A Slippery Subject
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 55 posts since 14 Mar, 2012
Hello all. The finish on my 128's touch surface has pretty much worn off, and it's difficult to slide notes now. It even winds up moving the whole sheet around. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to use to add some lube to it that won't harm the plastic?
- KVRAF
- 2474 posts since 8 Jun, 2010
- Roger Linn Design
Sorry about that. The first L128 touch surfaces had a silicone-based non-stick coating that would eventually wear off under pitch slides. The current surfaces use a polyurethane non-stick coating that never wears off. You can order one of the new ones on my online for for $45 + shipping:
https://www.rogerlinndesignstore.com/LS ... urface.htm
You can install it yourself in about 20 minutes by following a video.
https://www.rogerlinndesignstore.com/LS ... urface.htm
You can install it yourself in about 20 minutes by following a video.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 55 posts since 14 Mar, 2012
Hi Roger, thanks. Ordering now... looking forward to slip sliding away!
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- KVRist
- 311 posts since 30 Jun, 2003
Hi Roger. Is there an approximate date or serial number when the new surface was put into use? I’m having some friction issues with mine but not so sure if it’s just bad technique or rough surface.
Dave
- KVRAF
- 2474 posts since 8 Jun, 2010
- Roger Linn Design
Sorry, I should have noted the first serial numbers with the polyurethane non-stick coating, but I didn't. But if you write me at the normal support email address, I might be able to tell you from you serial number. Another way to know is if you have the large LinnStrument model and your touch surface doesn't have the tactile bumps on the "C" note pads, because all of those older surfaces had the older coating.
It's a pretty clear difference. A worn older surface will offer a fairly high resistance to finger slides, especially under higher finger pressure. The new surface glides very easily, even under high finger pressure.
It's a pretty clear difference. A worn older surface will offer a fairly high resistance to finger slides, especially under higher finger pressure. The new surface glides very easily, even under high finger pressure.
- KVRAF
- 2474 posts since 8 Jun, 2010
- Roger Linn Design
Then you definitely have the earlier surface. You can order a new one on my online store for $60 plus shipping, and you can install it yourself In about 20 minutes by following a video.
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- KVRist
- 171 posts since 10 May, 2018
[presses pad on sample player, plays back often-used soundbite]
And this kind of response and support (and user repairability!) is why I adore the LinnStrument above and beyond every other MPE controller out there.
[releases pad, goes back to lurking]
And this kind of response and support (and user repairability!) is why I adore the LinnStrument above and beyond every other MPE controller out there.
[releases pad, goes back to lurking]
Mike Metlay, PhD (nuclear physics -- no, seriously!)
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- KVRAF
- 2474 posts since 8 Jun, 2010
- Roger Linn Design
I checked into my records and here are the approximate serial numbers that first included the current polyurethane non-stick surface that never wears off:
LinnStrument: LNL01171
LinnStrument 128: LNM00466
LinnStrument: LNL01171
LinnStrument 128: LNM00466
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- KVRist
- 31 posts since 24 Jan, 2015
Got mine today and installed it no problem. Thanks for the quick shipping, Roger.
I must say it has a marked improvement in terms of reducing friction for slides. Very excited to put it through its paces.
Very glad I saw this thread as I had just assumed my old surface was functioning normally. And to be clear, I was very happy with the performance even with the increased friction, but this really takes performance up a notch. I'd say if you're playing mainly static notes and not doing a lot of pitch slides then it would be less of an improvement.
I must say it has a marked improvement in terms of reducing friction for slides. Very excited to put it through its paces.
Very glad I saw this thread as I had just assumed my old surface was functioning normally. And to be clear, I was very happy with the performance even with the increased friction, but this really takes performance up a notch. I'd say if you're playing mainly static notes and not doing a lot of pitch slides then it would be less of an improvement.
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- KVRAF
- 1540 posts since 2 Apr, 2015
I think these newer slippery surfaces do not wear like the others did, I have had one of the new ones for quite a while now and it is still like new.
Bitwig, against the constitution.
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- KVRian
- 824 posts since 28 Mar, 2017
When I replaced mine, Roger assured me that "You can rub this thing through the next ice age and it will never wear off".
Cheers!
Cheers!
- KVRAF
- 2474 posts since 8 Jun, 2010
- Roger Linn Design
Perhaps a slight exaggeration but polyurethane is a miracle coating and I'm confident that it will either never wear off or no one will ever live to see it wear off.
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John the Savage John the Savage https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=396119
- KVRian
- 824 posts since 28 Mar, 2017
That's okay, the last ice age was a downturn for the music industry anyway...