Making a Keyboard or Synthesizer Dust Cover - DIY Sewing Project 

No home studio is complete without a sewing machine 😆

Thanks a lot. Glad it served the purpose.

Great to hear that. Be nice to see some pictures, if you posted them anywhere?

Thanks a lot. It was a grandpa actually 😆

Thank you very much. Yes it fits and looks great 😀

That’s wonderful! Were you making the same thing or a cover for something else?

Thank you!

Thanks! Hopefully you’ll be able to share a picture of the finished project 👍

Glad to hear that Chris! If you had any questions, feel free to post them here.

Please do share pictures when your project is done. Glad to know this video inspired you in some way.

Thanks a lot. What are you making? An actual keyboard cover, or something else?

@@InTheMixReviews I'm planning to make an actual keyboard cover.

Wonderful, thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot. I guess it depends on the thickness and type of Vinyl too. The ones we used needed to be finished. Also, dimensions are long. It certainly adds support to the shape and structure and it looks very nice. Be nice to see it when you finish

You’re welcome. Hope to see the results 😃

Glad to hear that. Curious to know which synth this is.

@@InTheMixReviews It is a sloped DIY rack with 3 levels, housing an Electron Digitakt, a Behringer Neutron and various individual modules. I made the cover with quite a lot of slack to accomodate for all the patch cables.

@@ChristianMuenker Nice! Definitely not an easy project. Congrats!

20 minutes? You’re fast!

In The Mix Instructions good and I wasn’t messing about. Ok probably spent some extra time on minor adjustments and ironing the edges, got another couple of covers to do now.

Nice! Glad to hear you found the video useful

Sounds good! Black liner probably would look better than bubble wrap too.

Feeling adventurous, use both. Don't want those glorious wooden side-end cheeks scratched when your studio chair bangs accidentally against your synth. I am annoyed though that I only bought 2 sheets of the liner. Last time I saw a similar product at ALDI it had holes like this: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1028/9539/products/3_copy_e8ce557d-e8e9-447f-a9b9-6e9064a9a435_large.jpg presumably to cut manufacturing costs so its not going to be as tough for fitness mat purposes. They were also useful for sound dampening. I am too cheap to get Aurolex. That's $3 vs $49 for speaker isolation!

Acoustic treatment stuff are definitely OVER-PRICED. Mine are all DIY for the most part. As far as a cover for your synth, you can just use a towel or like in your case a kitchen liner combined with a bubble wrap. Nothing wrong with that still I like my cover A LOT better than bubble wrap :)

Thinking about doing it?

@@InTheMixReviews Maybe. It depends what keyboard I'll gonna buy and if there are cheap decksavers for that model.

Mum for Grandmother...lol! Totally worth it though. Go for it!

Nice! Actually Mark had the same question. Just scroll down and read the comments/replies. I posted some pictures and suggestions.

Glad to hear that Judy. Yes, the 88 key definitely requires more of everything. Be nice to see some pictures of your cover. Unfortunately playing skills require day time practice. ;)

Mark, I've had those music stands that get attached to keyboards so I know what you're talking about, but they're all so different. Which type do you exactly have ? A link to a pic?

@@InTheMixReviews It's a starter Yamaha P45. Here's a picture: www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/PIM/Images/388C268FAF7544598BD05921313DA257_12075_5647x5363_b340c5f2bef497979f20ae6e252ab496.jpg

Ok, so there's multiple ways of doing this. You can create a flap with Valcro on the back and the opening will just close around the base of the music stand. Another way would be to just make a regular cover first. Then you figure out the measurements for the holder and make a cut out depending on the depth and width of the music stand. This way the cover will slip over the stand. Keep in mind that there's a thicker foot at the base of the holder where sheet music sits against. If you want the cover to go over that base plate, then the cover will be raised by that amount, so then you'll need to take that measurement into consideration when you're making the cover, so the cover won't be short on the back. In this case, you'll never have to remove the stand. Another solution would be to remove the stand, put the cover and then put the stand over the opening so now the thicker base plate will be above the cover. This means you don't have to account for longer fabric. We made a small sample to showcase the idea here. This is only a rough sample so of course it could look a lot better. Let me know if you had questions: www.flickr.com/photos/93736899@N03/albums/72157705839445264

@@InTheMixReviews Thank you for all of those ideas and the mock-up! Adding Velcro to the solution opens up many potential solutions.

Throwing a towel should do. Exposing instruments to direct sunlight is not a good idea. You may need to have it checked out by someone. Trust me I understand your concern. My instruments receive special attention 😆

Wonderful! Glad it helped you in anyway. Would love to see some pictures if you have any.

Glad you liked. Thanks for the feedback...

You sure can. Are you talking about the excess material that hangs down? If that's what it is, you can just cut the extra fabric to the desired height. In my case, we had the cover drop down a little below the physical line of the instrument, just to prevent the dust from getting in there. Is that what you're question is about? If not, maybe you can elaborate?

In The Mix Hi, sorry I didn’t make myself very clear. I have made my template - taking my measurements as you showed on your video the big panel that goes over the top and the two side panels. Now when you go to sew, you first demonstrated how the side panels sit, one on the LHS and one on the RHS with the sloped edge into the middle, and you then explain how they are sewn on, ( I haven’t sew them on yet) This is were I come unstuck. Before I sew them on, I do the movements as you have shown before sewing on to mark out where the little slits go, but when I get to the end my side panel over hangs my big rectangle panel (your panel matches up perfectly at the end). How do I get my side panel to match up perfectly at the other end? Hope I have explained it properly now. Cheers

I have a suggestion. Since I don't have any visuals on what's going on your side, would you be able to take some pictures and send it to me? Facebook page information is on the channel. Just go to that page and send me the pictures through a private message if you like.

In The Mix I worked it out, my cover looks awesome. Cheers

@@essentialcarsales3984 Glad to hear that.

Thank you David. Sorry I won’t be able to do that. Hope you find one for your keyboard

@@InTheMixReviews Thanks ,