10-01-2015, 04:05 PM
I have heard that the new dial material available is now lighter than what was being used for the repro dials for a long time, which duplicated the darkened orange color of the dials one is used to seeing on these old radios. I remember what the dials looked like 50 years ago, and they were lighter then, and I have a feeling were even lighter when they were manufactured. That kind of thin, translucent, paper micarta board darkens over the years. I have a feeling the dials were originally fairly light, much like the new repro dials. It would make sense, since the black lettering would show up with more contrast against a brighter background. I wonder what others think ?
