rca 29k2 console -
murf - 11-23-2013
Have a nice RCA 29k2 console radio I brought home today, only to discover after the ride home, that the slide rule dial glass had cracked.
Anyone have one or know of anyone who makes a replica?
Thanks
murf
RE: rca 29k2 console -
BrendaAnnD - 11-23-2013
Murf,
If nobody else can help, and your dial isn't too badly shattered, you can put the pieces back together and take a high res scan (a high res photo will work, too, but harder to work with). Then email me the scan and exact measurements. I can reproduce the dial scale itself on a color transparency and mail that to you. You could then get your own piece of glass cut (or plexy!) and attach the repro scale to it.
RE: rca 29k2 console -
murf - 11-24-2013
THat just might work Brenda,
I will pm you with a scan or picture.
Probably a hard one to find.
murf
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TA Forbes - 11-25-2013
Brenda:
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Arran - 11-25-2013
Try Radio Daze, they make repro glass dials, or you could hunt on fleabay for one from a parted out set.
Regards
Arran
RE: rca 29k2 console -
murf - 11-27-2013
Brenda was nice enough to make me a transparency.
We'll try that and see how it looks.
Thanks again Brenda.
RE: rca 29k2 console -
BrendaAnnD - 11-27-2013
In case anyone would like to see what I do with these beasties:
Before:
After:
Lots of work with Photoshop Elements, then printed out on a transparency. This is the first time I've had to do it without having the original dial to work with (other than a scan). I usually have the original to compare the transparency to make sure the final dimensions are correct.
RE: rca 29k2 console -
TA Forbes - 11-27-2013
Mighty fine work, Brenda!!
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Gene Pederson - 11-27-2013
Great work Brenda!!!
Gene
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Jayce - 11-27-2013
Good work Brenda! I'm having a real facepalm moment right now because I know where possibly two or more of these sets are sitting right now. The same place I dragged my model 90 out of! At least I know what model they are now.
RE: rca 29k2 console -
BrendaAnnD - 11-28-2013
Darn.. after all the work, and printing out the transparencies, I've just checked against the original with one of the transparencies, and the transparency is smaller/narrower. I'm going to have to get some legal size (8.5x14) transparencies and reprint them and remail. Sorry about this, Murf.. printer limitations.
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Shouldn't be too long, though. I could also send you the finished file and you could perhaps have Kinko's print a transparency for you in the meantime.
RE: rca 29k2 console -
Old Buzzard - 12-03-2013
Murf;
Check your PM.
-O.B.
RE: rca 29k2 console -
Phlogiston - 12-03-2013
As people scan these things it would be nice to place the "art work" in a sticky where it could be reused.
RE: rca 29k2 console -
jerryhawthorne - 12-04-2013
Russ, there is a sub Phorum where labels etc. are filed for reference and recovery. With the help of Ron, I have posted several labels for Philcos there. Brenda's hard work needs to be saved for others as you indicated.
Regards, Jerry
RE: rca 29k2 console -
Ron Ramirez - 12-04-2013
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/forumdisplay.php?fid=25
Intended for Philco items but I would not object to other makes/models as well.