[Hallicrafters] Panel lettering NEW THREAD

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Thanks for posting this, Paul. It certainly clears things up.

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Paul Kraemer <elespe at lisco.com> wrote:

> As far as other questions of who bought what ---you should ask Lynn. After
> purchasing the film and realizing the breadth and depth of his business I
> inquired to him about the paint formulae and Lynn told me that someone in NC
> had already bought those along with some of the mechanical printing assets
> but was not going to pursue that and in fact wanted to sell them back.  A
> brief look at the asked price of some paint formulae,  the knowledge that
> the world of paint is changing,  plus recognition of difficulties of
> inventory and actual shipping made me disregard that aspect of the business
> rather quickly.  After all, the color is never exasctly how we remembered it
> and that is a whole other service problem.
> That is my story and I am sticking to it.

Re-creating the accurate fonts should keep you busy enough. Several
issues arise in trying to replicate paint, not least of which is that
colors varied with every manufacturer I've ever seen. Some more than
others, but there are differences. And as you know or would find out,
someone will always be unhappy, expecting a the color to be the same
as the aged panel or cabinet they sent to you instead of 'new'. So my
guess is that you made the right choice in focusing on the
screen/panel lettering. You can no doubt deal with paint on a local
level if the needs arises or you choose to offer it at a later date.
Much progress has been made in even the last ten years for color
matching and mixing.

> One final word on artwork. It is just that. We artists grow weary of hearing
> "all ya gotta do is take a picture with a digital camera and that is all
> there is to it" Remember WYSIWYG.

Ha! If it was that simple, everyone would be doing their own. I'm
still trying to figure out a good system for re-creating decals used
on old transformers, chassis back aprons, and so on. It also seems
like it should be easier than it really is.

Thanks for taking this on and letting us know the progress. When
you're ready to roll, let me know as we'd be happy to have you listed
in the Services forum on AMfone.net.

73 -

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4