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Piston buttons on the cheap

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Re: Piston buttons on the cheap

PostMon Apr 18, 2016 7:30 am

jrball wrote:Here is an inexpensive way to add pistons.
I removed Cherry switches from an old keyboard, mortised a square hole in the face boards, and press fit them in.
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They look good with glued on labels and have about the right pressure and depth of movement.

Very clever! Thanks for the idea!

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Re: Piston buttons on the cheap

PostWed Aug 17, 2016 2:45 pm

Hey this may be a somewhat silly question, but with all of these momentary push button switches, what do you wire them to? I have been looking at getting 30mm versions to control stops, but am unsure of how that would work exactly...
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Re: Piston buttons on the cheap

PostWed Aug 17, 2016 3:12 pm

I used Midi-Hardware.com products.
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Re: Piston buttons on the cheap

PostWed Aug 17, 2016 3:34 pm

montyjnc wrote:I have been looking at getting 30mm versions to control stops, but am unsure of how that would work exactly...


You could review this thread: http://forum.hauptwerk.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=14031
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