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    !945 Catalog

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    Re: !945 Catalog

    Very cool. I like how they show the A1 in unpainted plywood. Could you get cabs that way from the factory? I was under the assumption that the theatre cabs came painted gray.

    Anyways, cool seeing the old color catalogs

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    Re: !945 Catalog

    This is some wonderful stuff! The printed catalog is near its end, and this site offers us the opportunity to experience this age-old method of shopping and dreaming. I guess you could call the old catalogs internet shopping before the advent of the internet. Thanks for referencing this very interesting site, mah!

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    Re: !945 Catalog

    Awesome stuff mah, thanks for posting!

    I like how they show the A1 in unpainted plywood. Could you get cabs that way from the factory?
    The early paint was very thin, more like a stain. You can see the grain thru it pretty clearly, and i think that's what they're illustrating. Or, maybe we're looking at two different things
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    Re: !945 Catalog

    I was looking at this one. I know the ones you are talking about with the thinner paint though. They are gray but you can see the grain of the plywood still

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    And yeah they probably are just illustrating how they are constructed in that pic
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    Re: !945 Catalog

    this is great stuff I'll bet buying an A1X then would have cost somewhere around what a Studebaker Eagle cost.
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    Re: !945 Catalog

    Re the finish: 1945 - the war has probably ended. How long would it take for the Navy to get excess stocks of 'battleship gray' paint to surplus dealers? I would say, not quickly.
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    Re: !945 Catalog

    Thanks for the links! I need to find my copy of the in house RCA critique of these Altecs.

    FWIW, the 1945 catalog has been here for many years along with some other literature: New Page 1

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elitopus1 View Post
    And yeah they probably are just illustrating how they are constructed in that pic
    It's just a rendering and doubt they'd ever do a 'fine finish' on any of these unless someone wanted it for a high profile PA app such as a political convention.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mah View Post
    How long would it take for the Navy to get excess stocks of 'battleship gray' paint to surplus dealers?
    Since Altec was involved in the war effort, seems like they'd have their own supplies.

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    Re: !945 Catalog

    GM , If you can't find your copy, Ill scan and post the original RCA document. You really can't tell from the literature that the 310 cabinet is another foot taller and seven inchs deeper than the 210.(In addition to being wider.) I suspect that the short narrow horn flair on the Ipc cabinets made in Canada is the start of the 310 horn, which expands to the 5' horn of the 210.

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    Re: !945 Catalog

    Quote Originally Posted by Elitopus1 View Post
    I was looking at this one. I know the ones you are talking about with the thinner paint though. They are gray but you can see the grain of the plywood still

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    And yeah they probably are just illustrating how they are constructed in that pic
    Even the horn has a wood-grain look.

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