[Hallicrafters] Unwanted chassis holes!

[Kevin Rank]

Amen to that.  I'm in the process of reparing a Fender guitar amp that had been
"modded".  I'm trying to return it to stock per the customer's request and having
a heck of a time.  I've spent hours with the schematic trying to figure out all
the missing pieces.  What a mess.

Kevin

Ed Tanton wrote:

> That's a RULE 1 (of mine) Violation: "I DON'T MAKE NO NEW HOLES!!!" That
> said, they're there. They make the unit work better. It isn't original. The
> two holes are there, and NOTHING you can cover 1/2 inch holes is going to
> look original-short of BONDO (so to speak) and a fresh paint job. Hole
> plugs, covers, whatever... NONE of these things are "original". None of them.
>
> I'd try to label them as well as possible to match (as closely as possible
> to the original lettering that is) and then I'd live with them.
>
> I repeat: nothing you can do short of filling and repainting is going to
> make the unit "original". If that's what you want to do, get some of the
> body shop stuff (available at automotive paint specialty stores and places
> like Pep-Boys) and go at it.
>
> 73 Ed Tanton N4XY <n4xy at earthlink.net>
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