11-28-2017, 12:52 PM
11-29-2017, 12:34 PM
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11-30-2017, 02:40 AM
Russ;
I have a Meissner, but it isn't a high end tuner, it's a radio-phonograph-cutter portable. Meissner obviously made the radio chassis and coils, but I think the record player/cutter was made by General Industries. I would like to find a diagram of the cutter as I'm not sure if there are pieces missing.
Regards
Arran
I have a Meissner, but it isn't a high end tuner, it's a radio-phonograph-cutter portable. Meissner obviously made the radio chassis and coils, but I think the record player/cutter was made by General Industries. I would like to find a diagram of the cutter as I'm not sure if there are pieces missing.
Regards
Arran
11-30-2017, 06:23 AM
Those Meissners were made by Thordarson-Meissner not too far from here, in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
Thordarson is still in business but they have moved their headquarters to North Las Vegas, Nevada.
Thordarson is still in business but they have moved their headquarters to North Las Vegas, Nevada.
11-30-2017, 10:50 AM
I also have a Signal - Shifter EX and a couple of smaller Meissners. I noted that the power trans on one said Meissner - Thordarson, or in reverse.
Meissner is not listed in the Nostalgia Air/Riders database BUT they are in vols. 18 and 19.
And here is some kit info.
http://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radio...l#meissner
Meissner is not listed in the Nostalgia Air/Riders database BUT they are in vols. 18 and 19.
And here is some kit info.
http://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radio...l#meissner
11-30-2017, 10:23 PM
Russ, Ron;
I noticed that Meissner used to post a lot of ads in many magazines during the post war period promoting the use of their chassis as replacements in the cabinets of older radios. I don't think that Meissner ever manufactured and marketed complete factory produced units with cabinet the way E.H Scott or Midwest did, I think they only produced and sold chassis with ancillary items like speakers. If they did produce complete sets, such as radio-phono combo units they would probably be very rare. Come to think of it I don't think I have ever seen one of their chassis retrofited into a pre war radio cabinet, in spite of the magazine ads, I did see one that was fitted into a home made cabinet, basically in a box playing the role of a component tuner amplifier, though I am sure that it happened.
Regards
Arran
I noticed that Meissner used to post a lot of ads in many magazines during the post war period promoting the use of their chassis as replacements in the cabinets of older radios. I don't think that Meissner ever manufactured and marketed complete factory produced units with cabinet the way E.H Scott or Midwest did, I think they only produced and sold chassis with ancillary items like speakers. If they did produce complete sets, such as radio-phono combo units they would probably be very rare. Come to think of it I don't think I have ever seen one of their chassis retrofited into a pre war radio cabinet, in spite of the magazine ads, I did see one that was fitted into a home made cabinet, basically in a box playing the role of a component tuner amplifier, though I am sure that it happened.
Regards
Arran
12-01-2017, 11:23 AM
You might be right, or at least I thought so prior to seeing some of those ads that seem to show radios with cabinets. I need to do some more research.
This actually comes to the heart of my decision to restore these radios. Like a Scott or McMurdo Silver, it is acceptable to display one of these radios in almost any cabinet - or without one - or with one that displays the radio chassis (Clifton) and consider them to be as sold. And since I have no cabinets, figuring out a Clifton-like display would be my next consideration.
This actually comes to the heart of my decision to restore these radios. Like a Scott or McMurdo Silver, it is acceptable to display one of these radios in almost any cabinet - or without one - or with one that displays the radio chassis (Clifton) and consider them to be as sold. And since I have no cabinets, figuring out a Clifton-like display would be my next consideration.
12-02-2017, 11:48 AM
There are pictures of the 2961 cabinet in Rider's 19.