Yamaha PSR-400 keyboard fixed by Dad/Daughter team

[@pianokeyjoe]

Sooo.. You acquired what I would normally buy in fleamarkets when I visit Florida lol! This is just another day another keyboard kind of adventure for me! I am confident you guys can tackle this job just fine :D

[@rolandedrummer9723]

I got one of these in college.(early 90s). I used it for years. The Korg M1 had been out a couple of years and I was having hot flashes for a cheaper version. This worked well in it's time. Especially on a college student budget.

[@kimthompson5871]

Awesome . Great job and cool video !

[@stevewebb7126]

Nice video .I like seeing keyboards and synths restored. I used to have a yamaha ps510 years ago ,that keyboard was still working perfectly until i gave it away years ago .I must have had 14 years use out of it .Seems these days keyboards aren't built to last like that anymore .

[@RecordingStudio9]

This model was one of my first keyboards used for live performance. Still have floppies with MIDI data save on a Yamaha MIDI recorder. Loved the built-in arrangement sequence recorder

[@Frank-in-NY]

Good Job Dad & Daughter!

[@aldeanblair9727]

Well done guys💯👊🎹🔥👍

[@oiseaurouge6664]

Amazing work! Thank 4 the step-by-step 🎹

[@gearfacts]

My genuine pleasure!

[@heroknaderi]

Well done 👍 it sounds great and classic 😎😎

[@joeblow593]

This looks a lot like PSR 500 minus DSP, page memory, maybe a few other things. Good job fixing that up! Yup we all know sledgehammer!

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts can you please make a video about the Roland e 20 keyboard

[@ababababeebababa]

Daddy Daughter projects are the best. I have a Yamaha YPT-400 with a blown out speaker. Do you think replacing the speaker would be a big job or pretty easy? I don't want to mess with keyboard as it works perfectly. Currently just using an external speaker instead.

[@gearfacts]

It’s an easy and interesting job. Just snip the wires that lead to the speakers, strip the plastic collar off the remaining wire in the keyboard, get matching speakers from and electronics store or an old set of second hand speakers, and connect this wires to the new speakers. Test them before re-installing and closing it all up :)

[@ababababeebababa]

@@gearfacts thanks, I think I'll try it! I had a daddy daughter night one night each week for years ... best thing I ever did and gave my wife a break

[@TonyMontana33452]

How do you get the chord song memory buttons and voice select buttons to work again after it's been in storage for a long time? i.e to respond to being pressed . That was the biggest and most frequent problem with the Yamaha PSR 400. Not the keys. Any ideas? I had mine repaired/serviced once by some guy who came out and said it's dust that gathers under the buttons and that their was some spray that could be used that quickly makes the buttons responsive again but it was so long ago (25 yrs) I can't remember now if what he said was a dream. I just know someone did come and fix it once. Any advice would be most appreciated.

[@transforminggravity15626]

You’re super awesome my friend thank you for sharing this amazing video 💯💯😎🤘

[@gearfacts]

And thank YOU for all that positivity you're sending out!

[@transforminggravity15626]

💯💯😎🙏

[@adromano6]

I just took apart my PSR 500 to try and fix some keys that aren’t working. I now have a bunch of little black screws and I cannot remember where they go. Is there anyway you can help me?

[@gearfacts]

You don’t have to find a place for all of them. Just wiggle everything to check that it’s stable, then close it up and play :)

[@matthewdanso9423]

Please how can i turn off the touch response in the psr 400

[@gearfacts]

I'm not sure if there's a way, but if you search for 'touch response' or 'velocity' on this manual you might find the answer: www.manualslib.com/manual/340257/Yamaha-Portatone-Psr-400.html

[@matthewdanso9423]

@@gearfacts let me try then Thank you 😊

[@davidmartin123]

Good job y'all!

[@worldofparker]

thankyou for this. I found an old psr400, which won't turn on, suspect it is something small, any ideas? I took the back off and nothing seems loose.

[@gearfacts]

Also dead on batteries?

[@rico2725]

I recently got this keyboard, but it came with a damaged battery. Would it work with just the charger plugged in? In that case I will buy a charger adapted to my voltage.

[@gearfacts]

It should work, yes

[@rico2725]

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[@TheGoatWhoWalks]

I picked one of these up in excellent condition a few months ago for 40€ ($60 Aud) bargain touch sensitive keyboard !

[@gearfacts]

Definite bargain :)

[@pianokeyjoe]

And Glynn? Those are the really crappy Yamaha cheap keys that I love to hate.. The Newer Yamaha PSR keyboards you normally review have the better keys. A much welcomed improvement I assure you! Sadly even the some of the older PRO synths from Yamaha had this SAME keybed! CS1x and CS2x and a few of the pro Arrangers like the PSR1000 that you already reviewed. Imagine paying $1500 for a keyboard with that keybed..ouch.

[@gearfacts]

Yeah I've noticed that too. I think there was a time when the keybed was seen by manufacturers as a purely functional thing. It's only been in the last...well fewer than ten years, really... that customers and manufacturers alike have started seriously focusing on the feel of the keybed. Just a blithe observation, I'm open to being corrected on that!

[@TonyMontana33452]

*@pianokeyjoe* Firstly the Yamaha PSR 400 was never $1500. Closer to around $500 or £399 when I bought mine in 1992. Secondly, they were never intended to replace the feel of a proper piano. The keys were pressure sensitive and the keyboard had midi so they were largely used for R&B, HipHop, House, Rave and music that is still sought after today. This keyboard was a sound investment for people who used it for that purpose and made $1000s in return for such a small investment.

[@pianokeyjoe]

@@TonyMontana33452 The price was for the PSR1000 arranger, not the PSR400. And I am speaking of rhe piano keys themselves, not the keyboard as an instrument. I love my PSR600 and PSR310 that I currently have. Both use the same keybeds but I know those keys tend to jam up over time and I have been replacing the beds with better metal framed versions from the older Yamahas from the 80's. And yes, the PSR400 was $500USD in 1992 and the PSR500 was $699 at Service Merchandise back then too. Great boards. No need to insult me over my opinion though.

[@TonyMontana33452]

@@pianokeyjoe Point well made and accepted and post edited. Guess I'm a bit sensitive when it comes to my first love keyboard. My apologies

[@hamidrezaansari4871]

Like that