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Default Repairing pc traces on a multi-layered board.

The pc board is from a Korg piano. The model number is C-56M. Schematic is
here.
http://www.synfo.nl/servicemanuals/K...ICE_MANUAL.pdf

The relevant pages of the service manual are page 30 for the pc board view
and page 121 for the schematic.

Photo of the board I'm fixing is here.
http://webpages.charter.net/mrfixite...3-pc-board.jpg

The problem is that all of the 10uF 10v caps are bad. I've removed them and
replaced them with through-hole capacitors. Due to the damage caused by the
leaking electrolyte, I was forced to be creative in finding working paths in
the circuit that were still usable. There is one spot I got stuck. Looking
at the photo, you will see a 5 pin connector which connects the volume
control on the top of the piano to this circuit board. There is no
continuity between the left and right output caps to the connector. I've
made a trail of red dots in the photo where the connections are supposed to
be. The dots do not represent a specific physical path but are there for
clarity. The way the signal path connects to the two pins are from the
negative sides of C116 and C117. (page 121 in the service manual) and then
through the two through-hole connections adjacent to the capacitors. Is it
possible to solder jumper wires from the capacitors to the through-hole
connectors (highlighted by arrows)?

Thanks for your reply.
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David Farber
Los Osos, CA