[GreenKeys] Model 15 Noise Suppression

[Bruce Gentry]

Steve Garrison wrote:
> But a Kleinschmidt is still music to one's ears!!!  I'll send you a recording when I get mine purring!
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> Steve G./N4SEG
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 13, 2011, at 18:44, Bruce Gentry <ka2ivy at verizon.net> wrote:
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>> 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
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