More HP1700
Out of all the things I write about, I see that most of my readers are searching for information about the Roland HP1700 digital piano. I played a 1700 for many years before retiring it and purchasing a Yamaha P90.
I gave away my battered 1700 to a pianoless friend. In honor of this piano and for all you other 1700 fans, I post these pictures for you, taken in my old apartment that I left in July 2007 after 14 years of residency.
One more thing. This blog accepts anonymous comments. Please post your comments why you like the HP 1700 so much, what you were hoping to find, and what kind of info you would like to know about the HP1700. Thanks.
I had previously mentioned that this piano had gone out on me during a gig. I failed to even attempt to turn it on until the day I was giving it away.
It came right on.
I'm thinking we had one too many drinks on the piano, and the condensation caused it to temporarily shut down. After it had a chance to dry it was just fine.
posted by Brian @ 8:24 PM
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I have a 15 year old 1700 that I need to work on. Some of the buttons no longer work. I can't figure out how to open it up, either from the top or bottom. Every screw I remove doesn't do anything. Any advice? Thanks.
Great question anonymous! I had the same problem until my tech showed me how to do this. I had to mark the screws once I learned. Once he showed me I couldn't determine why I couldn't figure it out on my own.
On the the extreme right and left sides of the keyboard on the bottom, if I remember right there are 4 screws that go from front to back, and that's all you have to undo.
If you take off the keys be sure to remove the front bar that runs across the front of the keyboard, and the screws for that run along the bottom of that bar.
All the white keys are labeled as to where they fall in the scale(g, f#, etc)so it doesn't matter how you put them back as long as you respect the scale.
The black keys are a little trickier-there are two or three different kinds.
When taking out the keys push the key back with your thumb and then push up, and then the key should pop right out.
When you take out the keys observe the spring assembly on the bottom of the key...sometimes I've had the spring assembly disassemble on me when I take it out. It's a small matter to reassemble as long as you see how the assembly works.
Good luck! Hope this helps!
Thanks, it does help. However, do I have to remove the keys if all I need to do is fix one of the buttons on the piano?
You won't need to remove the keys if you are just replacing buttons.
You only need to remove the keys when you ever have to replace the rubber grommets underneath the keys. You'll know when you need to do this, because the note will sound at full volume no matter how softly you hit the key.
My 1700 has problems; it plays notes full velocity no matter how lightly the key is touched. Any idea where I could get a few of these replacement rubber 'grommets' (my technician calls them 'contact strips')? My 1700 is sitting in a repair depot in Richmond, BC for almost 2 months now because they've got no replacement parts for it. Sucks!!
teach2010,
Contact strip is the proper name for them, and you can get them at any dealer that sells Roland keyboards. They generally run about 10-12 dollars and they cover about an octave.
We used to have an HP1700 at our church (I spent many hours playing on that piano with an MT-100 sequencer). On several occasions it developed a "click" noise when the keys were released. A service tech came out and smeared some kind of silicone stuff on a little plastic part underneath each key that was clicking.
Now a friend has a different HP-series keyboard (HP1800?) with a similar problem. Any idea where I can find this silicone "goop"? I'm sure I could handle the repair if I can just find this stuff (or something similar).
Also, thanks for the tip about the contact strips -- he has one failing key that I'll need to fix.
This is the only website I've run across so far that had any info at all about the HP1700, so thank you!
Jeremy
Thanks for the commnents Jeremy. Regarding key clicking, you've stumped me! I played the heck out of that keyboard for over 10 years and never had anymore than the usual running noise from the keys. I wouldn't describe it as a 'click'...I imagine that perhaps there could be some plastic on plastic that would be making that sound, but I would be slow to recommend anything to put on it. If you find out what it is come back and post it here!
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