[GreenKeys] Model 15 Noise Suppression

[Bruce Gentry]

When I was in high school 44 years ago,  a fellow who introduced me to 
Teletype had an effective and novel soundproofing method. He mounted a 
model 15 with pedestal on a piece of plywood, and put a partially 
inflated boat trailer tire inner tube under it all. It pretty much 
eliminated the  sounds transmitted to the floor, and the soundproofing 
inside the cabinet was still in good shape. His shack was on the top 
floor of his house, so I'm sure everyone was pleased with the sound 
reduction. It made the machine a little unsteady to type on, but you 
could get used to it rather quickly. When I joined the Air Force and 
heard 15s on regular wooden floors, the difference in sound was quite 
apparent. Klienschmidts were noisy no matter what kind of floor they 
were on,   a 15 or 28 was much easier to  be around  for hours at a time. 

     Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY