[Hallicrafters] 8T speaker

[k0myw at att.net]

I have no definitive data, but my impression always has been that the R-8T speaker is more rare than the R-12T.

I know that back in the mid-1980s, long before Chuck Dachis put together his informative book, he was self-publishing a simple photocopied listing of all Hallicrafters products known to him. He listed the R-12T, but no R-8T. I wrote Chuck and told him about the "smaller R-12T" that I had acquired. I included photos as proof. He responded with thanks and an offer to purchase my 8-inch version. I declined his offer, preferring to think that (for a while, at least) I had something Hallicrafters that Chuck didn't. The next version of his photocopied listing included the R-8T. I never was sure if that was the official Hallicrafters designation, or if Chuck employed logic and simply hung that model name on it.

At any rate, I've seen (and owned) several R-12T's. But I've only seen one R-8T other than the one in my modest collection. Therefore, although my observations certainly aren't scientific, my vote is that the R-8T is more rare than the R-12T.

But they're both pretty dang neat...

73,
Mike, KØMYW



  


> Don't know for sure, but I have two 8Ts here and picked them both up before
> I got a 12 T.
> 
> Gerry
> 
> 
> Collecting & Restoring E.H. Scott, 
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> Oronoco, MN
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> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 6:41 AM
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> Subject: [Hallicrafters] 8T speaker
> 
> Anyone know if the 8T speaker is rare or common.  I have seen many 12T's
> and even owned one
> many years ago but this is my first 8T.  Didn't even know the 8T existed
> until you good gentlemen
> informed me they are very real.  So how common is the 8T?
>  
> K2WH
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