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Majestic 181
Jayce
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03-24-2012, 10:40 PM
(03-24-2012, 09:26 PM)Arran Wrote:  The pot metal isn't in the tuning plates themselves it's in the hub that mounts the plates to the tuning condenser shaft. To my knowledge no manufacturer attempted to make condenser plates out of pot metal even back in the 20s.
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I actually had a late 20's Crosley battery console set that had pot metal tuning vanes. Yes, they do exist and are a pain.
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Majestic 181 - by Jayce - 03-23-2012, 11:42 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Arran - 03-24-2012, 02:34 AM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Jayce - 03-24-2012, 01:03 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Arran - 03-24-2012, 09:26 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Ron Ramirez - 03-24-2012, 09:44 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Jayce - 03-24-2012, 10:43 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Jayce - 03-24-2012, 10:40 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Doug Houston - 03-25-2012, 12:56 AM
RE: Majestic 181 - by TA Forbes - 03-25-2012, 12:57 AM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Jayce - 03-25-2012, 01:18 AM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Doug Houston - 03-25-2012, 09:33 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Jayce - 03-25-2012, 10:51 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Arran - 03-26-2012, 12:05 AM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Doug Houston - 03-26-2012, 11:14 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by TA Forbes - 03-27-2012, 01:54 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by codefox1 - 03-27-2012, 09:03 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Doug Houston - 04-05-2012, 11:19 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Arran - 03-27-2012, 07:43 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Jayce - 03-29-2012, 07:56 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Arran - 04-03-2012, 11:30 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Doug Houston - 03-29-2012, 11:53 PM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Jayce - 04-04-2012, 12:39 AM
RE: Majestic 181 - by codefox1 - 04-04-2012, 02:57 AM
RE: Majestic 181 - by Arran - 04-05-2012, 01:26 AM



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