06-02-2013, 10:39 PM
What an ambitious project Colin - so difficult to work with burr walnut veneer, but excellent progress already!
The Barker 88 is quite an interesting set, the 88 allegedly meaning 8 valves, 8 Watts output, from a push-pull 6V6 output stage. One of the eight valves, (which is missing), is a Y63 magic eye. Barker was a furniture store so the sets weren't manufactured by Barker, but for them. I rather like the half-moon dial, which covers LW,MW and SW. It was made soon after the war, and some components were ex WD - the metal clad caps for example. The were made with different cabinet styles, and every set seems to differ from every other, probably based on what components were available at any one time. I've no idea how many were made, or over what period of time. Although I wouldn't say that they're rare, they're not commonplace.
It's certainly going to look dandy in it's 'new suit of clothes'!
The Barker 88 is quite an interesting set, the 88 allegedly meaning 8 valves, 8 Watts output, from a push-pull 6V6 output stage. One of the eight valves, (which is missing), is a Y63 magic eye. Barker was a furniture store so the sets weren't manufactured by Barker, but for them. I rather like the half-moon dial, which covers LW,MW and SW. It was made soon after the war, and some components were ex WD - the metal clad caps for example. The were made with different cabinet styles, and every set seems to differ from every other, probably based on what components were available at any one time. I've no idea how many were made, or over what period of time. Although I wouldn't say that they're rare, they're not commonplace.
It's certainly going to look dandy in it's 'new suit of clothes'!
Regards, David.
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