remarkable foolish piano repair

what happens when the buts but in?

Initially, I believed that I had things figured out.

As far as I could tell there were two options. Both seemed acceptable. Little did I know what was ready to show up for me behind door number three.

Instead of working on one project or another - likely the book, I decided to take apart the piano.

Please remove your jaw from the table or whatever device you’re reading this fool’s letter on. I’m not talking a piano piano with strings and stuff. No baby grands nor baby elephants were mutilated in the creation of this post. It’s an electric piano. Middle ‘c’ didn’t work.

Based on what I could determine, there was likely a faulty connection in the circuitry. Given my newly discovered ‘weird wiring’ I have even more empathy for all people and things with faulty connections.

Taking it apart went quickly. Screws, wires, circuit boards, rubber pressure pads and piano keys were strewn around my office for weeks. Sure, I had it apart in an hour. I took the steps prescribed in multiple youtube …