This image was taken not in 1926 but 2018. Based on original casting models we have managed to fine tune the whole process. This takes time, devotion, patience and a few pennies. The only pursuit here is perfection. The whole casting process has been reworked. This entailed getting deep into the craft of casting methods, […]
Castings models only last so long so you sooner or later get around to making them again. Here the rear bracket and side brackets used on we12a and we15 solid wood seen in the previous article. True to original these are for cast iron made from solid wood including core boxes. Not be be confused […]
November 2017 : Some 70km North of Copenhagen during the ETF meeting of 2017 my good friend « B » decided to host a small lecture on Western Electric and some of their amazing technology and testing gear at Bell Laboratories. Amazing stuff indeed! During this small lecture we watched a short film in which you can […]
This is what it takes to get the job done, to make exact replica throats in cast iron. No shortcuts, easier to make brass, no lost wax casting..indeed juts plain and simple cast iron as all the western electric horn throats. Easier said than done! I really love this “very industriel” stage of my production […]
A little office system. Smaller that the we16a that used to sit there! We4151 driven by we86, Boyer compression driver connected to old western electric microphone horn. I may arrange that the red light at mouth of horn lights up when the system is on…sound good and easy even and just so smooth.
Tim,
Are both your main system and office system only mono now? What do you use as a source for the office system? Just curious. I like the small office system, looks perfect.
Norman
Norman,
Yes mono and the 16a was also. Despite what people say the 16a is mono anyway. You can use the 16a fron stereo source and amp but for me something gets lost on voices.
In main room I am always mono and by choice as I have at hand more than enough gear to build a full western electric stereo.
You will have read this article of mine :
https://audio16.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/standard-paths-are-not-always-adapted/
The next big step will be 4 horns 2 x we12a and 2 x 13a. That will be in a year or so. Will that be stereo or mono? Will try both.
All fun….
Tim,
great! Have you sold the WE16? (I hope not ;-))
I just finished my mono office rig, too – not WE and a decade younger …
Hey,
No not sold…..just put in main room as all my we13a horns have gone to customers. Mono is fun….
All fun…