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I've had my Roland JX-8P and Ensoniq SQ1+ sitting around on traditional stage stands, taking up a sh i t ton of room in my small studio space. Decided to mount them on my last available wall and get them off of the floor. Picked up a set of Standtastic Vertical Wall Mounts, four 100TK brackets, and a couple of UB-1 u-bolts to make the lower two brackets sit at a 90 degree angle. I'm really happy with how it turned out - check it out:
















The bundle I got is:

Standtastic Two Tier Wall Mount Keyboard Stand Bundle

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... and-bundle

Highly recommended - super easy to install (assuming you have basic carpentry skills and can locate studs in your wall).

I have done a similar thing. The equipment came from a hardware store (with a bit of customisation).

As a side note I have been looking at some of the "Vesa" arms...

Nice! Is that in a closet/cubby or on an open wall?

Sterioevo wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2021

I have done a similar thing. The equipment came from a hardware store (with a bit of customisation).

As a side note I have been looking at some of the "Vesa" arms...

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I wonder if you can use gear that does not have the holes made for those arms?

EnochLight wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2021

Nice! Is that in a closet/cubby or on an open wall?

It is on a wall to the left of where I sit/stand and where my height adjustable table is. It is a small room.

PhillipOrdonez wrote: ↑

20 Feb 2021

I wonder if you can use gear that does not have the holes made for those arms?

Possibly, I didn't need to though as there was a variety of modular pieces available. I did cut the top shelf back so those devices sit a bit further back and allow open access to the shelf below. The slots are part of the strength and integrity of the system.
Might be a bit hard to make out from the photo but the shelves are on about a 15 degree angle down.

* UPDATE *

So I decided to crack my SQ-1+ open and have a peek around. Wanted to see if the battery was indeed a BR2032 button cell, as I plan to replace it:







Yep - it was! So I ordered one of these to replace it:

But... it's going to take a couple of weeks to get the replacement BR2032 button cell, so I put the bottom panel back on and went to set it back onto the top wall bracket. And.. things went horribly wrong. I didn't tighten the top bracket enough, so it slid out - and my 28 pound/12.7 kilo classic workstation came crashing down right on top of my vintage Roland JX-8P, which caused it to slam onto the concrete base floor, and one of the JX's keys caught on my jeans and snapped off. As a result, my previously almost perfectly working JX-8P now has a broken key, gets frequently stuck notes, and has at least 3 keys that won't even trigger a note. This literally brought tears to my eyes:









So now I need to work on repairing my JX-8P. To the Ensoniq's defense, that thing is built like a tank and still works fine. But it's also mostly metal and very gig-worthy. The JX-8P was Roland's continued shift to cheap manufacturing and mostly plastic. Sucks.

this is tight, thanks for sharing

Ohhhhh nooooooooooo!!!!

Oh crap. Murphy in action all the way! I Hope you can get the JX-8P repaired.

Shame about the JX8P. But nice setup you got going. Thanks for sharing.

Damnnnnnn! Sorry, my Man!

I had to put a splint on my finger after seeing the JX key - Ouch!

You're a Real Sport about it.
Thanks for the Heads Up!

Wow sorry to hear this - good luck getting it patched up!

Man that's not good, hope you can get it all fixed. I'm just glad I only have to worry about the one loose screw in subtractor.

I started thinking yeah that's a great idea looks good nice synths also , then as I read more OMG I was like oh man what a nightmare you had , I do wish you luck with the repair

This thread was heart wrenching to follow. Hope you’re able to get things back up and running.

Good luck op. Hope you get it sorted.

Wow!
This thread is kind of symbolic of the Reason+ announcement.

Hope you get it sorted out. Could prolly crazy glue the key back on and a splint - good luck with those other notes.

* UPDATE *

I successfully removed and replaced the lithium button cell on my Ensoniq SQ1+ last night. Getting those legs off of the motherboard PCB was a major pain in the ass, as my soldering iron only has a larger flat tip, when I needed a precision cone tip. I ended up using a sewing needle as an "extension" by heating it and moving it around the mounting holes just to clear the PCB of old solder. Anyway, the new battery mount was a success and my SQ1+ works like new!









Definitely not my best work... AGAIN. Lol





Now for the Roland JX-8P.. received a replacement key from Syntaur the other day. When I switch out the broken key, I'll likely disassembly the entire key bed and clean the copper contacts. FUN!!!!

That could have been done a bit better.

Billy+ wrote: ↑

08 Mar 2021

That could have been done a bit better.

Indeed, it could! It's the second time in my life I have ever soldered anything, though, and all I really wanted was for it to work - which it does. So I'm good. I'd never make it as a professional soldering technician though (if that is really a thing). But I saved myself roughly $250 in repair shop fees, so... there's that.