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18th Jul 2009, 9:05 pm | #1 |
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Circular Ekco radios - matching wooden stands?
I guess this will be a bit of a long shot, but I never fail to be surprised at what forum members come up with!
I seem to recall seeing (at one of the NVCF shows) a circular Ekco radio mounted on a matching wooden stand. I've done a search on t'internet and can't find any info, other than that there was indeed an optional stand, about 26.5" high, but I can't find a picture of one anywhere. My son has asked me if I can make one for his A22, and I suppose I could design and make something that would suffice, but it would be nice to replicate the original design. (I think it was in oak, with slim legs, and a curved support to match the contours of the cabinet. (Anyone got any ideas where I might find a pic, or better still the plans!) Regards, David G4EBT |
18th Jul 2009, 11:45 pm | #2 |
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Re: Circular Ekco radios - matching wooden stands?
It would be most likely made of beech . I think they were very dark brown or black colour.
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19th Jul 2009, 12:26 am | #3 |
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Re: Circular Ekco radios - matching wooden stands?
The EKCO radio stand is quoted as being 26 1/2 " high. See attached picture, you should be able to work out the rough dimensions from it.
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19th Jul 2009, 7:55 am | #4 |
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Re: Circular Ekco radios - matching wooden stands?
An expert on these things is Rob Chesters who has done a lot of research on Ekco cabinet and furniture design. He is not in the forum. I have an email address which I will PM to you. No guarantees that it still works.
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19th Jul 2009, 3:10 pm | #5 |
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Re: Circular Ekco radios - matching wooden stands?
Thanks Jeffrey - I'll reply to your PM.
Presumably the stand and - Ekco cabinets of the day were - like the radios, designed by Welles Coates. Clever guy - an architect who knew enough about radio design to be able to design the circular Ekcos, with the speaker in the middle and the dial around the speaker. Neat eh? The A22 circular chassis is so easy to work on, too. Regards, David G4EBT Last edited by Station X; 19th Jul 2009 at 10:39 pm. |
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Re: Circular Ekco radios - matching wooden stands?
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I'd imagined that the legs were splayed out, as indeed they are - both sideways and front to back, to give the stand some stability. The prospect of an Ekco AC76, A22, etc, falling flat on its face doesn't bear thinking about! Regards, David, G4EBT |
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