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Hello all,
I just acquired a Scott 112C tuner which is in great shape except for the dial. The paint on the dial glass has deteriorated and is flaking off. I am unable to even clean the glass as all the paint would be removed. Even dry cleaning it would damage it.
I know this is way off topic, but I also know there are creative people who visit this site as well. I am looking for someone who would be able to re-create my Scott's dial on a new piece of glass. The dial lettering is blue and white painted on the back side of the glass. The glass is then side lit to light the lettering up.
Here is a picture of my Scott 342 which uses that same type of dial. The 112C's dial is larger in size and only has the station markings and Scott logo on it.
Thanks much for the help!,
ESDI
scan the dial glass on a flatbed scanner, get an image file, print it out on iron on transfer paper and try ironing it onto a new piece of glass? all I can think of but I'm pretty sure this paper is made that you can print onto and whatever you have printed onto it can be ironed on Tshirts so maybe glass too. You may have to mess around with it before you get it right and not backwards. first thing to do is photo copy the dial on to paper so you have stable image to work with if the dail paint is coming off. anyway this is all i can think of.
Sorry, I can't help you but I just wanted to say that's a sweet looking tuner. It looks just like the speedometer on the car that we had when I was a kid, except of course the numbers are different.
Comb the junkyards looking for late 60s or early 70s Fords. Adapt it to fit your tuner and tune it in to 120 MPH. That'd be hilarious, but it's also be a travesty. You are probably better off keeping the original tuner with a little damage, rather than modifying an original piece. That's assuming you're interested in having it hold value.
Steve,
That would be a funny mod to do. :-) Perfect for messing with peoples heads. Problem is, it may be hard to find a 60s or 70s car in a junk yard these days. I had a heck of a time trying to find a 89 Pontiac 6000 to grab parts from for mine.
I am not to worried about value on my tuner as it is solid state. Scott tube tuners are valued much more then a solid state tuner. In fact, some serious colectors will buy solid state units just for the knobs to restore a tube unit. I have been posting to some audio / radio message boards for help on this as well. Hopefully I will get a lead. :-)
It is sweet looking. :-) I like vintage stuff much better then modern stuff. Looks are one reason. Quality and performace is the other. IMHO, I think these older units were made much better then standard audio stuff today. I think they sound better too.
ESDI
my amp, turntable and tuner are all over 25 years old. speakers too (Sansui). It's all a separate component system. Sadly, the new audio equipment is all-in-one boxes. if you want a component system you have to pay $$$ for a high-end system. I got my tuner at a flea market. I guess none of that matters now as everyone is getting iPods, filling them with 1000 songs, and playing them through amps. I should get with the times. BTW my advice assumed that you were trying to restore the tuner (so many people have that in mind) that I did not stop to think that you may just want a useable dial glass. If all you want is a band scale you can just get a piece of glass cut and paint markers and frequencies on it.
Knucks,
You assumed correct. :-) I want to restore this tuner to like new condition. H.H. Scott Tuners IMO are works of art. Not to mention how well they sound too. :-) The iron on printouts you suggested is a great idea, problem is, I don't know how well glass would hold up to the heat of an iron.
Here is a pic of the tuner dial in it's present state. I was finally able to clean it very carefully. It does not look to bad, but there is visible damage to the dial lettering.
Thanks for the advice, it was well taken. :-)
ESDI
you're welcome; also, you may not need to go to all that trouble--the dial looks pretty good so perhaps all you need to do is touch it up and spray on some fixative. You can get these aerosol spray fixitives at art supply stores. they coat a surface and prevent smudging etc. Normally artists use them to spray a canvass after they've painted something to preserve the painting. if you go into one and tell the people there what you want to do they will probably be able to recommend something for the job. i agree the scotts are real nice pieces of equipment.