I managed to bag myself a bargain at the weekend. A mate was selling a Juno 6 for £80.

At that price, it seemed rude not to

The instrument is in good working order, but doesn't look good cosmetically. So obviously I want to give it a makeover.

Aside from a few slider caps missing (which I've managed to source replacements for online), the synth is covered in stickers - on the front panel, back panel and "wooden" endpieces. What's the best method of removing these ?

Someone suggested acetone would be a good bet. Knowing nothing of that particular substance, I thought I'd ask on here first - is it safe to use on synths (i.e won't damage the casing) ?

Any advice gratefully received. Cheers!

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i wouldnt use acetone it will damage the original finish of the panel. Use isopropyl alcohol as it dries pretty quick. Record vinyl cleaner is also good for removing sticky residue and permanent marker pen.

Thanks Kwaidan. It just so happens that I have a bottle of isopropyl lying around at home. At last I'll have a use for it

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Mr Sheen is a near-miracle substance for getting sticker residue from metal panels.

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An Eagle for an Emperor, A Kestrel for a Knave.

And elbow grease. My Juno 60 still has a couple of stickers on it from the late 80s/early 90s that I just ended up leaving for historical purposes. I did remove the hologram and go faster stripes though.

£80 is a belter of a bargain, though, congrats! And the JU-6 is a lovely synth too. I remember making patch sheets with an old daisywheel word processor thing twenty years ago for these (amongst others). Who needs memories anyway?

Mr Sheen - well I never ! I shall give that a try.

Yes, I was chuffed to get this synth at such a bargainous price. Many many years ago, I borrowed a Juno off a mate for a few months....but had to give it back eventually. So I've always wanted to own one.

Of course, it has no MIDI, so I will just have to record it the old-fashioned way.....by playing it

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Mr Sheen - well I never ! I shall give that a try.

Yes, I was chuffed to get this synth at such a bargainous price. Many many years ago, I borrowed a Juno off a mate for a few months....but had to give it back eventually. So I've always wanted to own one.

Of course, it has no MIDI, so I will just have to record it the old-fashioned way.....by playing it

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You can get a midi retrofit from Kenton - I think its about £300 so not exactly cheap but Kenton are top quality. It even lets you externally control the filter cutoff.

Not having MIDI does tend to improve your timing a lot ... but if you are recording filter sweeps and the like its extremely useful.

Oh yeah, deffo considering a retrofit.....once the budget allows it

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Great bargain ! Mine is covered in stickers and staying that way
If you have a audio interface with a spare output/headphone socket you can try sending a pulse ( rim shots work well ) to the Arpegiator input. Works a treat! My 6 sounds noticably better than my 106 and with the PWM/ENV missing on the 106 ( why oh why ! ) the 6 still gets some use.

Mark

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You can get a midi retrofit from Kenton - I think its about £300 so not exactly cheap but Kenton are top quality. It even lets you externally control the filter cutoff.

Not having MIDI does tend to improve your timing a lot ... but if you are recording filter sweeps and the like its extremely useful.

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A footswitch and expression pedal are cheaper.

Besides, there's something liberating about not being able to rely on MIDI for tight timing or whatever. It's an instrument that's meant to be played, so play it, methinks.

It worked, thanks.

I now have one very clean Juno 6.....and ten very dirty fingernails :-)

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You could try spraying them with Mr. Sheen


Martin

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Handy thread to hijack.

I just received a Juno 6 from Fleabay and it looks like it has been gigged to hell.

All the caps are present etc, but several sliders are really stiff and the volume knob crackles like crazy. Any ideas on how to clean them, and what with?

Also, the casing and keys and buttons are filthy, like a chain smoker once owned it (though it doesn't smell of old smoke at all). What is the best way to bring the brightwork back to life? My daughters have acetone-free nail polish remover which they swear by. Do you think that would work?

The lush chorus seems to have turned into a noise generator too. A known failing. Any ideas how to fix that?

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http://www.soundonsound.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=717481< br />
See Mr Walker's thread above for pot cleaning tips.

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Thanks for posting that link to my pot cleaning advice Richie!

Spanky - as mentioned above, I’d avoid nail polish remover (even the acetone-free variety) until you’ve tried isopropyl alcohol and vinyl record cleaner (both of which are unlikely to remove anything other than the grunge) or Mr. Sheen (which does get muck off but in my experience leaves a very shiny finish that can end up easily smeared.

Also, the classic advice by many keyboard manufacturers is to use a damp cloth for basic cleaning, so do see if that makes any difference before resorting to fancier and fiercer products


Martin

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or Mr. Sheen (which does get muck off but in my experience leaves a very shiny finish that can end up easily smeared.

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I used to get the 'wax free' version to avoid this. Seems harder to find these days... Still swear by it though!

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An Eagle for an Emperor, A Kestrel for a Knave.

I cleaned my filthy Juno 6 with non-acetone nail polish remover, just for kicks. The bottle said Isopropyl alcholol, so who was I to argue?

Three good scrubs took all the crap off the bodywork and buttons. It also tends to take the red and blue Juno paint off the front panel if too much elbow grease is used, so beware.

I got rid of the leftover streaks on the black body by using lens cleaner (the stuff you get from opticians) and a lens cloth. It dries streak-free!

A touch of Mr Sheen brought up the wooden end cheeks.

So there you go. It looks like it came from the factory. Well, it will once I take a toothbrush to all the little slider caps.

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The best metod of removing all kind of stickers without any damage is to use petroleum .

Sticky Stuff remover from Lakeland will get rid of almost anything sticky, and very rarely causes a problem with what's underneath.

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The best metod of removing all kind of stickers without any damage is to use petroleum .

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+1 or WD40

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You can get a midi retrofit from Kenton - I think its about £300 so not exactly cheap but Kenton are top quality. It even lets you externally control the filter cutoff.

Not having MIDI does tend to improve your timing a lot ... but if you are recording filter sweeps and the like its extremely useful.

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A footswitch and expression pedal are cheaper.

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...as is the Juno MIDI Retrofit from Mungo Enterprises. Not got around to it yet, but it's on the list of DIY jobs to do.

Here, I know this thread is old,
but http://www.maplin.co.uk/antistatic-foam-cleanser-4151 is also excellent at cleaning.

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