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15th Jun 2018, 10:56 am | #21 |
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Re: Murphy Disaster
Alas, I dropped my immaculate Murphy U602 and smashed the case, after fully restoring the chassis - grrrr!! I have another case (for a U502), but it's not so nice.
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15th Jun 2018, 10:58 am | #22 | |
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Re: Murphy Disaster
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BTW the tuning scale had not been refitted when I dropped the set and so was not at risk. |
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6th Jul 2018, 11:02 am | #23 | |
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Re: Murphy Disaster
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The U602 is a nice looking set with a stile reminiscent of the Philips B2G04U. |
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6th Jul 2018, 7:54 pm | #24 |
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Re: Murphy Disaster
It's at moments like that when you wish you could just take out your wand and say 'Reparo' and the thing would leap back onto the bench totally repaired. On the other hand, entropy is always waiting in the wings.
Tim
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6th Jul 2018, 8:29 pm | #25 |
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Re: Murphy Disaster
If you're anything like me, procuring a replacement for a self-damaged one is not good enough. You set out to restore yours, and only yours will do. To use modern parlance, it's 'closure' to bring it back to original splendour.
When I was 4 years old, I dropped my ice cream onthe floor at Chester Zoo. I burst into tears. My auntie immediately offered to buy me another. 'No..I dont want another one...I want THAT one!' was the response. I was mourning the loss of an innocent ice cream. Today I feel the same about wrecked radios.
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6th Jul 2018, 8:36 pm | #26 |
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6th Jul 2018, 9:42 pm | #27 |
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Re: Murphy Disaster
Very annoying and I suspect we have all done something similar if not with a Bakelite radio. All part of life's rich structure and thankfully it is only an old radio.
Tomorrow is another day. Take care, John. |