I can see that there are some very intelligent people who just happen to play the Cajun accordion in this room! This subject is somewhat "Out of the Box", lol, but none the less, an interesting idea to wrap one's mind around.
What would be the reason of magnetizing accordion reeds? Would it have no effect, a negative effect? Or,...maybe a positive effect on the reeds! And consequently, the music and vibration coming from the accordion!
Could we finally do away with the WAX?!!!
Could we magnetize a steel base plate with stamping and/or cutouts on it to accommodate the individual accordion reeds of at least the two lying down rows and leave the two standing rows mounted on hard wood?
What would be the effect on the sound of those steel reeds magnetized directly onto the magnetized mother plate? Would they be easier to just pop off, tune, repair, or replace?
Could it possibly open up a worm hole to the far reaches of the universe?!!
33, by (steel base plate), do you mean the reed block or blocks? Very thin, very hard, light weight, magnetized steel reed blocks? As long as the weight of the accordion stays at 7 pounds or preferably less, I'd like to see such a thing be created.
As far them 9 pound accordions, they're overweight and sluggish. And they eat too much of my energy and play speed......much like a fat baby does to it's parents.
The April 2011 Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
