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A hammertone paint, "Hammerite Brown", was an almost exact match for the main cabinet color. Unfortunately the front panel was a slightly lighter tone... a bit more coppery, or bronze. But it was in such bad shape I made the choice to paint all of the chassis in the new brown. |
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Another view of the radio. The only apparent concession to 50's design was the chrome plating of the cross bars... the 1947 version, the Model 410, has brushed stainless bars. |
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Here it is as I got the radio. It was surprisingly intact, and in good shape other than the rusty cabinet. One design flaw became apparant... the control panel was pushed back, probably because it was not supported at the bottom, and when the case is hinged forward, the main channel knob sits on the table to support the weight. After a couple of decades of being opened, the control panel gets "tapped" back at an angle. |
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With gentle steady pressure I brought the control panel even with the face. Switching to page must run the amplified mic input through an amplifier, to a megaphone. "Page" does not run through the transmit circuit. Remote would allow connection to a remote handset up in a flying bridge, or on deck. I've seen these listed on eBay... if I find a Ray Jefferson one of the proper vintage, perhaps I'll pick it up. |
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Compare this to the innards of the related, but ten year older, Ray Jefferson model 410. The layout is very close, but technology improved to the point that this 1959 chassis seems a bit more open. The white paper glued on the speaker cone is to hold the brittle and broken cone together for now. |
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The rear of the chassis, showing the espccially large dynamotor, and the miniature tubes. Time for a smaller cabinet... and some transistors, Ray Jefferson. |
