[CW] Alberto Frattini pro bug

[John Barnwell]

Thanks David, I will approach that idea with him when I make contact. I am amazed at the build quality on his little masterpieces, and I know that I will be unable to resist the lure to own one. A GHD mechanical bug has been on my list for a while, and has now taken a back seat for the time being. Obviously I am of the opinion that one cannot ever own too many....but I strive for nesting the very best in my stable. Regards, John

--- On Tue, 5/12/09, David Ring <djringjr at gmail.com> wrote:

From: David Ring <djringjr at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CW] Alberto Frattini pro bug
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 11:05 AM

I believe that Alberto offers a nickel plated version of this key - or
nickel/chrome.  That should protect the underlying brass.

You could also ask him if he can machine this out of steel then
copper/nickel/chrome plate the steel as steel is much stronger (and
much more difficult to machine) than brass.

73
DR
David Ring, N1EA


On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Robert Carroll <w2wg at comcast.net> wrote:
> I know nothing about these keys.  They look wonderful.  However, I see that
> "they are protected from corrosion by a transparent coating."  I own a
> beautiful old Schurr paddle.  It still works very well, though not as well
> as a similar Begali.  However the coating on the Schurr did not protect
> forever, and there are splotches and blotches that are going to be there
> forever unless the coating is stripped, the blotched areas cleaned up, and
> the key recoated.  This may well not be the case with these keys--but you
> are not going to know for a good long time--it was around ten years for the
> Schurr.
>
> Bob W2WG
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:26 PM
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> Subject: Re: [CW] Alberto Frattini pro bug
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Barnwell" <radioniner at yahoo.com>
> To: cw at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:08:45 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [CW] Alberto Frattini pro bug
>
> Can someone please confirm a good contact (email or other) to Mr. Alberto
> Frattini? I am trying to contact him in regards to purchasing a bug. Also I
> would like to hear from anyone who has owned/used one of these masterpieces.
> Thanks John
>
>
>
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