• The Yamaha DX7 is one of the most iconic synthesizers that emerged in the early 1980s, and is still very popular today. • That said, with even the newest of these having left the factory back in 1989, the average DX7 can use a bit of tender love and care. • In particular thebattered DX7 that [Drygol] recently got handedto ‘just fix the PSU voltage switch’. • As it turned out, this poor DX7 had a few more issues than just a busted voltage selector. • In addition to missing slider caps and a vanished key, the paint of the case also had clearly lost a fight with various hard surfaces in addition to a thick coating of unidentifiable dust and grime inside the synthesizer. • Feeling a pang of sympathy, [Drygol] thus decided to give the old girl a complete restoration.

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  • The Yamaha DX7 is one of the most iconic synthesizers that emerged in the early 1980s, and is still very popular today. That said, with even the newest of these having left the factory back in 1989, the average DX7 can use a bit of tender love and care. In particular the battered DX7 that [Drygol] recently got handed to ‘just fix the PSU voltage switch’. As it turned out, this poor DX7 had a few more issues than just a busted voltage selector. In addition to missing slider caps and a vanished key, the paint of the case also had clearly lost a fight with various hard surfaces in addition to a t

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