::: Party Bois makes the short list in Boston for 2014 :::

MICHAEL MAROTTA’S 10 MOST PREFERRED ELECTRONIC POP SONGS TO COME OUT OF BOSTON IN 2014

Party Bois, “Being In U”

“A bunch of dudes in Boston rock bands (that they’d probably ask us not to mention) get their dance-pop on — with insane results. Party Bois debuted over the summer with unstoppable funk anthem “In Your Head,” but then raised the stakes in November with freestyle j-a-m “Being In U,” which might top this list had we decided to rank the songs. Taking pop back to the simple structures of the late-‘80s, “Being In U” makes us miss the KTU days of our youth and comes off as a party starter for any crowd or occasion.”

lol.

::: Korg 770 Part Two :::

The guys gave me the go ahead to finish this beast off!

I cut the feeble grey power chord and put a properly grounded IEC socket on the back panel.

I hunted the rest of the dust bunnies and lubricated the faders one more time to make sure they are smooth and travel happily.

I checked out the bottom of the key bed again and tweaked a few key contacts that looked bent or twisted.

I put the felt switch gaskets where they are supposed to be:  someone had put them on the knob pots instead of the switches.

( the pic shows them in the wrong place! )

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It’s a rare beast and really is beautiful.  Even with the crazy 90’s fender knobs!

MINIKORG FAMILY

Video Demo from Youtube:

::: Korg 770 Part One :::

This week i begin working on a Korg 770.  These are beautiful and built like tanks.  Seriously, I’ve never seen so many screws. Nor have i seen a faceplate BELOW the faceplate!  After removing 30000 screws i got closer to the innards.  For this round i wanted to focus on cleaning and lubricating the controls.  The band had mentioned that several keys were not responding well and the portamento controls were not behaving properly.

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I suggested a few other improvements to the guys and i will try to complete this this week:

1, the grey power cable on these old Korg boxes is crap. i looked and there’s space to do an IEC socket like i’ve done ::: Korg MS-10 Power Upgrade :::

2, there was a mouse living in there at some point.  i removed a ton of bits from the inside but i would like to go in with a new can of spray air and hunt them all.

3, i did a first run lube of the sliders and pots.  if i go back in i would completely disassemble the whole chassis and get each one from both sides.

4, the knobs are funny but i didn’t put them back on because they are detent-ed inside and i would defer to you guys on how you orient them.  i would try to hunt some old Korg knobs to make it ‘right’

5, the wood sides should be treated or something to protect them,  the wood looks great on the inside.  the outside looks worn.

 ::: IF :::