I have a sweet sounding, smooth action old “Beaver Brand” (much like a Hohner Pokerwork; seems made by them for Sears) and aside from a “blatty” valve or two, it just needs a strap and a spot tune on a reed or two. BUT.....the machine-gun clatter is a bit much, and it is clearly upon release, when the pallets “slap” back down. I don’t want to take off each pallet, strip the old suede, and cement on the new felt/leather. So, I hoped there might be some way to use a thinner (but softer and slightly compressible, of course) pallet covering that would let me just glue them on in situ. The old ones are thin and quite rigid, but seal well. I also could live with the resultant slight lowering of the buttons at rest, no problem.
Thin felt? Thin “art foam” stuff? Blotter paper?
Thanks. I am taking little risk, here, since if I fail, I can still do the “full” replacement.
Regards,
David