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Every Kieffa pad I'd seen before this measured 8" or 10" across and had a cylindrical body with a tan rubber playing surface and black rubber rim on top, and a thin wood panel on bottom. nearly all the pads I'd seen before except one could accept a 1/4" jack, for the purpose of electrifying the sound.
This is different. It's bigger, about 12" across (11 1/4" playing surface). Rubber is black and does not appear to have been colored in by a previous owner. The rubber playing surface looks and feels right, in that it definitely could be a Kieffa product. Rubber rim is black, though scraping (from wear and tear) reveals a white color underneath. Base is black and could be an older version of MDF, but I can't be certain. The finish on the base is textured and could contain plastic as well.
And it's a flat pad, with no resonant chamber.
On the underside is a thin layer of what looks and feels like harder recycled rubber.
I looked up the patent online and found only the original patent for the cylindrical acoustic-electric pad, and an explanation that any modifications were to refer back to this original patent number, dated 2007.
I've never seen a pad like this before.
UPDATE: Further research brought me to this article from 2013:
https://drummerszone.com/news/kieffa-percussion-designs-debut-at-namm-2013/namm-2013-59-11604/article/
Scroll to the bottom of the article and you'll find that this IS a genuine Kieffa pad, called the "Hard Corps" pad. It could be customized, which explains why the rubber is black. And the description matches what's here exactly.
So Kieffa DID make a pad that could be used for marching practice.
It's probably even more rare than the standard resonant models. Kieffa exhibited at NAMM in 2013 and then faded away. I'm still researching to find out what happened. Stay tuned.
Here's a little video demo, with concert and light marching sticks.
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