[CW] Alberto Frattini pro bug

Wed Nov 21 02:50:56 EST 2012

I just received Alberto's "prestige" chrome bug. Basically a chromed version of his "magnetico" brass bug. I have some experience in restoring automobiles and motorcycles, and have been deeply involved with restoring chrome and all sorts of metals. Brass is a much better metal to chrome plate. It will maintain much better over it's lifetime. Regardless of whatever you may be plating, the real key to success is proper prep work. Prep work for chrome involves polishing to utter perfection. Plating over ANY defects will only enhance those defects and they will be seen under that shiny chrome plating. I actually know a fellow local, who perfected Black chrome and I used it on a project some years ago. Sorry, I'm getting a bit side tracked here. Alberto's workmanship is comparable to fine workmanship you would expect to see on an automobile restored to Pebble Beach concours standards. You really need to see one of his keys up close and personal to fully
 appreciate just what I mean. I have developed a kinship with Alberto over the last several years. His command of English is much better than my Italian, but you need to keep comms simple and concise with him. I came up with an idea for a very special J-36 which is in Alberto's lineup. The project took about a year to complete, as we did some special plating to a steel base which Alberto made for me. Albertto built the base, shipped it to me, I then shipped it back east for a special treatment to another fellow, who shipped it back to me, whereby I shipped it to another fellow in Oregon for another treatment, and finally back to Alberto to complete the key. I plan to pair this key with a very special little vintage CW only transmitter I am currently restoring. I think you guys will really appreciate the end result, and I will gladly share photos at that time. If anyone lives near Seattle and would like to see some of Alberto's work up close, drop me a
 line. 
73 John

--- On Tue, 5/12/09, Danny Douglas <n7dc at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Danny Douglas <n7dc at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CW] Alberto Frattini pro bug
To: djringjr at gmail.com, "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 11:19 AM

Those were really oustanding pictures of a nice machine, too.  If one had 
the machining capability. there is almost enough there to just simply copy 
it .   Hmmmm wonder if I could make one out of wood???   hehe

Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB

All 2 years or more (except Novice)
Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
I Do not us, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for
those who do.

Moderator
DXandTALK
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk
DXandTALK at YAHOOGROUPS.COM

Moderator
Digital_modes
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ring" <djringjr at gmail.com>
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] Alberto Frattini pro bug

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-----
> From: cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of stephenruggles at comcast.net
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:26 PM
> To: CW Reflector
> Subject: Re: [CW] Alberto Frattini pro bug
>
> Email is i1qod at inwind.it
>
> Web page is http://www.i1qod.it/prima.htm
>
>
> ----- 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
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> CW mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:CW at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> ______________________________________________________________
> CW mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:CW at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> CW mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:CW at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
______________________________________________________________
CW mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:CW at mailman.qth.net

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: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2110 - Release Date: 05/12/09 
06:22:00

-----Inline Attachment Follows-----

No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2110 - Release Date: 05/12/09 06:22:00

-----Inline Attachment Follows-----

______________________________________________________________
CW mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:CW at mailman.qth.net
CW List ARCHIVES: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

=30=
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/attachments/20121120/584f0bed/attachment-0001.html>