Hello Kraig and thank you very much for your advice, I will check those websites right away!

Best
Sophie

--- In korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com , Kraig Northrop <apoptygma8@...> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> I have heard decent things about synth restore and they are based in the uk.
> www.synthrestore.com
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> And custom synth also does amazing work on the cosmetics paint and wood also based in the uk. www.customsynth.co.uk
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> Hope that helps you out a bit
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> --- On Tue, 9/1/09, lakaband_in_uk <sophiebernhard@...> wrote:
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> From: lakaband_in_uk <sophiebernhard@...>
> Subject: [korg_mono-poly] MG and case broken + false contact
> To: korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 3:42 PM
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> Hello everyone!
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> I still am a proud owner of the mono/poly
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> but I have so many problems with it!
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> First, I bought from ebay and it arrived broken: the case and, more importantly, the volume knob and the MG one. I replaced the volume knob with a friend of mine as it is quite easy to do but to replace the MG is another game!
> So I haven't done it yet.
> By the way, the ebay seller didn't pack it securely enough but refused to take responsability for the breaking, and I never saw any money from the claim I filed to the UK postage.
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> That is why I cannot stress enough that it is important to be very careful buying your machine on ebay!!
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> On top of that, the synth proves now to have some false contact somewhere and it plays only sometimes!
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> I found a company that renews cases of synths but it is in the US. Is there is an equivalent in Europe
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> I really like the sound of the synth (when it plays!) but I am a bit discouraged and would like to know if you could advise me someone to bring it to that is not going to rip me off (I live in London).
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> many thanks in advance for your time in the matter
> and thanks for this group
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> Sophie
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