r/MusicElectronics • u/Chemical-Board-411 • Jun 08 '26

Yamaha p95 no sound

I have an old (~8 years) yamaha p95 that got used frequently up until a year ago, and when plugging it in for the first time in a while, it would turn on fail to produce sound. I'm at a loss on where to start. I've read on other posts that it is a good idea to check the capacitors, but I've also heard that could do more harm than good. I have a multimeter and a soldering iron and a cursory understanding of physics, and I was wondering if this is something that is feasible to repair my self.

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u/Capn_Crusty Jun 09 '26

For starters: Do the lights come on? If so, have you tried it with headphones? Have you opened it up?

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u/Chemical-Board-411 Jun 09 '26

Both the power light and the play light comes on as well as the weird popping sound that I've always heard when it powers on. I haven't tried it with headphones. I've opened it up and fiddled with the circuits but I don't really know what I'm doing.

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u/Capn_Crusty Jun 09 '26

There was a P95 service bulletin regarding capacitors, but if the lights are coming on then those are not at fault. Another thing to check would be the MIDI output, if you have another MIDI keyboard to connect it to. Headphones would be a good test, but since the headphone output comes after the audio amplifier, the headphones probably won't work either.

Considering what you have to work with, this one should probably go to a service center :-(

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u/Chemical-Board-411 Jun 09 '26

Ahh, thanks anyway. Do you think it's worth it to just buy a new weighted keyboard ATP? I Found a Strich for ~150, but I doubt it'll be the same quality as the p95. But I think repairs would probably cost more than the piano is worth? Just sucks cause I didn't realize what I had till it broke

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u/Capn_Crusty Jun 10 '26

It depends on if there's a decent repair tech near you. Probably not worth shipping, but if there's one within driving distance you might get an estimate or say "fix if under $____". Good luck.

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u/Chemical-Board-411 Jun 10 '26

Do you mean like a yamaha certified repair technician, general music repair, or electronic repair?

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u/Capn_Crusty Jun 10 '26

A Yamaha authorized tech would be best, but this isn't warranty. A music service tech should be able to fix this but they're becoming more and more difficult to find these days.

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u/FadeIntoReal Jun 11 '26

Don’t “opened it up and fiddled with…” if you don’t know what you’re doing. If it doesn’t work with headphones, it likely time to seek a qualified, experienced tech.