18 Jan
2015
18 Jan
'15
4:42 a.m.
On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 8:10 PM, Len Ovens <len(a)ovenwerks.net> wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 19:28:42 -0700, Bob van der Poel wrote:
>>
>> Can I mention the piezo pickups I installed in my accordion. Gawd
>> they sounded awful :) (Accordion wasn't bad back then when I actually
>> knew how to play one).
>
>
> Bob,
>
> an electromagnet/coil is fairly useless for recording an accordion.
> Usage of coils isn't impossible, since the accordion does use air to
> vibrate things made of metal that might be magnetic. JFTR even the
Still being sold for this purpose:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Schaller-instruments-723-10-84/dp/B004YD67AQ
My install was a very long time ago. Could well be that I just did the
whole job as a botch-up :) Don't have the box any more, and that is
fine. But, I clearly do remember them sounding just awful ... even
after all these years.
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