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How to Fix a Dead Key on an Electronic Keyboard

Note won't play? No sound when you press a key on your electronic keyboard? It's probably not making contact with the circuitry, and that's likely a result of dust buildup. A simple cleaning can fix the problem. (This is a Casio CTK-411 keyboard.) For more electronics repair tips, home improvement how-tos, repair help, garden hints, recipes, holiday ideas, fun projects and more, visit the doityourselfstan KZread channel @doityourselfstan or www.homefrontstan.com.

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  • @hamzaakca6547
    @hamzaakca65475 жыл бұрын

    mine didnt have any dust at all but i still cleaned it. it started working! thank you so much

  • @tracygalindo9592
    @tracygalindo95924 жыл бұрын

    You’re amazing, sir, thanks for the great instructions, you just saved my 17 year old keyboard!

  • @hiddensnowflake5517
    @hiddensnowflake55176 жыл бұрын

    With my type of knowledge with this specific tutorial, I would damage it even more

  • @griffo5

    @griffo5

    4 жыл бұрын

    Take it to a pro

  • @wertiaaudit5746

    @wertiaaudit5746

    3 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @Lusianna2000
    @Lusianna20005 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Just fixed my keyboard's 4 dead keys this way! Super easy!

  • @Jreos_
    @Jreos_7 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! This helped sooooo much. I was almost going to waste money on a new piano 🎹

  • @colliecandle
    @colliecandle7 жыл бұрын

    i would add - BEFORE reassembling, make sure the problematic key/s actually work ! ( otherwise you'll have the tedious and time consuming dis-assembly to do all over ! )

  • @ChozoSR388

    @ChozoSR388

    3 жыл бұрын

    I had the same thought; kinda dumb you fully reassemble before you make sure everything actually works and that you didn't bork anything else lol

  • @mattbartley2843

    @mattbartley2843

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ChozoSR388 What's a proper test though? I'm working on a CTK-518, which is very similar to this video. Except those rubber pads under the keys are grey rather than orange. I've been able to improve it a lot, but still not completely. I've found that I can "play" the rubber pads perfectly well, but when I re-assemble the keys, I still have to play some of them hard to make contact. I'll keep trying.

  • @Unidentifying
    @Unidentifying9 жыл бұрын

    thanks so much, mine was built different but the same cleaning principles applied. (Although the dirt on the rubbers and the circuit that contacted them was minimal, it did fix my problem of one white key not working properly!) It sounds even better now!

  • @lorahoffman7232
    @lorahoffman72322 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, it was a quick fix. Afte removing the middle "C section on my Donner Dep-10, (I lifted off the whole section , instead removing white and black keys seperately) I looked down in the rubber parts and in the bottom of the "C" key the little plug piece had popped out of place and was laying sideways in the hole. I almost made the mistake of trying to remove it, but stopped myself and looked down in the other key hole pads and thats when I realized that it had come up, so I just took a pin and pushed it back in place. It works great now.

  • @doityourselfstan

    @doityourselfstan

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad the problem is solved.

  • @janettemolina383
    @janettemolina3835 жыл бұрын

    I just smacked the key then it worked...

  • @gth882

    @gth882

    5 жыл бұрын

    Damn you're lucky

  • @vendetta5768

    @vendetta5768

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol thanks for the idea it worked for me too

  • @datgirlnaee3151

    @datgirlnaee3151

    4 жыл бұрын

    Janette Molina ayeee thanks for telling me i banged on mine and it started working again :)

  • @Pedro-tl7jg

    @Pedro-tl7jg

    4 жыл бұрын

    That was my first instinct too... and it worked for a bit but i got some CORONA time on my hands gotta get to cleaning.

  • @nathanmszualapachuau2800

    @nathanmszualapachuau2800

    4 жыл бұрын

    After your comment i got curious and smacked the key, and it worked🤣

  • @pradeepthakur1424
    @pradeepthakur14243 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much sir. I cud open my yamaha PSR S550 but could not open the key board part which was behaving awful and irritating. after learning from your valuable video i rectified the issue. this was really helpful stuff

  • @doityourselfstan

    @doityourselfstan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad the video helped!

  • @wahoospa1
    @wahoospa16 жыл бұрын

    Here you go people. My Casio CTK-558 had a key that when depressed it would stop playing if I pressed it again. If I tapped the key it would bounce up and down unlike all the others. All you have to do is turn the keyboard over, remove the big tin plate on the bottom that has about 14 screws. There you will see (on my model) to printed circuit boards. Take the screws out of the PCB and tilt the PCB where you can see the other side of the PCB. Using rubbing alcohol, gently wipe the printed circuit where it makes contact with the little orange pieces that press on the PCB when you press a key. On mine, the one key I had trouble with the orange rubber piece would get in a bind when pressed. I found a rubber grommet in my junk pile and using a razor sliced off the tip of the grommet and that part I cut looked like a very small O ring. I placed that O ring in the orange rubber piece with the little black piece of the orange piece that makes contacts the PCB. Reassembled and now that key works perfect, no bouncing, no problems. Just vacuum dust from around the keys and making it work would just be a stroke of luck. Dust usually effects these types of keyboards when the dust gets under the orange pieces and come between them and the PCB. Therefore cleaning where contact is made usually fixes all the problems.

  • @luisrios4185
    @luisrios41853 жыл бұрын

    Old video working great in Dec, 2020. Thanks!

  • @othello7
    @othello75 жыл бұрын

    This is *great!* but my keys are sticky from lack of grease, what grease do I use?

  • @jonah2wenty6ix
    @jonah2wenty6ix7 жыл бұрын

    One of my Black keys works intermittently, when it does work it is the loudest volume, so even pressing gently it sounds like i slammed on the button..? so frustrating

  • @aqeylstatik

    @aqeylstatik

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jonah Lol have u found the answer? i recently bought a used yamaha keyboard ez250i. it was all dusty and one of the keyy, hv the same problem as u, everytime i hit it, it sounded so loud all alone. im kinda frustrated on this.

  • @jonah2wenty6ix

    @jonah2wenty6ix

    7 жыл бұрын

    No unfortunately I haven't.

  • @LordSauronGamer

    @LordSauronGamer

    7 жыл бұрын

    I had this problem too with 2 years of usage. However the problem just stopped for some reason.

  • @BrooklynRagtag

    @BrooklynRagtag

    6 жыл бұрын

    This problem has to do with the key contacts. Those rubber things. Either those need to be replaced or the area underneath them needs cleaning.

  • @woozihae

    @woozihae

    6 жыл бұрын

    yeah ikr I have the same problem

  • @user-ku4rq4xf6h
    @user-ku4rq4xf6h4 ай бұрын

    Thanks You saved my life

  • @tpgeraghty
    @tpgeraghty7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We did this and it worked beautifully.

  • @valeriemoran6289
    @valeriemoran62892 жыл бұрын

    An added thought - you can attach a stocking or pantyhose over the vacuum nozzle so only the dust gets sucked up into the vacuum.

  • @doityourselfstan

    @doityourselfstan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great tip! Thanks for sharing!

  • @rroe5718
    @rroe5718 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to make this very informative video. One question though....you mentioned a little grease on the keys but did not see this when reassembled. Do you know what type of grease and where it goes?

  • @fishme_
    @fishme_3 жыл бұрын

    Lifesaver!! Thank you for this.. i was so disappointed when i thought i had to let go of my keyboard. 😅

  • @candythief8898
    @candythief88987 жыл бұрын

    Keyboard sorted... The ribbons felt secure.. Just pressed on them... Now working again... Thank you

  • @RememberToLove
    @RememberToLove9 жыл бұрын

    hello, I have two Casio keyboards wk-1800 & wk 1630. Both have the same issue, 8 keys in the upper register only play once. They only play if the touch sensitivity is turned off, but they only play once and then will not play again until the keyboard is turned off & on. On the screen, it shows that they these notes are still being played/ sustained, that is why you can not play them again. I have already opened up the keyboard, vacuumed up all dust & debris in and around keys & wiped down the circuit board. I have also tried switching the pads from other working keys to see if the pads need to be replaced, but unfortunately the problem still exists. I haven't been able to find someone who can fix the keyboard on the island where I live. If you can give me any direction toward fixing the problem, I would most appreciate it. thanks & kind regards.

  • @loisshingleton8821
    @loisshingleton88217 жыл бұрын

    This method actually works. Thanks for saving the price of a new keyboard.

  • @k_alex
    @k_alex4 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, I raelly smacked it few times from below and all keys worked again. But good to know there is a more sophisticated method.

  • @emyoblea793
    @emyoblea7932 жыл бұрын

    Hi Stan! I have a RockJam 761 Keyboard & the middle C has no sound. I watched your video & my husband managed to fix it. Your video btw is very clear & very easy to follow, Thank You! But anyway after playing a few times it went kaput again so my hubby had to open it again & he found that the round rubber thingy, on yours is orange, is broken. Do you know what the name of this & where to get it? I am a beginner & I don’t want to spend anymore on a keyboard. Hoping to hear from you. Thank you!

  • @bugxter
    @bugxter8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Just what I needed.

  • @thealmightyducklord
    @thealmightyducklord Жыл бұрын

    Thanks you’re a life saver six of my black keys were out of place

  • @Alex-ln3sj
    @Alex-ln3sj3 жыл бұрын

    Your video just save me a lot of money I was a bit just to pay

  • @scottiedunnavan3834
    @scottiedunnavan38346 жыл бұрын

    I picked up this same keyboard for $9, this video helped a lot!!!!

  • @Hipp1062
    @Hipp10628 жыл бұрын

    This helped a lot thank you. It now functions like it did out of the box.

  • @momoskates3491
    @momoskates34916 жыл бұрын

    Dude, you saved my life!

  • @jctyrtle8038
    @jctyrtle80382 жыл бұрын

    Very cool, will try this, can't wait to (possibly) play my piano again!

  • @LionsLambano
    @LionsLambano2 жыл бұрын

    Great video, keyboard back up and sounding great. Thanks!

  • @lawsne0nx-dg4mingletspl4y2
    @lawsne0nx-dg4mingletspl4y26 жыл бұрын

    Instructions not clear. My keys wont play, my piano got abducted by an alien, and house exploded.

  • @Cass_Rose

    @Cass_Rose

    5 жыл бұрын

    i got penis augmentation

  • @f7digitaldesign

    @f7digitaldesign

    5 жыл бұрын

    They came and got mine too.

  • @Pp-ez7yi
    @Pp-ez7yi Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! I will try it right now

  • @robnco1
    @robnco14 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much can't wait to get it sorted

  • @awesomepig6400
    @awesomepig64005 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this tutorial this was very helpful for me and it worked

  • @geekyadore
    @geekyadore2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, gonna try this with my keyboard!

  • @ThoyRikan
    @ThoyRikan4 жыл бұрын

    I really like watching your video 😘👍👍👍💯

  • @albertperez7930
    @albertperez79308 ай бұрын

    Always test BEFORE reassembly!

  • @faruqhsj
    @faruqhsj2 жыл бұрын

    Great repair technique. Thank you !

  • @VictoriaHVictoriesOfCreativity
    @VictoriaHVictoriesOfCreativity8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your detailed explanation! Thumbs Up! I'm going to try your suggestions tomorrow on my Yamaha!

  • @zenjah

    @zenjah

    4 жыл бұрын

    did it work?

  • @chevyvantravel9735
    @chevyvantravel97355 жыл бұрын

    excellent video THANK YOU. mine are sticking and I KNOW IS DUST.

  • @sounddoctorin
    @sounddoctorin9 жыл бұрын

    If the contacts are worn out rather than just dirty, get my contact disks and you're usually all up and running again. We've never bothered making stick on contacts repair for the concentric ring type contacts (eg. Kawai K1, Kurzweil K1000 etc. ) because these always seem to clean up. They never 'wear out'. But others like polysix etc. do. Always replace both contacts on dual contact switches for velocity sensing and they're only a mil or so thick so they've always worked fine on typical dual cylinder contacts

  • @salvadorvillanueva6819
    @salvadorvillanueva68194 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! This really saved my Yamaha keyboard!

  • @7391CjmlPlus

    @7391CjmlPlus

    4 жыл бұрын

    hiii..How do to open Yamaha 300 psr....Thank you

  • @johnalvarez9131
    @johnalvarez91314 жыл бұрын

    Sir what do you call of the orange silicone like part of it

  • @timothypacheco9931
    @timothypacheco99315 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Worked on my Casio wk-110

  • @ejc491
    @ejc4917 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video. I think dust is my problem too and will use your video to possibly solve the problem.

  • @ollismove
    @ollismove2 жыл бұрын

    Hey there! I just bought a used Casio CT-770 with 4 adjacent keys not working. Dust doesn’t seem to be the problem here ... rust is more likely. Am I screwed? :D

  • @garysmith2401
    @garysmith24019 жыл бұрын

    This is such a useful DVD - I have 2 keys that do not work ie are dead and will definitely try these directions

  • @preciousjames
    @preciousjames3 жыл бұрын

    Great clear video. Thank you Sir!

  • @envysoph
    @envysoph7 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!! I haven't played my keyboard because of this problem but now i can finally learn how to play ;-;

  • @raudel101

    @raudel101

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol same

  • @mitchjohnson4714
    @mitchjohnson47144 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much. On my keyboard, its two keys per octave, in every octave. That's clearly not just a contact issue. Am I screwed?

  • @onepercentile

    @onepercentile

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think that might be due to a bad ribbon/wire strip connection or a trace on the contact board is broken. Check the embedded carbon/copper strips of copper connecting the different octaves.

  • @ChozoSR388
    @ChozoSR3883 жыл бұрын

    I'll have to get into my CT-670. One of my Fs isn't playing right; you have to practically hammer it down before it registers a key press.

  • @JuliettaRabens
    @JuliettaRabens2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this great information! I just ordered a keyboard arriving today that had some negative reviews about dead keys, so I feel better about potentially fixing the issue if it comes up for me. I wonder if the problem keyboards were in a dusty warehouse? Cheers!

  • @seanlappin9782
    @seanlappin97822 жыл бұрын

    my little brother threw my keyboqrd on the floor it is an sk500 and it turns on but nothing comes up ,how would you fix that?

  • @georgegates526
    @georgegates5263 жыл бұрын

    Great video! But my Casio C Z-1 is too old for this kind of repair. I'm not sure if I unscrewed the front panel above the keys that includes control buttons, it may not go back together again. Or I may break a wire in the process.

  • @saartjieyzel5130
    @saartjieyzel51302 жыл бұрын

    My clean my keyboard regularly. But I got another problem, the drums got keys that you push for another sound. The second function don't work I've cleaned everything even swap the little rubber connector with one I don't use that much stil don't work

  • @helveticfpv550
    @helveticfpv5502 жыл бұрын

    thanks!

  • @tonyyee218
    @tonyyee2185 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot! At least there is hope for my 20 year old Yamaha..i didn't want to get rid of it for sentimental reasons.

  • @Aratastic90
    @Aratastic902 жыл бұрын

    Would this potentially work on a kids keyboard that's only half size? Only 7 keys work on my kids one but they love it and it'd be great to fix it if I can

  • @julmagworld7773
    @julmagworld77733 жыл бұрын

    I just recently had the same issue, 3 keys of my yamaha piano, hope it will work with the same

  • @CyanMusic-cu2rt
    @CyanMusic-cu2rt7 жыл бұрын

    when you play a keyboard, and a key falls out of place, how do you fix it

  • @Denvermorgan2000
    @Denvermorgan2000 Жыл бұрын

    Im kinda suprised this works because the actual contacts are under the orange rubber dome things.

  • @TomyIneXtriCable
    @TomyIneXtriCable4 ай бұрын

    Wow! Thank you so much! OmG! Amazing! Seems like tomorrow I'm gonna finally fix my keyboard! Yaayy! 🎹🎹🎹✨💖🙏🙌😸✌🏠🎀☄️✨

  • @TomyIneXtriCable

    @TomyIneXtriCable

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh, Also! Your tutorial is awesome! ✨🙏🙌🙏✨

  • @doityourselfstan

    @doityourselfstan

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kind words! I try hard to create videos that are concise and easy to understand.

  • @mehar_midha
    @mehar_midha3 жыл бұрын

    Mine is having a strange problem. The keys play properly in chord mode but stop working in piano mode. Pls help.

  • @diavolosoup1902
    @diavolosoup19024 жыл бұрын

    So I have a ctk 2100 and I removed the cover and got it back together now every ninth key is dead please heelppo

  • @sentirozario4457
    @sentirozario44573 жыл бұрын

    2:27 satisfying

  • @admirekrn
    @admirekrn2 жыл бұрын

    one of the key doesn't work but i just bought it yesterday. what could have happened?

  • @ladyeoin
    @ladyeoin4 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure this works on all keyboards - the Casio CTK-501 has a fixed top, that is, the entire top is one unit and part of it can't be hinged open without taking the whole thing apart. Any ideas for this scenario?

  • @tompastian3447
    @tompastian34472 жыл бұрын

    Stan, I have a Casio CTK 500. This unit has an automatic shutoff feature in both battery and power supply mode, where if you don't hit a note within about 2 minutes the unit shuts off. I tried to bypass this feature by weighting down a key in the organ setting and turning the volume all the way down. Unfortunately, the unit still shuts off by itself. As long as you play the keys it does not shut off until after 2 minutes. Obviously the automatic shut off feature is a problem if you use this on stage, since you have to turn the unit on and reprogram the setting whenever the unit has shut itself off. Is there a way to keep the unit on ?

  • @prabeshpradhan7109
    @prabeshpradhan71097 жыл бұрын

    you are a lifesaver !!! thanks

  • @XXTheSolutionXX
    @XXTheSolutionXX7 жыл бұрын

    hey after the f# the whole section black and white keys dont work... casio ctk-541 keyboard. what could be the problem?

  • @hanks571
    @hanks5712 жыл бұрын

    what kind of screwdriver is he using to remove the white keys?

  • @kasandra700MIC
    @kasandra700MIC8 жыл бұрын

    14 of my keys did not work, just tried that, now 23 is not working, what should it be!? 😞

  • @Hipp1062

    @Hipp1062

    8 жыл бұрын

    +kasandra700 Be sure the keys are in the right position and will play before screwing the keys back in.

  • @anonymousbailey7417

    @anonymousbailey7417

    6 жыл бұрын

    TSA Master Just Like Your Mom.

  • @modf1465

    @modf1465

    6 жыл бұрын

    kasandra700 maybe you broke a component there when cleaning it up

  • @DragAmiot
    @DragAmiot3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you man!

  • @Serviexpress
    @Serviexpress6 жыл бұрын

    One key is not working on mine, I got exactly the same model and I did the cleaning, but same key still not working I decide to re-weld the resistance next to the keys, now a full section of keys doesn't work, how can I get a diagram to fix it well, this tutorial only works if is dusty, but doesn't help if the issue is Electronic, thanks in advance

  • @azonprdcr4267
    @azonprdcr42675 жыл бұрын

    12 of the white keys all the way to the right don’t work unless I play three at the same time, any help?

  • @hakimmovies4090
    @hakimmovies40907 жыл бұрын

    could it be that the rubbers are finished n if they wat would I do to maintain them please

  • @habdelka5139
    @habdelka51394 жыл бұрын

    One question please, i bought my Roland Piano HP603, i was playing through my headset, and felt warm so i took off my jacket and suddenly i heared very weird noise through the head set, quickly i realized that it happened because of the static electricity from the jacket, i switch off the piano. I put it on again, and i couldnt say whether there is a damage has happened, am worrying a lot in general, and am wondering if really (this happening) my winter jacket could really damage the piano because of the static electricity? I feel the ambient 3D sound is no longer strong as before, also other tones.

  • @itz_-apollo-_7494
    @itz_-apollo-_74945 жыл бұрын

    I have 1 key that does not work but to get to it I have to take of a wierd black part!what should I do?

  • @hakimmovies4090
    @hakimmovies40907 жыл бұрын

    I tried cleaning several times but Still won't work

  • @scoobed792
    @scoobed7922 жыл бұрын

    That's coool i didn't know about that

  • @freein2339
    @freein23392 жыл бұрын

    3 keys too loud on technics kn6000...how do I fix this...

  • @jimcrowell7368
    @jimcrowell73685 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much , key problem fixed :)

  • @lydiamoretti3332
    @lydiamoretti33325 жыл бұрын

    OMG IT WORKED!!! THANK YOU!!!

  • @Sparks3D
    @Sparks3D5 жыл бұрын

    I have similar rubber key connectors, but I think the issues are inside of those rubber pads or beneath them. Anyone have any suggestions of how to take the individual rubber pads off to clean them? It isn't the easy rubber strip like most keyboards, they are like these orange ones that don't look like they are removable. The keyboard I have is a Lowrey Micro Genie v60. Thanks!

  • @khoivan4476
    @khoivan44766 жыл бұрын

    My problem is when i press e key and f key on single and they worked, but when i press e key and hold it then press f key, f key wont sound, i have cleaned all the dust and it still dont work. Everyone have the same problem? How do i solve this?

  • @aamgbrendan44
    @aamgbrendan448 жыл бұрын

    Will this method help keys that play by themselves without me touching them?

  • @RedGrape08
    @RedGrape085 жыл бұрын

    How to fix yamaha p45, automatically play demo songs and i can't remove it even pressin the grand piano button, when I turned off the piano I tried to turn it on but the red light is blinking

  • @anma690
    @anma69021 күн бұрын

    i use a baloon airer thing and blow everywhere under my keyboard keys, 2 keys finally got fixed but theres stilk 2 dead keys

  • @geraldhenrickson7472
    @geraldhenrickson74728 жыл бұрын

    Um...I am thinking the method used to remove the keys is model specific as my Yamaha PSR-280 keys attach nothing like this. My brothers keyboard is also different than either. My neighbors is nothing like yours or mine. Other than getting in there to clean, there are no similarities in constructions. Thanks for the video though as it does giveone the confidence to forge ahead...with care

  • @officialWWM
    @officialWWM4 жыл бұрын

    I bought an awesome GEM electric piano for 20 bucks cause 4 keys didn't work. Watched this video, 20 minutes later my bargain piano works like a charm :)

  • @doityourselfstan

    @doityourselfstan

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good deal!

  • @dayanidhibatsa3075
    @dayanidhibatsa30756 жыл бұрын

    I am not able to do the same with PSR-150, kindly post a video to detach keys.

  • @Jorda5s
    @Jorda5s4 жыл бұрын

    Work on Casio ctk 611

  • @jasneskis
    @jasneskis5 жыл бұрын

    How about if every E and every Bb stopped working suddenly after 3 weeks of not playing. Everything worked perfect before. This is on Yamaha 220 Grand.

  • @alixezman5168
    @alixezman51685 жыл бұрын

    I have a broken white key . Where can i buy new one?

  • @DaveinDenver01
    @DaveinDenver018 жыл бұрын

    Good vid! I have similar problem... but the G abruptly stopped playing in any octave. Yamaha YFP-70

  • @thevibranteyepc8594

    @thevibranteyepc8594

    8 жыл бұрын

    I have the exact same keyboard. And every G and Gflat stoped working.

  • @KrombopulusMichael
    @KrombopulusMichael5 жыл бұрын

    Will this work for a model 140 Wurlitzer? It’s from the 60’s

  • @becka08
    @becka083 жыл бұрын

    why my keybaord not work aftwr along time ago not used? have a power but not work no sound no work?😁thanks

  • @polly15751
    @polly157519 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!