Repair (actually, replace) broken keys on Yamaha P-120
Channel: Florian Fahrenberger
Date: 2011-11-20

I filmed this more than 4 years ago, on a really old camcorder... But I just found it again and thought it might be interesting for other people, so I put it on youtube.

The Yamaha P-120 is a great piano for hobby pianists, but the "D"-key in every octave seems to be very fragile and sometimes breaks (well not the key but the little plastic mounting of it). It is pretty easy to order a new key and exchange it yourself, and it will cost you less than 10 euros. To encourage the DIY-exchange, I recorded myself opening the piano, exchanging the key, and closing it again.

This part is very specific for Germany, but it has been asked a lot: Back then, I ordered the keys by sending a request eMail to parts-order@gmx.yamaha.com, but I just ordered a new pair for which they pointed me to a German dealer that sold them (way more expensive though). So basically: Just eMail your country's Yamaha support center and they will hopefully either sell you the keys or point you to where you can get them.

I will try to add some captions to this video in the next days to tell you what I was doing, so be sure to turn those on when watching it.

As sound, I added myself playing the cadenca of the 2nd piano concerto by Camille Saint-Saens, more than 11 years ago. Don't judge me, I was just a teenager by then... :-)