Nord Lead Mk1 keyboard to MK1 rack

[NordNerd]

Hi all new in here.

Just a quick query,does anyone know if its possible to turn the Keyboard version into the rack model by simply removing the internals??I have the Original Nord Lead but would like to pimp it to the rack option,so have emailed Clavia to see if its possible to still buy the MK1 rack casings.(waiting for a response)are they internally the same except for the Keybed/pitch wheels etc,in other words is the main circuit boards the same so that they would fit into a rack casing,the size of the rack fascia would suggest they are dimensionally the same as the controls section on the keyboard model

The reason behind it is that I want to reduce my studio space,by eliminating Keyboards but don't want to simply spend more money on buying a second Nord lead rack,so that my keyboard will be gathering dust,plus the fact the MK1 models are hard to find at a decent price,and even more so the Rack model,but would like to keep the keybed and keyboard case and just remove the internal circuitry(minus the keybed/pitch wheel) and place into the NL1 rack casing,I would still keep the Keyboard casing and keybed so I could return it to a keyboard version if i so wished at a later date.

Has anyone ever done this with any Nord model??

[Wout Blommers]

Open your synth and see if the Wheel, the Stick and the Keyboard are attached to the Mother board by connectors or not. Disconnect these and see what happens if you booth the synth. It will probably tell you it's a 'rA', which means Rack.

All this is done at your own risk, BTW.

If so, try to buy a broken Rack somewhere. I think Clavia doesn't have anything in stock anymore...

I like to buy your empty box

Wout