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Yes, I'm still at it... at trying to convert my Tyros' zebra piano Kbd to Janko. Since Tyros replacement keys cost each about $13 (incl. shipping & tax), I thought up two innovative methods to protect the keys from glue damage and create a firm platform onto which I can epoxy glue the wooden Janko key support blocks.
1) Tin covering the keys:
This method offers a chance to revers the Janko to its original traditional zebra piano keyboard layout, in case one wants to sell the Tyros and the buyer does not like the Janko layout. The key protection consist of covering the black keys with a 0.35mm thin, galvanized tin and the white keys with 0.45mm galvanized tin covers, which only cover the top of the white keys. Thus, the tight fit prevents all contact with adjacent keys and the keys function as normal.
This method is less risky than hot-glue gluing the wooden support blocks of the Janko layout. Albeit this method too, is reversible, it involves hair dryer heat, which might deform the plastic keys and is not as strong as epoxy-glue. Only after tin covering the Kbd I discovered an even better idea, that of...
2) Building an easily removable Janko adapter: This adapter is superior to tin covering, for it consists of levers onto which the Janko keys are epoxy-glued.
Here's a picture of both my innovative solutions:
1) Tin covering the keys:
This method offers a chance to revers the Janko to its original traditional zebra piano keyboard layout, in case one wants to sell the Tyros and the buyer does not like the Janko layout. The key protection consist of covering the black keys with a 0.35mm thin, galvanized tin and the white keys with 0.45mm galvanized tin covers, which only cover the top of the white keys. Thus, the tight fit prevents all contact with adjacent keys and the keys function as normal.
This method is less risky than hot-glue gluing the wooden support blocks of the Janko layout. Albeit this method too, is reversible, it involves hair dryer heat, which might deform the plastic keys and is not as strong as epoxy-glue. Only after tin covering the Kbd I discovered an even better idea, that of...
2) Building an easily removable Janko adapter: This adapter is superior to tin covering, for it consists of levers onto which the Janko keys are epoxy-glued.
Here's a picture of both my innovative solutions:
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