Quote Originally Posted by Cal Weldon View Post
He doesn't mention the pedestals.
The mounting bases were optional (at least for the first couple of years or so). You could order Model 19's with or without the "optional mounting bases". (see upper left corner of this page the paragraph under the "OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS" paragraph
http://www.altecpro.com/pdfs/vintage...r%20Manual.pdf
They also show a picture of the 19 without the optional mounting base -- when you hang it upside down in a recording studio for example.