"keithr" <keithr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "John Byrns" <byrnsj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> In article <0cGWj.950$_03.559@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> "Iain Churches" <IainNG@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> Someome building a single amp, or very small batches
>>> has the distinct advantage in that a standard chassis
>>> can be used, but with a little ingenuity, each one
>>> can look distinctly different. Colour is of course a
>>> very personal thing. I generally use anodised panels,
>>> so black is the obvious choice. Waiting times at anodising
>>> firms for blue, gold or red is long, and to my conservative
>>> eye the panels look garish.
>>
>> I don't know about that, most of the pro audio equipment, mostly
>> broadcast, that I remember from the post WW2 tube era was painted in
>> shades of blue, green, umber, gray, silver, and the like, with very
>> little black. Black seems to have been the color of choice before WW2,
>> and of course is the standard in home audio equipment today.
>
> Ah the old black crackle paint - good stuff covered up all the rough
bits
> in the tin ba****ng :)
>
Crackle was good, and durable. Was it baked?
There was also what we used to call "hammer finish"
Most broadcast equipment was painted like this,
usually grey. The AVO MkIV tube tester is a good example.
http://www.kolumbus.fi/iain.churches/Pics/AVO/MkIV/TopPanel03.jpg
One can now buy aerosol tins of "hammer lacquer"
Does anyone have experience of this?
Regards
Iain
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