DickT Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I was playing today and started listening to the difference between the pad noise on my Edeophone 56 key ET and my Aeola TT. The edeo has a much sharper and louder pad slap. Both 'tinas have been relatively recently re-padded so I was wondering what might cause the difference in sound. Any ideas anyone? Dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) If all other things are equal then the wood of the two pad boards is a probable cause for the pad slap volume differences . Edeophone pad boards are usually Mahogany and the Aeola's would be Maple or Sycamore as far as I recall. Other variables could include return spring pressure differences, various noises from the actions , pads of different construction, hardness of reedpan gaskets, type of end grills, overall size of instrument etc etc. I was trying to decide if I should change the pads on an accordion because of the amount of slap noise that occurs when a depressed button is quickly released but I realised that some , if not all , the sound was coming from the key levers coming just into contact with the underside of the keyboard. So it is worth looking closely at the whole system. I do think pads are changed , sometimes unnecessarily, as a 'service item' these days. Both of my vintage Wheatstones have their original pads ( as far as I can tell) and they function perfectly well... and one is 120 years old! Edited January 10, 2019 by Geoff Wooff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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