Clavinova Piano Key Removal, Cleaning, Repair or Replacement
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- Опубликовано: 8 мар 2015
- This video demonstrates how to remove both the black and white keys from a Yamaha Clavinova electric piano that has weighted keys. The piano is almost completely disassembled and reassembled so you can use this for other types of repairs as well.
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You are the first one to show how to open and fix an older Clavinova--THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
PF-85 has the same keyboard! This was immensely helpful cleaning and fixing a free piano!
I bought a used Korg Concert 5000 keyboard which has some sticking keys - needs cleaned. As it turns out the keybed is exactly the same as the Yamaha Clavinova. I couldnt figure out how to remove the keys prior to watching this video. Now I know! Thanks for posting this!
You’re a life saver!!!! Took about 4 hours total to dismantle, clean the jam, or whatever this sticky crud was, and reassemble. $120 Clavinova is good as new!!!! Thank you so much!!!
Great video, showed me EXACTLY how to take apart my CVP-20 to try to fix a key. Turns out there was a penny in there. Thanks so much for making such a clear video that even I could get my keyboard apart and put it back together!
thank you so much!!! Without you, I would not have tried, but now I succeeded in fixing a hanging black key!!! :)
So thankful to have found this video! Was very helpful in the cleaning and regressing of my CLP-560.
Hello Garry!
I have a Clavinova CLP-123 electric piano. When I was 17, I got my mother. I am now 44 years old. :)
So, many keys were embarrassed. I cleaned and waxed with WD40 oil. Now again, it works nicely and well. Now my little girl, 11 years old, plays the piano and loves more than the Petrof pianino. Thank you very much for the video. Balázs Lévai from Hungary.
THANK YOU!! I didn't discover until I had my CLP 511 all over the floor that the spring style in mine was completely different from all the other videos I had watched. I was trying to get that metal bit back in horizontally--- you can imagine how that was going 😅. Don't know what I would have done without this. You deserve a medal 🏅
That's for this video Garry. I have a clavinova 350 from 1989 with a few sticky keys. Yours is the same and I followed your video and swapped the sticky keys. Now works perfectly. Cleaned it all out aswell and now seems as good as new. I was facing the reality of buying a new one so you have saved me hundreds of pounds.
Thanks for your help. I cleaned my own Clavinova with your tips today!
This was a great help for repairing my CLP 350, so almost the same instrument. Thank you so much!
I feel like I'm being helped by my father. Wonderful video. Thank you so much
Thanks for taking the time to make this video Gary. I have a Korg C-15 and the keyboard assembly looks identical. I had no idea how to take the keys off before watching your video.
Thanks for posting this. I had a bad key that needed to get replaced and this helped IMMENSLY.
Thanks for this, it helped me figure out that I needed to order a new contact strip after taking some keys off and seeing tears in the silicone strip underneath. Was able to find the necessary part on eBay, from a seller in the UK. Got it shipped to the US in no time! (In case anyone is faced keys that won't hold the note when pressed, it's probably a tear in the contact strip where the hammer hits - which was the case for my CLP-250)
Thanks for this vid, it was very useful for me.I inherited my mums Clavinova 250 and as I moved it I could hear money lose inside. I was able to retrieve 2 French coins as a result. It still works perfectly despite not having been used for about 15-20 years.
Thank you for your video. I just watched and removed everything as direction. Perfect!
Thank you so much for sharing this! I will be doing this with my Clavinova soon!!
Thank you for taking the time to post this - really helped me out. I can confirm it works for a CVP-30
Thanks Garry. Going to try it on my P-120. Happy New Year!
Thank you very much! I just got a Clavinova CLP-550 for like $10 and it's very similar to yours and now I'll be able to replace the felts under the keys. And boy, what a heavy elec piano...
Hi Garry, thanks for this video, it just helped me open and disassemble the keys of my CLP-300, which is probably 30 years old and had a stuck black key. As I didn't know if cleaning would solve the problem, I also swapped the hammer, the key and the spring with a low-end one.
Thanks for sharing this Garry. I was given a P150 Yamaha with keys that were stuck down. Could not find anything on the net that was relevant to my problem until I came across your video. Happy Trails
Just want to say a massive THANK YOU for your video which helped me repair my daughter's CVP-20. It was really clear and the steps to disassemble were exactly the same.
I cleaned the keys up using builder's 'wonder wipes' which worked a treat.
I did still have one sticky key after cleaning but worked out that the fixed return spring at the rear (not the one you can remove) needed bending up slightly. Once that was sorted it all worked well.
Also I reversed some of the removable return springs which gave the keys a bit more bounce, they all had a slight curve to them which reduced the spring force.
Thanks again, you really helped me out here!
Garry, this video helped me realize what was wrong with two of my black keys on a Clavinova CVP-305. I had accidentally pulled them out of their attachments. I did the opposite of your knife trick to get them back into the proper alignment -- pulled out gently while pressing down to the most proximal end to the key. Did not have to take it apart. Anyway....thanks!
I am so grateful you posted this!!!l it fixed mine too!
Thank you! Out of 8 videos I watched, yours was the clearest (thanks for putting your camera light on andfast forwarding through all individual screw tightenings... Maybe your next video should be on how to make videos.. Did the trick!
I bought my CLP360 in 1985 with the DOM30 module. Recently had them cleaned, still work beautifully now.
You are beautiful - thank you sir! Just got a CLP-350 and it's the same. Probably never been cleaned in 20 years, and now it has :)
I have a Clavinova CLP 150 and it looks like yours - the difference is probably some hot rod circuitry inside.
I have a few bad keys and have saved this video.
thank you for posting it
Thank You so much- really helped!!
Thanks a lot! Helped me repairing the Yamaha Clavinova CLP 360
Thanks for uploading this video. I have got hold of the exact same piano, which was in an awful state maybe cause it lived in old dusty church buildings. Thanks to your video I have dismantled it and cleaned it. Your video was very helpful, without it I wouldn't have dared to do it, but if I did I would have ruined it, mostly because I probably wouldn't have taken the metal bar of which gives you access to the springs. Following your instruction made the process surprisingly easy. I haven't tried it yet, I'm a bit scared and I want to test it before putting it together in case the problem is to do with the rubber contact strip. Because apart from some of the keys not working or being stiff with dirt and looking disgusting there was a sound problem with a couple of notes, when I pressed them lightly they made a dink sound just like what happens to some old acoustic pianos I've play'd strangely. But I've got a feeling it'l be alright thanks to you.
Thank you. Massively helpful.
Excellent help! Works for CLP-560 too, which is almost identical to the CLP-360. Thanks a lot.
thank you so much for this. excellent tutorial!!!
Thank you so much for the video.....Very helpful
Thank you so much. Helped me figure out how to get into the circuit boards on my CLP30. Found 2 dry joints on the big stereo amplifier chip that were causing random horrible sounds through the speakers. Thanks again.
Extremely helpful video, I managed to fix my clavinova cvp-6
Very helpful. Many thanks!
This video was a life saver. Thank you!
If you're struggling to get the TOP LID up off a CLP-560 (very similar), there's an EXTRA two screws to undo (total 6), which are on the side plates. If you take the front plate off, as shown in the video, you can see a white pillar connecting the top lid to the base. That's where the screw(s) are.
Omg the key cover of my piano was blocked at an angle, I couldn't get the top part out until I saw your comment!! Thank you 😊
Fantastic explanation!! I have a CLP-250 I need to replace the lower felt on. I couldn't figure out how to the top off!! Great explanation! Unfortunately after taking mine apart and looking at your video...I believe I have to take all of the keys off to replace the lower keyboard cushion :( My keys aren't sticking, but "clunking" due to the felt being worn! Thanks again for your great video!
Thank you so much! Saved my piano!!
Thanks man, I managed to fix mine by just swapping them around and washing them, their not perfect but a lot better than before
Thanks for your video. A rare information.
Brilliant!!
Cheers mate life saver
Thank you for sharing this video
Hey Gary great video on explaining how to repair sticky keys. Those springs you were talking about you could call them leaf springs. Like on old cars. If that helps . Cam I ask how you glued down the felt. 👍👍👍
Thanks a lot for sharing this! It's really useful to see someone doing this. My Clavinova is a slightly different model, but I'm feeling a little more prepared to fix my sticking keys :)
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thanks a lot!
Great video! After cleaning all the grease has been removed. Is it necessary to put any lubricant back on the keys?
Great video Garry thanks! Think flipping the those springs around helps with the action? The ones I've taken out have a good bend in them
I believe what you are calling control arms are actually called hammers. That's what Roland calls them, anyway. Very helpful video, thanks!
Very useful. I have similar piano P-300 Yamaha. Some keys sound louder. Hope I can fix it
Great detail, I am a little afraid to take apart my Baldwin Pianovelle with 3 keys "loose", it was designed in Japan
and put together in 1991 in Italy.
Gary, can you help me with advice on putting springs back into a clp50?
Thank you!!!! I have a CLP-360 and has been search the web for a way to open up the case! I was ready to give but landed here by luck. How I can replace the old felt strips that is making some knocking sound.👍👍👍👍👍
Tech question**
Hi thanks for the video! I recently got a clavinova 205 and I saw the power plug says 250V. Do I need some kind of adapter or can i plug it right into a normal 110V household outlet? Sorry for the silly question...
Hey there, at the moment i am trying to repair a clp 350. Thanks very much for that Video, as i've got dissasembled the complete Keyboard without any Problems or damages. It seems my hanging keys come from the lube and dust, as nothing on the mechanical side seems to be worn out. So i want to un-fat the Keys and after that lube them new. Will 70% Isopropanlo work on the Keys? And what lube to use exactly? Titan fat/lube? Thanks,
Jens
I have a Yamaha CLP-500 that has one instrument selection key that works sometimes, an Ebony key sticks up half way when pushing it, but still produces sound, and the first ivory key doesn't play any sound (possibly dust). Would the process be the same as your piano? The piano my family and I have is about 32 years old.
I recently inherited a CLP-360. It feels like the keys are very heavy. It has been a while since I played this keyboard the last time, but it's definately somewhat more pressure required to press the keys than what I remember. Could it be that it is lacking lubricant or something similar? It's an emotional item for me, so I'd love to get it in it's best shape. It's playable, but it's quite tiring right now.
Thank you, I was trying to figure out how to get the top off and opened up so I can check the electronics of a CLP300. I guess it is about the same. I am getting no or very faint sound out of it.
Jacob. Take it apart and you may be able to see what is causing the loud sound. If there is nothing 'physically' obvious then you may have an electronic/board issue which is not necessarily harder but probably more expensive and will require something different from what I have demonstrated.
@13.46 the black rubber strip ? Mine has depressions where the keys rested ? Does it need replacing for quieter keys ? Thanks I have seems a strip of black neoprene foam on eBay it says good for sound reduction and a closed cell very hard wearing it's 12mm x 6mm extremely helpful vid garry
Thank you. I have 2 keys which stacked: going down but not going up. Is that going to be fixed by the same way, as you shows?
just got a clavinova cvp 50. the drums sound extremely distorted, but piano sounds sound fine. I opened top, ( possible by watching your video, thank you). I have a question. do you know what might cause the drums sounds to sound totally distorted. I have an electronics and I.T back ground. so am good with figuring out how to swap out parts or boards and even fixing things by component level repair. I am not afraid to use a solder gun/tool. I am not sure if it is from the button board or the main board were all the sounds are generated. my guess is that one of the audio processors may be shot. any input is appreciated.
Mike M
Hi Garry, would you happen to know how to remove the top cover on a Yamaha CLP-500? Thanks
thanks for posting this. I have a CLP-350 that is likely the same. What did you used to clean the keys and other mechanisms? Plus, aren't they lubricated with something? Any advice would be helpful! I have one sticky key after having mine since 1986. I guess that isn't bad.
Thanks for your very helpful video. I tried, i enjoyed, not everything is ok, now, f.e. when a key makes only strong sound, fff, o when a key has no sound at all. What can I do? The model is cpl 300. Thanks!
Great job if your fingers were a glass window and you weren't videoing upside down I could have seen how you inserted the spring tab. At least I now know the general location and orientation of the spring. I took my C7 key out to see if I could clean the contact underneath because the key hardly makes a sound unless I have the volume up full on my Yamaha PDP-400 and then all the other keys are too loud. I did not remove the entire keyboard so I'm trying to reinstall the spring from the bottom horizontally. I may have to remove the whole keyboard and turn it over to get the job done.
A very informative video...I have a quick question. On my CLP 120, My D-flat 2 key is clicking when I strike it. Works fine, sounds fine, but feels like either something is under the front of the key, or a cushion has come off (if such cushions exist). I think what has happened is a guitar pick fell down between the keys and landed under that control arm. To remove this pick, if that's the case, would I use the same procedure? Thanks!
Yes, you will have to take the top off and remove the keyboard...indeed there are strips of felt without which there would be clicking
Hi, how can we reduce the noise of keys ? Is it possible to change the "Keybed cushion" (orange color) ?
Very informative. Thanks for the video. Just wanted to know does the lubricant matters? Obviously once you've clean it the grease is no longer there...
And also when trying to assemble the keys and the hammers, does the orders matters? I seem to have messed up the order when i took them off. Thanks in advance!
Jcleefw Fw , I was wondering the same thing.. just took mine apart a few minutes ago but intead of taking the keys out i just reversed the metal spring thing and it fixed the sticking keys. I think the spring fatigues after so many years so flipping it over might give it some more life.. I'm hoping.
I'm kinda leary about degreasing the gears.
Well I ended up taking the key and anchor off and cleaning contact points.. they were greasy where the key bottomed out. Problem solved.
This video is a life saver.
Has clp 115 got piano mechanism? Or is like a normal keyboard?
Hey Garry, would any replacement key (i.e. one for a Yamaha) work on most keyboards? I have a key that snapped off of my Casio 710 and I'm having an extremely difficult time finding a replacement online.
No, every company makes their own unique key types. I'd call a local piano or music shop and see if they can order one for you.
How did you get the long metal strip behind the keys out?? The screws just will. Not. Turn for me. Are they one-way screws??
I got a friends Yamaha clavinova clap 152s and the pedal is intact BUT the cord that connects to the keyboard was cut at some point...how would I find and buy the correct replacement cord/connection for this piano pedal?
One of my speakers isn’t working, could you show or tell me how could I fix it? I have CLP-550, thanks!
My clavinova clp 152s completely lost sound yesterday, so I shut it off and it won’t turn back on...so do you know what could be causing that? I just moved it into my house a few days ago, maybe the moving process?
It was not obvious to me how to open the CLP 260. Thanks for showing me how. Now to find the loose connection in the audio...
hello. 5 keys are broken on my clavinova CLP 250 . Where can I buy keys please ?
Thank you very much
Julien ( and sorry for my english !!! )
How does one clean the sensor?
Hi Garry. Thank you very much for doing this. I live in Chile and Yamaha wants to rip me off for doing this (40% of original piano price). I have a Clavinova CLP 230 (at least 5-6 years old). Don't want to bother you, just ask you if you think this procedure might apply to my model as well. I don't mind trying because I have nothing to lose...
Just got a used cvp35 for free. Guy told me some keys didn't work (some didn't work at all - some had static - some were fine) brought it home and took it all apart and cleaned keyboard contact strip, red rubber strip (under keys), etc - reassembled everything and now none of the keys work. I've triple checked connections. What could I have done wrong? If I play a demo it plays fine but none of the keys register. Any ideas??
I used electrical contact cleaner too, should be safe.
5:53 if these metal pieces are meant to bend and give tension for pushing the keys up, then they are springs.
Garry, this has been hugely helpful. One question: Why would keys that were fine after being cleaned start sticking after the keyboard is moved back to be reunited with the rest of the piano? What if they don't stick when the keyboard is oriented vertically but they do stick when it is laid flat again? That is what we have encountered. We took the keyboard apart, cleaned the keys and hammers and reassembled it. (We couldn't have done it without your great video, btw!) The keys were all fine, no sticking. Then we moved it to reunite it with the rest of the piano, and some keys started sticking again These were not all keys that were sticking before we cleaned it. Any idea what is causing this? Thanks in advance.
+Angela Bradbery Hi Angela. I am glad my video was helpful for you. I cannot imagine why keys that were originally fine would stick upon laying the keyboard flat. Maybe you didn't get the control arms and the keys in right or properly aligned and while vertical they seemed OK but were not? Let us know what you find. Thanks, Garry
@@PerfectNorthTrailMap Grazie Per il video.Dovrei riparare anche un piano elettrico yamaha pf 85 ,dove posso trovare i tasti per quel modello li???
Following this can I fix a sticking black key?
Great video thanks. In fact i have a key that has a metallic sound to it this might be the "spring"... I have had one of these for around 20 years and still playing perfectly. It is a great keyboard! Just out of curiosity, does any one knows how much this costed when it came out?
Hi, I think I paid around $1800 about 20 years ago.
can use that like a midi controller?
what are those red pads name?
Thank you so much perfect video, CAN YOU GIVE ME PINOUT COLOR AT JACK UNDER PIANO THAT CONTROLS SUSTAIN 6 WIRES but I have no molex or any way of knowing pin arrangement...Thank you so much if you can...MARIO
i got a CLP-260 and some keys dont work, what could i do?
Thanks so much! My keys are no longer sticking.
Hi, I fix electric pianos - just to clarify, removing Yamaha keys *is* done with a thin metal blade between the keys, generally where there's a small triangular mark pointing to the location to press. You're not pressing the spring down, but a locking tab built into the keybed. Pressing the locking tab down with a blade lets you push the key forward (against the spring, gently), and lift the pivoting end of the key out of place. This is also the appropriate method for weighted keyboards.
I should also point out that doing it with the blade means that you don't have to remove the entire keybed assembly to replace/clean a key.
I think these models from the 80’s don’t have that mechanism. Check the video, there are no arrows on these keys.
Yea this is correct and he mentions it in the video too
But how exactly did you get the keys off. Feel like you skipped that part
Clear as mud
This help me a lot to remove the keys, but i have a trouble with the sound Any key give me sound's, hope you can help me because i'm From México and here anybody cant help me
I play guitar in the church band. Don't play keys at all, but the clavinova developed a bad key. Drops out, doesn't play unless you really bang on it and even then it's intermittent. So they bought a different keyboard and put the clavinova in storage. My plan is to fix the bad key and finally learn to play keyboard. My gut tells me it's a contact problem? Background info: the keyboardist has a penchant for hammering the keys with his elbow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. This is what makes me think it's a broken contact (if that's a thing with clav) rather than a cleaning issue. Any experience with this?
Hi