Introduction

Learn to remove and replace a broken key for your keyboard with this guide. The process is fairly simple and mostly requires the removal of screws.

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    • Turn the keyboard over so that the keys are facing the ground.

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    • Pop the tabs on the battery casing and remove it from the back plate.

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    • Locate the six batteries and remove them from the battery cavity.

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    • Remove the six 10mm screws at the top of the backplate.

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    • Remove the seven 12mm screws in the middle of the back plate.

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    • Remove the eight 10mm screws from the side and the bottom of the back plate.

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    • As the face plate is no longer connected to the body of the keyboard, be careful to not drop the body when performing this step.

    • Flip over the keyboard.

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    • Lifting from the front and the back of the face plate equally, pull the face plate up and then back, away from the keyboard.

    • Be careful when removing the face plate. There are wires attached.

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    • Remove the 32mm screws that hold keys down.

    • Depending on which block of keys you wish to remove, there may be four screws instead of three.

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    • Remove the block of keys that holds the key you wish to install.

    • To do this, apply a small force away from the top of the keys and slightly toward the floor.

    • If done correctly, the block of keys will come to a slight downward angle.

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    • Press the tab on the back side of the block of keys out and detach the black keys.

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    • Remove the individual white key(s) or the black key set(s) that require replacement.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Kevin Green

Member since: 18/09/12

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3 comments

Excellent, Although I've got a different type of yamaha keyboard, still good inside info.

Diederick Fokker -

Great article. Thank you so much.

Andreas Devig -

The instructions were very good and easy to understand. Question on the same subject. How about keys that have popped up on the key bed.

Donald Bryant -