[GreenKeys] Nassua Solder

[Steve Schlink]

And to make it even more comical/nonsensical,  Nassau was the metals 
recycling arm of Western Electric.
So the Audiophools are buying a relatively impure alloy at that.

The way they pontificate over low oxygen copper, I would think that a tinge 
of nickel in the solder would drive them to mania!

Steve

At 06:48 PM 11/27/2012 -0600, Frank Carraro wrote:
>         I was recently involved in the opening of a time capsule of Bell 
> System
>stuff.  Well, it wasn't intended as a time capsule, it just got forgotten
>since 196X.  Among the rotary phone parts, boxes of "quad" station wire etc,
>I spied a large roll of solder.  5 lb to be exact, with the name  NASSAU
>"PEDIGREED" on it.   It is brand new - "NOS" I guess you'd say.
>
>         I remember something about this stuuf on the list, but I can't 
> remember why
>it's so special.  I haven't heated up an iron to check it out yet.   There
>may be more.  There are lots of things like drive rings, toggle bolts,
>mountings for KTU's etc.  There may be more, but I don't own the stuff -
>except for the roll of solder, so don't get excited.  If i had an idea of
>what it's worth I might be able to get my hands on any more that may be
>there.