I should have read closer, I was going off what was said over the phone. That being said I would still do the upgrade, it would insure no future issues as I recall with that Polaris the leads were quite short. I would personally only use it as a studio synth (no gigs) unless the upgrade was made, the original vinyl is very brittle.

I have not seen the synth in a while as mentioned so I am not sure about current state. If I had the money I would have bought it myself, nice condition all things considered. Plus I did not know it was up far sale until the previous owner told me he sold it...

- Daniel

--- In chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco@...> wrote:
>
> > From: Daniel A
> >
> > Zach,
> >
> > I am the person who did the repair work on that Polaris 5
> > years ago. And recommended that you join this group through
> > the seller.
> >
> > The solution is to acquire the Membrane Panel that has been
> > remade. Ask Paul here is his site:
> > http://www.rhodeschroma.com/?id=polarismembranepanelreplacement
> >
> > Back when I did the repair there was no replacement part. The
> > original membrane is there with a small jump board and
> > replacement wiring carefully soldered to what was left of the
> > vinyl leads. These original membranes became very brittle
> > over the years and it is my guess that during shipment it has
> > either cracked further or a solder point on the vinyl came undone.
>
> As much as I appreciate the referral, he said that all his switches are
> working. His problem lies elsewhere.
>
> --
>
> Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
> Paul mailto:pderocco@...
>