[Hallicrafters] SX-28 front panel color

[Barry Hauser]

On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:01:44 -0500 "polaraligned"
<polaraligned at earthlink.net> writes:
> Hi, new here.  Been messing with the R-390's for a while
> and just picked up a SX-28.  The sound is incredible, I am 
> addicted to it!!!!!

Amazing what you can do with mid-20th century technology, eh?

> Question is about the front panel color.  My panel is black,
> not the black-gray color I see in so many pictures.  I am judging
> the color by the meter casings against the panel, and my panel
> certainly is BLACK.  I find NO evidence that it has been 
> refinished.

Actually, most of the SX-28's I've seen have black panels.  Not sure what
you mean by the black/grey.  The textured surface can reflect light in
such a way that some photos might give you that impression.  I have 3 --
can't be too careful nowadays.  Two are black, one is grey, but a
battleship grey -- a rackmount version that came from the Canadian Navy,
I think.  Most photos I've seen show the radio in black.

A lot of later Halli's -- like the SX-42, 62, etc. have two-tone cases
where the bottom half is black with just a touch of metallic, but I don't
think they used that on the '28's.

Hey -- the way it sounds, if it were purple it would be good enough. ;-)

Enjoy...

Barry

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