John There is an early bandmaster on ebay right now that has adifferent color and finish than the later ones. If it is originol which it appears to be yours might have been similar? http://cgi.ebay.com/Harvey-Wells-ham-radio-transmitter-museum-quality_W0QQitemZ320459399262QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a9cde605e 73, John K6HSG ----- Original Message ----- From: "John King" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:02 AM Subject: [AMRadio] Paint question
>A friend of mine sent me a nice Harvey Wells Bandmaster transmitter. He >repainted the cabinet a glossy black. It looks GREAT, but is not the >original wrinkled or gritty looking finish. It is perfectly smooth with no >dents or scratches. He is a great painter. > > My question is: Is there a wrinkled or rough finish paint that can be > applied DIRECTLY over this glossy black paint? Does anyone know the > correct color for the Harvey Wells Bandmaster cabinet? I am not sure if > St. James Gray such as the 75A Collins line would be the correct color or > not. I seem to remember the color being a very dark gray , but not quite > black I don't want the wrinkled (as in SX 28A face plate) color, but more > like the finish of the cabinet on the SX 28A or the finish on the 75A line > of Collins gear IF THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL COLOR OF THE HARVEY > WELLS BANDMASTER. > > Your input will be appreciated. 73, John, K5PGW > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.101/2555 - Release Date: 12/09/09 13:41:00 ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
