2026-03-18 (W) VictorianLightPiano Soldering one minor key

I drilled holes through the wood above each key base to run a wire from the LED filament. I examined the schematic and decided to put the LED's positive lead at the top, near the new hole, and the negative near the switch, which shared a GND connection. I placed the light and pushbutton into their seats and considered gluing them, but they stayed put well enough for testing, plus, I may have to service them. I added blue wires for each signal and a single black ground conductor. Next, I soldered the address jumpers on all six IO expanders and labeled them with a green tag. I connected the IO expander boards to the wired key and the microcontroller's board so that I can test next.
Underside of one octave with a wired key

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