Man, why don't big companies make electromechanical keyboards anymore? I am sure there is still a huge market for these instruments but getting these old ones is ridiculously hard and expensive.
The market isn't quite there, because on the professional level digital instruments are so cheap and versatile, plus if someone wants the real thing there's still hundreds of thousands of old electric pianos for sale around the world. It's impractical to make a new one from almost every standpoint except the artisan.
imagine a hohner sized electric piano with sustain , im sure someone will come up with the idea of making something like that , the digital copies are crap in my opinion
If the reeds are rusted you will have little success making a decent contact. The reeds should have a glass like surface. You can buy replacement extra sticky pads from clavinet.com and I couldn't be happier with them.
again moving the pickups closer or further from the end of the reed can help balance the volume, but 0 output except hiss is not gonna get you anything but hiss.
Hello, I have tried this and some some reason, it hasn't worked. However, out of curiosity, I foolishly turned a rubber pad around then wiped it. Now that I have placed it back into it's original position, the reed only lifts a tiny amount when i press the key, and consequently, the note is extremely quiet. Do the pads therefore contain some kind of sticky substance so that suction or pull is achieved? Hope you can help.
well may I can Actually they normally don't have any "glue" or any sticky substance on it, these sticky pads are made with a special material to improve the suction. Pros recommend just removing, carefully wash with few soap diluted in water, you do the thing in the video and it should be ok.. There are brand new rocket scientific super sticky pads on clavinet.com If your is dead, you can by a set. SC
yeh. rust means no grip o suck so to speak, so if the problem is the reed and not the pad then yiu're stuck. i replaced all mine and some of the reeds were well rusty. Remind me and I'll show you in a video. Seriously REMIND ME! :-)
If the reeds are rusted you will have little success making a decent contact. The reeds should have a glass like surface. You can buy replacement extra sticky pads from clavinet.com and I couldn't be happier with them.
any ideas how to remove rust from the reeds? Would using some vinegar and a q tip work? Thinking I’d do that then wipe down and let it dry… then hit the area with a q tip and alcohol and put some new sticky pads on… all while of course not bending the reeds
