The clunk you hear on every note is the solenoids. It's a simple design -- the steel pins ride freely in the solenoid coils and drop by gravity when the note is released. Originally there was a strip of felt underneath that dampened the blow. Of course, I was clever (not clever) and used leather instead, so they're a bit louder. I might stuff a tiny piece of cotton into the coil tubes.
Hi! I'm the person you bought this from on eBay. This is SO COOL and I'm so glad it went into the hands of someone who will enjoy it! :)
I was kinda hoping there was no sentimental attachment to keeping the instrument all original!
Cool and thanks. Is the mechanical noise from the keyboard or the solenoids?
The clunk you hear on every note is the solenoids. It's a simple design -- the steel pins ride freely in the solenoid coils and drop by gravity when the note is released. Originally there was a strip of felt underneath that dampened the blow. Of course, I was clever (not clever) and used leather instead, so they're a bit louder. I might stuff a tiny piece of cotton into the coil tubes.
@@rimbeauxare you using the Chinese solenoids? If so, I can send you some pictures on how I dampened the sound of the solenoid down
@@rhodesami no, it had solenoids built into it already. I posted a test #2 after making some adjustments, and I'm pretty happy with it.