Change bass buttons on a Roland FR-1Xb?

[Dark Phoenix]

I wanted to change a few of the bass buttons on my Roland FR-1Xb to give me some touch guide when doing Free Base. I pried off one smooth, white button, and then tried to replace it with a textured, white button. The replacement button doesn't go in as far as the original button did, which means that it sticks up higher than the other buttons. I tried removing the new, textured button and putting back the smooth one, and the smooth one went into the same height as the other buttons. Is there some trick to this that I don't know?

 

[milford59]

I recently bought an FR-1x and as I am a beginner, I will not be trying Free-bass, like you are … but I like the fact that the replacement buttons stick up a bit higher than the originals - I think they are supposed to be like that…. On the bass note row, from the C, (going up) , I have Dimpled, Smooth,Textured, Smooth, Dimpled….. and the same going down from the C…..then I have the same on the minor chords row….So now I have a 9 x 3 section of buttons where I am finding my way around with not too much difficulty, although I’m still quite slow….

 

[JerryPH]

Take a pair of pliars, wrap tape over the teeth of the pliers... gently squeeze the sides of the button as you press down on the top until it is properly seated.

See HERE

Beautiful Buttons – Accordion Memories

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[Pipemajor]

A word of caution!!
A couple of weeks ago I found on my FR3xb, which I bought second hand, the c7 button was sticking down.
On close inspection, the shaft (?) had split, probably by over zealous pushing in of the replaceable top.
There were traces of glue so it had been repaired previously by the original owner. He must have forgotten to tell me.
I managed to fix it by opening the crack with a feeler guage and VERY CAREFULLY put one drop of superglue either side of the crack, then quickly removing the feeler guage and holding the shaft closed till the glue had set.
The top cap was also a very tight fit and wouldn't seat, so I gently filed the cross shaped stem with a nail file until it fitted nicely. I also put a dab of clear glue to hold it in position.
The moral is, be very careful when squeezing the sides of the button!

 

[oldbayan]

Take a pair of pliars, wrap tape over the teeth of the pliers... gently squeeze the sides of the button as you press down on the top until it is properly seated.

See HERE

Beautiful Buttons – Accordion Memories

syner-g.no-ip.biz

Be VERY careful, it's all plastic and things can break easily!

 

[JerryPH]

Guys I had no issues doing this, but then again I used common sense and not maximum grip strength. You do the same, you will be fine. This is how JimD himself told me to do it and how he himself did it in the past.