. Replacing the buttons is a time-consuming repair and you don't want to have to do it all over again when you realize that some of the switches don't work when you get it back together.