Nord Stage 3 broken key?

[gregmidd10]

During my gig last Friday night I suddenly noticed one key (B above middle C) was resting about 1/8" lower than the rest of the keybed, and the action felt "broken". It is still playable as far as getting a tone, but the action feels like there's no resistance at all, so it feels odd when striking it. This is the HP76, hammer action portable model.

Has anybody experienced this, and if so, can you share any knowledge about how extensive a repair it would be to fix this key? Thanks!!

[whitenoise]

You need to get it to a technician to check. It should be fixable.

[Bjoern M]

Hi Gregmidd10,

same symptom here. The weight is broken off the key. For me it happened during play.
I opened the side panel to remove the weight and prevent further damage. And for the fotos:

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The weights other keys also are like a little cracked. E.g.

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Looks like my nord stage 3 needs some repair.
How did this turn out for you. Did you replace the whole keybed or single weights?

[Bjoern M]

The answer - fixed with glue - is here:

viewtopic.php?p=175411&hilit=Repair+keybed#p175411

[Mr_-G-]

I am not dismissing the idea, but epoxy resin is not suitable for most plastics... Hopefully it might stick to the metal part and somehow fill those 4 holes near the corners and mechanically lock it in place?

[Bjoern M]

I used cyanoacrylate-based superglue, both for the broken part and on the worst cracks. Until now everything works.
Superglue seems to get brittle over time, so most probably I have to mend it again in some month - or order a cupple of weights and exchange them when broken.