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Genos (12 Boards) => Genos - General => Topic started by: jimlaing on November 27, 2018, 04:24:27 PM
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I'm thinking about painting the 9 slider 'caps' for my Genos, to match the color scheme for how a Hammond organ is set up. Sort of just for fun, thought it might look 'neat' and it would be functional too.
I'd like to buy a set of slider caps so I can have a standard (unpainted) set available in case years from now I want to sell the Genos. Does anyone know how one would buy such parts?
Jim
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Hi Jim,
You have to call 1-714-522-9888 Yamaha customer support to order the following Genos part "Slider Knob":
REF NO. PART NO. DESCRIPTION 部品名 REMARKS QTY
130 ZW5671I0 SLIDER KNOB BLACK スライダーノブ LIVE CONTROL Sliders 1-9 9
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4870/31144115187_2a3de6a608.jpg)
Thanks,
Paul
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Jim, please post pics of your finished modifications! Great idea. Thanks...
Thanks to you too Paul for supplying the ordering details.
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Hi - sure, once I complete this project, I'll post photos. Thanks to those that supplied some part info. FYI, the "slider knob" (black) is priced at $3.78 for EACH slider. They don't sell as a pack of 9. So, I ordered a bunch of those. It's funny/odd they call it a "slider knob" ... I think of it as a "slider" or a "slider cover", since I usually think of a "knob" as round in shape! :-)
Also, I found the part # for the actual (round) knobs (not sliders, but the 6 knobs above the sliders on the Genos) ... it is ZW5670I0. Those are $4.04 USD each. I ordered a few of those too, in case I want to experiment with painting some knobs different colors!
Jim
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Hi - I received some slider caps and knobs ... will work on the paint job soon! Here are some of the 'raw parts' from Yamaha:
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Individually boxed!!! :o
Thanks for exploring this area, Jim. I'm currently taking a different route -- the Crumar D9U. It's a work in progress:
http://sandsoftwaresound.net/crumar-d9u-in-the-house/
http://sandsoftwaresound.net/crumar-d9u-day-one/
http://sandsoftwaresound.net/crumar-d9u-day-2/
http://sandsoftwaresound.net/crumar-d9u-what-went-wrong-day-3/
Take care -- pj
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Looks like an interesting project! I was just reading your write-ups about progress etc. . . best of luck with it!
-jim
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Well, here is my first attempt! 2 photos. I know that the brown is not quite what Hammond uses, but it was the closed I had around ... and maybe a little easier to see in a dark room vs. Hammond's much darker brown ...
Genos Drawbars Project
Jim
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Nice job, Jim. Why is there a number 2 on the fifth slider?
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Look at the screen.
The sliders match what is displayed on the screen ;)
Eric
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Hi Jim --
Very nice work! 8) Even though the brown isn't "official Hammond brown," I like the reddish brown better. Greater contrast should make it easier to grab the right bar at the right time. (And there's never enough time to make a change...)
Thanks for sharing your work -- pj
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Hi! Thanks for the nice comments. The "2" on one slider is left over from my previous setup; I had put labels like 1, 2, 3 (for R1, R2, R3 volumes), L for Left volume, S for Style vol, etc. When I removed the slider caps/tops to paint, most of my old number came off too. I left the "2"; not sure if I'll remove it, or leave it to help me find "1 2 and 3" volumes quickly for when the sliders are in "part volumes" mode . . .
Jim
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This is how my other (gigging) Genos looks now; I may give it the "Hammond" treatment too, and if so, I'll likely remove the numbers and letters ...
Jim
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Got it, Jim.
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Does anyone have a copy of the Genos service manual? I live in the UK so its a bit tricky to locate these things easily over here.
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Jim, i talked to Peter Baartmans today at a Demo
Showed him the pictures
He really loved your hammond sliders
If you would be able to get the hammond drawbar “ nummers on then he would like to order a set of them.
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On a similar-but-different note, some stores carry replacement knobs and slider caps in a variety of bright colors— yellow, orange, red, purple, blue, green, white, etc.— and I think they’re supposed to be of a standard size or design that fits just about any synth or mixing/DJ equipment:
https://store.djtechtools.com/chroma-caps-knobs-and-faders