Buy refurbished Yamaha keyboard
Buying my keyboards you are ensured that:
- they have been dismantled,
- thorough checkup has been made against internal faults,
- all keys has been cleaned separately & lubed with special grease,
- speakers and internals has been cleaned off the dust, pollens and mites (allergy free),
- firmware has been updated to the newest one.
In general, such keyboards are restored to their best available condition, including touching up marks, scuffs and cracks (if any). They are fresh in look and touch - like second removing from original box - and are ready to enjoy.
* GENUINE examples of keyboards sold by me > > >
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Refurbishing Yamaha keyboards
Being a trader I can see there are many of keyboards that may require good treatment. For better "feel", for better sale, or - finally - for better use. Cost: 45 pounds.
Refurbishments included in price:
- keys cleaning (please note it's not 10 sec cloth wiping, but 2 hours job including keyboard disassembly, washing all keys separately as well as washing keypad),
- keypad/keys lubing - if required (Yamaha PSR models do require it, and Tyroses do not),
- pitch bender/modulation wheel lubing,
- keyboard rubber contacts and keypad contacts cleaning,
- casing cleaning (again, keyboard is completely disassembled, not only wiped for 10 seconds),
- speakers and grilles cleaning (including under-grilles area),
- firmware upgrade to newest revision.
Refurbishment takes about 24 hours.
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I do casing lacquering as well to save original paint layer. As you might know, sweaty fingers kept at painted instrument cause original paint to get worn partially, which looks not good. If place when you kept them (volume knob, benders, buttons etc) does have description, it comes off definately. To prevent this I put 2 layers of matt crystal clear lacquer.
This is additional cost
and takes 2-4 days, depending on weather (when is all day rain, it takes longer due to stops in lacquering).
I can paint speakers grilles to black to restore its fresh look - see pictures. Again, it's not simply spraying whetever is there, but grilles are sanded down, washed, primed, painted and lacquered.
It takes 2-4 days, depending on weather.
Yamaha keyboard repairs
Additional (to refurbishing) low cost of some repairs,
YAMAHA ORIGINAL REPLACEMENTS ARE USED:
- keys replacing (if needed, for example - if they are broken, "sticky") - from 10 pounds for each keyset or key (depends on model),
- keys repairing (if some of them don't play) - from 10 pounds per octave that contains non-playing key,
- speakers replacing (if needed = if burnt) - from 8 pounds (depends on model),
- upper casing lacquering - protects writing against wearing off - additional 30 pounds,
- casing repair (holes, cracks) plus painting - additional 30 pounds per damage,
- LCD change (if not repairable) - from 70 pounds (depends on model),
- LCD repairs (when blank) - additional 40 pounds,
- PCB repairs - depending on damage type, from 25 pounds each,
- microswitch (button) repairs - from 2 pounds each,
- all rubbers revive (if not physically broken) - additional 30/40 pounds per whole set (button rubbers in newer PSR models): after that they work like new, buttons don't require more pressure to operate properly,
- NEWEST SERVICE - making FSX-based keyboards more quiet (Tyros-2 and up) tapping the keys is frankly loud, much more than PSR ones. If you play quietly in your house, it might make a difference for you - additional 70 pounds/48 hours.
If you don't refurbish but repair only, a service fee 25 pounds is added for minimum job (opening, dismantling, assembling and closing = takes plenty of time). You can omit this fee by sending already removed element
to me for repairs (like PCB for replacing buttons, for example).
How to repair - PROCEDURE
1. I do free checkup first = to see:
2. Checkup takes approximately 24 hours.
You can drop off keyboard at almost any time (please ask first to set up the date & time), or I can pick it up personally*. In some rare cases (ask first) I can do repairs onsite*.
3. I contact you what to do, at this point you can either:
- get keyboard back unrepaired,
- leave it for repairs.
4. I attempt to repair faulty components first, which may reduce total repair costs significantly.
If it's impossible from some reason, I change whole "bigger" part which contains faulty component to complete repair. You are informed about these options during free checkup/estimation.
5. In repairs with estimated repair cost over 60 pounds,
I might require pre-paid deposit in case of specific parts to be ordered - to protect me against customer's change of mind. Pre-payment is deducted from final payment.
6. Once job is done (or if you've chosen getting keyboard urepaired),
you can pick it up personally, or order me to return it to you*
I DON'T SEND OUT KEYBOARDS USING EXTERNAL COURIER, I ALWAYS DO IT MYSELF = WHICH GUARANTEES CORRECT AND FAULTLESS CARRIAGE.
* within reasonable distance (advice me your post code, please), which costs 50p/mile
I can pick up and/or deliver your keyboard within reasonable distance for fuel cost, but pre-payment must be made. Please ask.