the hammarlund manufacturing company was founded by oscar hammarlund in new york city , new york , united states in 1910 .

when the company was dissolved in the early 1970s , it was among the usa 's very oldest producers of radio equipment .

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the hammarlund hq - 180xe is a hammarlund hq - 180 with the addition of 11 crystal controlled . . .
oscar hammarlund started the hammarlund manufacturing company in 1910 . in the 1920´s the company , through an affiliate , hammarlund - roberts , inc . , manufactured broadcast receivers , and
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comet pro var . 5 according to receiver - c hammarlund mfg . co .
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hammarlund mfg . co . marketed components such as variable capacitors , coils and dials . the hammarlund - roberts name disappeared about 1932 . the two companies used the same address on
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the hammarlund comet pro var . 6 ( according to communications receivers by moore ) is . . .
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the hammarlund hq - 105tr transceiver has a general coverage receiver section , tuning . 54 to . . .
1968 ad from qst ( september 1968 ) for hammarlund , giving its location in mars hill , nc .
hammarlund radio communications receiver . it is untested and will need to be cleaned up . radio communications receiver .
the hammarlund comet pro var . 8 ( according to communications receivers by moore ) is the ba . . .
the hammarlund comet pro var . 7 ( according to communications receivers by moore ) is the 22 . . .
the hammarlund hq - 200 general coverage tunes from 0 . 540 to 30 mhz in four r . . .
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the hammarlund mr 50 - x is a crystal controlled , single channel monitor , operating in the 1 . . .
urltoken another site with hammarlund manuals urltoken another don ' t be afraid of the dejavu reader . it is reliable and trustworthy .
hammarlund hq100ac receiver my 1963 original hammarlund communications receiver . this receiver covers . 54 to 30mhz . it features an rf preamplifer , 2 if stages , a true bfo circuit and a q multiplier for additional selectivity . this receiver still works great . more photo s
oscar hammarlund’s management style was “family - like” ; he frequently visited the productions lines and knew every person who worked for him by name . he passed away in 1945 . the company , however , continued to flourish under the direction of lloyd hammarlund , his son .
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hammarlund hq200 radio powers up and plays . these have been sitting on a shelf in my house for several years . pick up ok .
founder oscar hammarlund died in 1945 . his son , lloyd a hammarlund , who had been actively managing the company since the early 1930´s , continued the family´s involvement . stuart meyer , w2ghk , a mobile two - way radio expert , guidet the company from 1960 to 1966 .
4 of the coils with red wire are marked bud and one with red wire is marked hammarlund mfg . co . new york usa .
we hope to provide history information both on the hammarlund company and hammarlund products . the small group that is working on the website cannot come up with everything , so we solicit contributions of past articles or advertisements that we can incorporate . proper recognition and credit will be given all .
likely an example of corporate wishful thinking , hammarlund products were supposedly so preeminent in the pioneering era of radio that they became a part of the language of radio . as the story goes , early radio enthusiasts affectionately referred to hammarlund products as
ham
products , and called themselves
ham
operators . in truth , hammarlund was a minor and barely known company at the time
ham
started to be used .
because the company had specialized in high - frequency capacitors for use in commercial and military equipment , nearly 90 percent of all american electronic military gear produced during the early part of world war ii incorporated hammarlund variable capacitors , until the other manufacturers could be taught the hammarlund techniques and began making them . at the peak of wartime production the famous hammarlund “apc” variable capacitor was produced at the rate of one million a month by ten different manufacturers .
in the 1960’s , hammarlund produced the basic faa airport control tower vhf am receiver , designed for the 108 - 132 mhz portion of the spectrum .
while at hammarlund , stuart was primarily responsible for expanding the product line to include land - mobile two - way radio and high frequency equipment . .
hammarlund hq - 110 radio powers up and plays . these have been sitting on a shelf in my house for several years . pick up ok .
this is for 36 hammarlund plug in coils consisting of 4 , 5 and 6 pin types . © electrojunk . we specialize in offbeat antique electronic junk .
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many of their needs . based on several generations of experience and know - how , the hammarlund manufacturing co . reached high levels of achievement during its lifetime .
hammarlund was justifyably proud of there penetration of the market . this list of comet - pro users appears in their ad in the june 1933 issue of qst :
this radio doesn ' t weigh nearly as much as the sx - 101 from hallicrafters though . hammarlund probably uses more aluminum then hallicrafters did in that era .
beginning in 1955 hammarlund manufactured a full line of receivers , most of them bearing the hq prefix . only the above models are descendents of the hq - 120 .
hammarlund model hq - 100a c vintage general coverage ham radio receiver . we have no way to comprehensively test this unit . so its sold as is , as pictured .
jenny hammarlund ( london ) joined kkr in 2016 and is a member of the european real estate team . prior to joining kkr , ms . hammarlund was a director at värde partners in london where she was focused on sourcing and executing real estate investments across europe . previously , ms . hammarlund was a vice president at lehman brothers real estate partners in new york where she was focused on evaluating and executing real estate investments in the us . she holds an mba from columbia business school and speaks four languages .
comprehensive history , circuit details with comparison to the hammarlund sp - 600 , restoration details , best features of each receiver . yes ! you can vote for your favorite super pro
an early comet , with it ' s hammarlund supplied electro - dynamic speaker . it ' s an eight - tube superhet with on - board ac power supply . the radio tuned 545khz to 20mhz using five sets of plug - in coils . the variable capacitors , plug - in ceramic coil forms , and double tuned if transformers were all hammarlund products .
the hammarlund comet pro ( later model , variation 5 according to communicatioins receivers by moore ) covers 1 , 5 to 20 mhz in four bands in am and cw ( bfo ) .
generally , it ' s believed that hammarlund ' s sp - 600 was introduced in 1950 but that may have been an
available to the public
announcement . hammarlund was often slow to release official announcements . as an example , fifteen years earlier , hammarlund had produced the spa receiver , a receiver identical to the sp - 10 super pro , on a signal corps contract in june 1935 . however , they didn ' t officially announce the
new
super pro sp - 10 receiver to the public until nine months later , in march 1936 .
hammarlund mfg . co . , new york city . electronic assistance corp . took them over around 1968 and sold out everything by 1973 . the hammarlund factory was still located in mars hill , nc , but electronic assistance corp . also had a large building in red bank , nj . it was an old building with multiple floors . usually hammarlund used the letter ' x ' to designate a model which included a crystal calibrator , and the letter ' c ' to describe models including a clock . the letter ' a ' usually meant a significant circuit upgrade .
the first hammarlund electronic - related product was the variable air capacitor developed in 1916 , not as a product for a specific application but as a construction item for the experimenter who furnished the plans .
clean and good working hammarlund hq - 100 . tested with a g5rv antenna and brought up slowly with a variac . powered up and works good . nice audio . excellent reception . estate item .
this is original hammarlund manufacture in the original bag . the thumb screw is not original - i got a bunch of modern stainless 8 - 35 3 / 4
knurled thumb screws for them .
due to circumstances beyond our control the hammarlund historian site went down several years ago . we had been working , slowly , to reconstruct the site and information , but have renewed our efforts now .
the hallicrafters r - 274 ( sx - 73 ) version of the hammarlund sp - 600 is a great performer and might become a regular daily band cruiser here if i can make some room .
the last manufacturing facility at mars hill , north carolina with it’s production line manufacturing capabilities and bright modern offices would have seemed unbelievable to oscar hammarlund in the early years after founding the company in 1910 .
hammarlund had begun transferring its manufacturing operations from new york city to mars hill , nc , in 1951 and completed the move in 1959 . by 1965 all the management functions had also moved to mars hill . during its final two decades hammarlund was sold a number of times . telechrome purchased them in the late 1950´s and then sold to giannini scientific in 1962 and who in turn sold to electronic assistance corporation in the late 1960´s .
in 1925 the company moved to 424 west 33 rd st . in manhattan , where the first hammarlund - roberts radio kits were built . these kits , designed for construction and broadcast listening by experimenters incorporated capacitors , coils and other related items manufactured by hammarlund . they were generally considered to be the finest and most successful kit - type radio receivers of all time , with the circuit technique ahead of nearly all ready - made receivers .
this is a very nice comb bound reprint of the 40 page operation & service manual for the hammarlund sp - 600 jx17 diversity receiver . if you have a jx - 17 , this is the book to have .
since hammarlund was also closely working with the signal corps on better stability in their receivers , just how much of the sp - 600 design was influenced by the signal corps is unknown ( other than the obvious . )
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hammarlund model hq - 110 vintage general coverage ham radio receiver sn165 . item powers on the clock works but missing plastic . not to familiar with the functions of this item . i hooked . . .
late in 1931 hammarlund introduced the
comet
receiver , perhaps the first superheterodyne communications receiver . they followed in the spring of 1932 with the improved
comet pro
model which continued in production , with variations , until 1935 .
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all listed radios etc . from hammarlund mfg . co . inc . ; new york , ny here you find 138 models , 82 with images and 56 with schematics for wireless sets etc . in french : tsf for télégraphie sans fil .
time started running out for hammarlund , as it did for the other communication receiver manufacturers , in the 1950´s and 1960´s . the company introduced a solid - state ham receiver , the
hq - 215
, in 1967 but it was not successful and they dropped out of the ham market after that althought continuing to sell the
hq - 180
and the
sp - 600 until about 1973 . the hammarlund name then disappeared from the scene after more than 60 years .
really excellent condition hammarlund hq - 170a receiver and s - 200 speaker . all original and lights up . but no other testing has been done . this is a great addition to the collection . i am not sure if i . . .
sounds like maybe someone replaced the control at some point and got the outside legs swapped in the process . i ' ve never touched a comet pro , but don ' t know any reason why that hammarlund should work backwards from all the rest .
includes a beautiful working hammarlund clock . no dents or rust to affect pperation . lights up and you can hear static / hum but does not receive signals . requires a remote speaker ( not included ) . you will be responsible for these fees .
the biggest issue is that the plastic window over the
h
hammarlund logo is a bit warped and cracked in a few places . also , the label on the back of the cabinet is pretty torn . this item has been tes . . .
( this is a very nice comb bound reprint of the 43 page operation & service manual for the hammarlund sp - 600 jx21a am & ssb receiver . the schematic diagram consists of page 1 & 2 facing and page 2 & 3 faci . . .
hammarlund hq - 145 in what appears to be unmolested condition . i didn ' t clean it up at all but i did test its operation . i tested a few tubes in the front end and at least one 6bz6 and 6al5 are very weak .
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the first official contract for the hammarlund r - 274a is order no . 1689 - phila - 51 - 01 from september , 1951 . this receiver was also designated as the sp - 600 jx - 1 by hammarlund . there was an earlier contract for the signal corps but it was for a hammarlund r - 483 / frr ( sp - 600 jx - 5 ) on contract 21478 - phila - 50 but the build date was november , 1951 . other signal corps contracts are order no . 3376 - phila - 52 , originally dating from 1952 but this contract was built - on for both r - 274a and r - 274c receivers and sp - 600 versions run up to the jx - 26 built in 1953 . the r - 274b receivers were built for the u . s . navy and are on contract nobsr52039 from 1952 ( sp - 600 jx - 6 ) and nobsr71369 ( sp - 600 jx - 35 ) from 1956 . there are seven contracts for hammarlund r - 274a , b and c receivers spanning from 1951 up to 1956 .
up for sale is an original used hammarlund hq - 170 receiver s647 slot frequency knob with red arrow indicator . the red arrow indicator has a few small nicks in the paint . however , the visible pointer surface when the knob is installed is in excellent condition .
design of the best known and long lived receiver in the hammarlund line began in 1933 . this was to be the ultimate receiver and was originally called the
comet super pro
but it eventually became simply the
super pro
. like national , hammarlund took an uncompromising approach to receiver design . they used special custom built components . they designed a unique bandswitching system , special if transformers , and a twelve gang tuning capacitor . originally scheduled for release in early 1935 , the receiver was not ready for delivery until mid - 1936 .
this hammarlund hq - 180ac radio was designed for serious shortwave and ham listening . built near the end of the great age of tube - powered
boatanchors .
it uses eighteen tubes and has special circuitry and controls that you won ' t find on consumer radios .
the only other notable receiver in the hammarlund line was the
pro - 310
which appeared briefly from 1955 - 57 . it was a top - of - the - line receiver with a unique two dial tuning system . for unknown reasons its life was very short .
in an earlier article about your editor ' s experience with the alaska communications system ( part of the army signal corp ) i noted that the main receivers used were hammarlund super - pros . we had other brands as well but the super - pros were the most stable and dependable .
hammarlund continuously updated the
super pro
and its descendents were in production until 1937 . the original 1936 model was designated the sp - 10 series . the sp - 100 appeared in 1937 , sp - 200 in 1939 , the sp - 400 in 1946 and the sp600 in 1950 .
the biggest issue is that the plastic window over the
h
hammarlund logo is a bit warped and cracked in a few places . also , the label on the back of the cabinet is pretty torn . this item has been tested by our technician , a ham radio operator of more than 55 years .
this information was compiled with help from stuart meyer w2ghk ( now a silent key ) who was employed by hammarlund from 1960 until 1966 . he started out as chief engineer and rose through the ranks to president of the company . stuart was gracious with time spent on the telephone and in correspondence from approximately 1987 until 1993 .
the claims and counter claims expounded in period advertising often make interesting reading . for example , in october 1933 qst , mcmurdo silver touts that admiral byrd has chosen his 5a receiver for his next antarctic expedition . two months later hammarlund published a testimonial radiogram from an arctic expedition complete with pictures of a walrus and an eskimo .
really excellent condition hammarlund hq - 170a receiver and s - 200 speaker . all original and lights up . but no other testing has been done . this is a great addition to the collection . i am not sure if it was a standard case or not but this one has the cover that opens on the top .
the founder of the hammarlund manufacturing co . , oscar hammarlund was born in 1861 in stockholm , sweden . as a student he won the admiration of his classmates as well as high honors for his engineering ability . after completing technical college he went to work as a special tool designer and inspector of electrical instruments for the l . m . ericsson co . of stockholm , a leading manufacturer and the originator of the french - type telephone . shortly after taking this job , he received an offer for a similar position with the elgin watch co . in the united states , and accepted the opportunity to come to this country . he arrived in 1882 .
this major addition to the hammarlund manufacturing facility brought the production space up to approximately 100 , 000 square feet . the plant was fairly self - sufficient , producing a number of screw machine parts and mechanical components . a complete plating facility , paint shop and a silk - screen capability for panels minimized the dependency on outside vendors .
suffixes - when the signal corps and the usn began ordering the hammarlund sp - 600 version of the receiver , the r - 274 designation had already been assigned to hallicrafters ' production . so , rather than assign an entirely different number to the hammarlund sp - 600 , these receivers were given suffix letters of a ( signal corps , ) b ( usn ) and c ( signal corps . ) even though the non - suffix designation had been assigned to hallicrafters , their next new contract receivers would be designated r - 274d / frr . the next known hallicrafters ' contract for the r - 274d was order no . 3464 - phila - 52 from 1952 .
i found a really nice condition hammarlund
super pro
for sale . what is the value and desirablilty of this unit ? i think it is the model with the built in power supply but will look it over more carefully on friday . any input would be appreciated and i hope i posted this in the right section . thanks .
it ' s probable that hammarlund was supplying some sp - 600 - type receivers to the signal corps for testing and evaluation ( and getting feedback for what was needed ) long before the official announcement in 1950 . however , there are no official contracts for sp - 600 receivers prior to 1950 and no contract build dates earlier than september , 1951 .
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hammarlund was most famous for it’s amateur / short - wave receiver line . the hq - 120 / 129 series . the hq - 120 was truly ahead of its time when first introduced in december , 1938 . it featured coverage from 540 kc to 30 mc with calibrated amateur band spread . this feature of calibrated band spread , including a 300 - degree readout scale , was an industry first . other innovations pioneered by hammarlund included a front - panel adjustable antenna trimmer , calibrated front - panel bfo , and the famous multi - bandwidth crystal filter . the noise limiter was particularly useful on the higher frequencies . a special version of the receiver , designated the rbg , was built for the u . s . navy .
i have added eight pages of nice clear photos . the fourth book is t . o . 31r2 - 4 - 101 - 4 ( aka 31r2 - 4 - 17 - 4 , t . o . 16 - 45 - 224 ) illustrated parts breakdown sp - 600 - jx - 21 ( hammarlund ) dated 15 january 1956 . it ha . . .
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the hammarlund hq - 150 general coverage receiver tunes from 540 to 30000 khz in six ranges . 54 - 1 . 32 , 1 . 32 - 3 . 2 , 3 . 2 - 5 . 7 , 5 . 7 - 10 , 10 - 18 and 18 - 31 mhz . this radio does not have a built in speaker . i picked . . .
while designed as a communications re - ceiver , hammarlund promoted a home version in a console cabinet during the mid - thirties . it probably never became popular , not only because of the cost but also due to the need to change bands in the middle of the standard broadcast band , and the number of controls which would have certainly confused the non - technical user .
i am one of the amers who swears by this radio . at 16 kc ( or even at 8 kc ) if bandwidth , it has the rich , creamy smooth am sound and warm tube overtones that you just don ' t get from most communications receivers . in terms of pleasant audio , i have put it up against an sx28 - and the hammarlund won .
in 1951 , hammarlund released the sp - 600 jx receiver that incorporated all of the signal corps upgrades along with totally redesigning the entire super pro receiver . however , the signal corps was also beginning to use the collins 51j receivers in their rtty communications . ultimately , the sc used collins receivers for rtty ( in most instances ) and the sp - 600 for general surveillance .
during the early post world war ii years , hammarlund developed a product line designated “centralized operation control” , or “coc” . this was a basic system designed to control various devices from remote locations . the widest application was in wire line , microwave and land - mobile radio . this product enjoyed considerable popularity until the early 1960’s , when it was overtaken by the more advanced digital systems .
- with examples of both receivers available to the signal corps from 1950 up to about 1952 it seemed that the signal corps favored the hammarlund sp - 600 over the hallicrafters r - 274 . over the next decade literally tens of thousands of sp - 600s were produced for the military but the hallicrafters ' version was produced in just a couple of contracts from 1949 into the early 1950s .
( this is a very nice comb bound reprint of the 43 page operation & service manual for the hammarlund sp - 600 jx21a am & ssb receiver . the schematic diagram consists of page 1 & 2 facing and page 2 & 3 facing , the connection diagram ( page 1 & 2 facing and page 2 & 3 facing ) is a line drawing of the under chassis wiring ) .
oscar hammarlund received the assignment to design a means of overcoming the handicap of the troublesome stylus . he solved the problem by developing a propelling pencil , and inadvertently invented the present - day automatic advancing lead pencil . at the time he didn’t realize the ultimate possibilities of his invention . it was the first of many important items that he eventually was to create and see become highly successful products .
in 1920 hammarlund moved to 18 th st . in new york city ; there were approximately 50 employees on the payroll . at the time he developed a new automatic machine for making spring clips to go into the tops of christmas decorations . the clip expanded to provide a support for the decoration . as a result , this style of clip exists today to permit easier decoration of our christmas trees .
the first hammarlund product to use printed - circuit board construction was the pro - 310 , introduced in 1955 . it covered from 550 khz to 35 . 5 mhz and featured double - conversion and a constant - calibration band spread . unfortunately , the life of the pro - 310 was short with only one production run of 1 , 000 units , and was last advertised in july , 1956 .
i have added eight pages of nice clear photos . the fourth book is t . o . 31r2 - 4 - 101 - 4 ( aka 31r2 - 4 - 17 - 4 , t . o . 16 - 45 - 224 ) illustrated parts breakdown sp - 600 - jx - 21 ( hammarlund ) dated 15 january 1956 . it has line drawings showing where every part is in the radio .
below : a bunch of forlorn - looking r - 390’s , and some ham radio equipment : a hammarlund ( hq - 180 ? ) receiver and a hallicrafters sr - 2000 transceiver ( its power supply is in the other room on top of a t - 368 ) below : there was also some ratt gear there . most likely originally paired with the t - 368’s and r - 390’s at one point .
note : throughout the remainder of this article , the hallicrafters ' receiver designation r - 274 is used almost exclusively to avoid repetitious listing of both designations . just remember that the earliest version was the r - 274 receiver and the later version was designated as the r - 274d receiver . also , hammarlund r - 274a , b or c receivers are referred to as
sp - 600
for the same reason .
the hammarlund hq - 150 general coverage receiver tunes from 540 to 30000 khz in six ranges . 54 - 1 . 32 , 1 . 32 - 3 . 2 , 3 . 2 - 5 . 7 , 5 . 7 - 10 , 10 - 18 and 18 - 31 mhz . this radio does not have a built in speaker . i picked this up from a local estate sale where the man rebuilt these tube radios .
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hammarlund model hq - 110 vintage general coverage ham radio receiver sn165 . item powers on the clock works but missing plastic . not to familiar with the functions of this item . i hooked up a speaker and heard static that all the testing i have done . not selling for parts cause the item powers on . any questions please message me . thanks for looking item has a hq - 100 back cover but the item is a hq - 110
the hammarlund company made high - quality communications receivers from the 1930s through the 1970s . model hq - 180a was made from 1963 - 1972 . this particular set was sold on september 16 , 1966 , according to its manual , where the original owner wrote the date of purchase and serial number . model hq - 180ac is the same as hq - 180a , except it has an optional 24 - hour analog clock / timer , visible at upper left in the front photo .
the first commercially produced short - wave superheterodyne receiver , the comet - pro was a hammarlund pioneered product . it was introduced in april of 1932 , and was designed as an eight - tube receiver covering the range of 14 - 200 meters with four sets of two coils each . by 1936 , the comet - pro was in use all over the world by thousands of commercial operators , in broadcast stations and by many amateur radio operators . all the important expeditions included one as part of their standard equipment .
very rare 1933 hammarlund comet pro with complete set of plug - in coils in working condition . the cabinet and front panel have been repainted in the original black wrinkle satin finish . some rust on the underside and chassis . here ' s your chance to have a scarce pre - war receiver that won ' t be found on that on - line auction . the receiver is being offered on a try before buy , cash and carry , pick up only basis in western pennsylvania . no shipping . $ 350 obo .
the company was originally located in a loft on fulton st . in manhattan . in order to provide work for his small group of skilled people , hammarlund built a weird assortment of products , ranging from the “anti - window rattler” which was merely slipped in between a window frame and the window to hold it tight after the wood had shrunk , to the “bango” a protection device inserted in windows so that if it were disturbed during the night by an intruder , a blank cartridge would be set off to awaken the household .
hammarlund entered the land - mobile two - way radio market in 1960 , producing many units under the name “outercom” . the first model to go into production was the fm - 50 , a 35 watt unit covering the 150 - 170 mhz band . this was followed by the fm - 60 with a frequency range of 25 - 54 mhz and a rated power output of 50 watts . the company also produced a high - band ( 150 - 174mhz ) 100 watt desk - top amplifier designed to increase the power output of the fm - 50 .
following through on improvements to the hq - 170 / 180 receiver line , in 1960 hammarlund introduced a “lamb” type noise blanker . this device worked on jim lamb’s original principle of “punching a hole” in the signal to virtually eliminate the effect of ignition - noise interference . a special version of this noise silencer , which was marketed as a “noise immunizer” , was developed for the coast guard for use with their numerous national hro type receivers in the vicinity of loran stations . the device was extremely effective in reducing loran pulse interference in the 160 - meter band .
hammarlund hc - 10 ssb adapter function : provides ssb reception and selectivity for receivers without a product detector . has slot filter & passband tuning . power supply : internal installation : plugs into a receiver ' s last if tube socket . speaker connects to the hc - 10 . requirements : receiver must have if frequency between 450 and 500 kc . new price / year : $ 149 / 1959 size : 9 . 5
h x 9 . 25
w x 7 . 1
d approx . weight : 15 lbs tube complement : 10 tubes .
hope i ' m successful with these pics of the mystery receiver : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken additional info : the bandspead dial ( disc ) has the 15 meter legend on it , and hammarlund added the 15m to bandspread after the hq - 129 ' s initial release / production . maybe the former owner had disassembled this rx to install the
updated
( although damaged ) bandspread dial . and with a little more detective work , i discovered that the latest patent date listed on the id plate ( 2211718 ) was issued on august 13 , 1940 .
yeah , the tube line - up is not like any other hammarlund i ' ve been able to find . btw , the 4 - 6sj7 ' s that i called out in the first post , are actually 4 - 6sk7 ' s . . . . . duh . . . . guess i ' ll chalk that
oops
up to clumsy fat fingers on the keyboard . and , i ' ve never run across the threaded - header electrolytics located behind the tuning capacitor enclosure ( shown on the chassis layout plate ) in a 120 or 129 .
- in 1948 , hammarlund published an advertisement ( see photo below - left ) for the series 600 super pro , the spc - 600 - x , receiver that apparently had all of the features the signal corps wanted and most of the features found on the later sp - 600 receiver . the advertising artwork shows the 1948 concept of the sp - 600 . the first actual signal corps contract appears to be contract order number 18566 - phila - 49 - 7 , dating from 1949 and assigned to
the hallicrafters co .
( see tag photo lower - right . )
since the contracts only accounted for a relatively small quantity of receivers and hallicrafters had obviously done substantial production line tooling and had set up suppliers for the required parts , it was not going to be profitable if only a couple of contracts resulted from these expenditures . like other manufacturers that provided the military with radio equipment , e . g . hammarlund and their sp - 600 , hallicrafters decided to offer the r - 274d to the commercial and amateur market . to avoid any confusion as to the intended customers , these hallicrafters receivers were given a new designation of sx - 73 .
hammarlund hq - 200 type : general coverage modes : am / cw / ssb tubes / stages : 8 + 5 diodes / 1 - rf , 2 - if audio output : 6aq5 / 2w product detector : none filter : q - multiplier new price / year : $ 229 . 50 / 1969 - 1972 size : 8 . 0
h x 16 . 5
w x 9 . 25
d approx . weight : 27 lbs tube complement : 8 tubes ( 6bz6 rf amp , 6ba6 if1 , 6ba6 if2 ) , 2 diodes , 2 rectifiers , 1 zener .
hammarlund hq - 215 type : ham bands only modes : am / cw / ssb all solid state / stages : x - rf , x - if audio output : 1 . 5w product detector : yes filter : xtal , mechanical ( 2 . 1 khz , others optional ) new price / year : $ 399 . 99 - $ 529 . 50 / 1967 - 1969 size : 7 . 0
h x 16 . 0
w x 14 . 0
d approx . weight : 16 lbs semiconductor complement : 26 transistors , 13 diodes , 2 zener diode regulators .
the citizens band radio market was entered into in the early 1960’s , and hammarlund was one of the first companies to offer a synthesized 23 - channel transceiver , also produced under private label for lafayette , allied radio and radio shack . in addition , the hq - 100 general coverage receiver was redesigned to include a one - tube transmitter modulated by the receiver audio section . this unit , designated the hq - 105tr , was intended for single - channel transceiving in the 10 and 11 meter bands . a six - channel crystal - controlled unit was also produced for business radio and industrial radio use in the cb band .
hammarlund hq - 140xa type : general coverage modes : am / cw tubes / stages : 11 / 1 - rf , 3 - if audio output : 6v6 / 2 . 0w product detector : none filter : xtal new price / year : $ 249 / 1956 - 1958 size : 11 . 5
h x 20 . 25
w x 13 . 5
d approx . weight : 60 lbs tube complement : 6c4 osc , 6ba6 rf , 6be6 mixer , ( 3 ) 6ba6 if , 6al5 det / avc / nl , 12au7 af1 / bfo , 6v6 af out , 0c3 vr , 5u4 rect .
/ . many models of hammarlund commercial super pro receivers were put into field use prior to the assignment of signal corps nomenclature to such receivers . the text of this manual is also applicable to some of these super pro receivers , namely , the sp - 200 and sp - 210 series . table iii indicates the relationship between super pro and signal corps nomenclature for all receivers to which this manual is applicable . the super pro receivers of the sp - 10 and sp - 110 series use different electrical components and circuits and have characteristics different from receivers listed in table iii and , therefore , are not covered by this manual .
hammarlund hq - 140x type : general coverage modes : am / cw tubes / stages : 11 / 1 - rf , 3 - if audio output : 6v6 / 2 . 0w product detector : none filter : xtal new price / year : $ 264 . 50 / 1953 - 1955 size : 11 . 5
h x 20 . 25
w x 13 . 5
d approx . weight : 60 lbs tube complement : 6c4 osc , 6ba6 rf , 6be6 mixer , ( 3 ) 6ba6 if , 6al5 det / avc / nl , 12au7 af1 / bfo , 6v6 af out , 0c3 vr , 5u4 rect .
hammarlund hq - 129x type : general coverage modes : am / cw tubes / stages : 11 / 1 - rf , 3 - if audio output : 6v6 / 2 . 0w product detector : none filter : xtal new price / year : $ 129 - $ 189 / 1946 - 1953 size : 11 . 5
x20 . 25
x13 . 5
approx . weight : 60 lbs tube complement : 6ss7 rf , 6k8 conv / 1st det / osc , ( 3 ) 6ss7 if , 6h6 det / nl , 6sn7 af1 / s - meter , 6v6 af out , 6sj7 bfo , 0c3 vr , 5u4 rect .
the right knob of this pair controls the automatic volume control ( avc ) . a basic circuit found in most modern receivers , avc automatically compensates for the strength of various signals , so that a strong local station won ' t blast your head off compared to milder signals . in consumer radios , avc is always on . the hammarlund lets you turn it off , if desired , or choose from three settings ( slow , medium , fast ) for different kinds of listening . the signal meter does not respond if avc is turned off . like
magic tuning eyes ,
signal meters depend on voltages generated by the avc circuit .
have been a ham for over 60 years , and am a collector of
boatanchors
, i . e . vintage hf receivers , and though the hq 180 and 180a are not built to the quality of a collins r - 390a or the hammarlund sp - 600 , the hq 180 and hq 180a are excellent hf receivers who hold their own to both the r - 390a and sp - 600 . when recapped , restored , and aligned , you will have a receiver that you will truly enjoy using - for years to come - that ' s how well they were made and how good they perform . 73 jim ( n6mv )
hammarlund comet pro type : general coverage modes : am / cw tubes / stages : 8 / 0 - rf , 2 - if audio output : 227 / 1w product detector : none filter : none ( xtal - late model ) new price / year : $ 90 - $ 150 / 1932 - 1935 ( model variations 1 - 5 ) size : 9 . 5
h x 20 . 75
w x 13 . 75
d approx . weight : xx lbs tube complement ( variation 1 ) : 224a mixer , 227 hfo , ( 2 ) 235 if , 224a detector , 227 bfo , 227 af out , 80 rect .
hammarlund hq - 100 type : general coverage modes : am / cw tubes / stages : 10 / 1 - rf , 2 - if audio output : 6aq5 / 1 . 0w product detector : none filter : q - multiplier new price / year : $ 169 - $ 189 / 1956 - 1961 size : 9 . 50
h x 16 . 25
w x 9 . 25
d approx . weight : 35 lbs tube complement : 6bz6 rf amp , 6be6 mixer , 6c4 hfo , ( 2 ) 6ba6 if , 6al5 det / anl , 12ax7 af1 / q - mult / bfo , 6aq5 af out , 0b2 vr , 5y3 rect .
hammarlund hq - 100a type : general coverage modes : am / cw / ssb tubes / stages : 10 / 1 - rf , 2 - if audio output : 6aq5 / 1 . 0w product detector : none filter : q - multiplier new price / year : $ 189 - $ 199 / 1961 - 1964 size : 9 . 50
h x 16 . 25
w x 9 . 25
d approx . weight : 35 lbs tube complement : 6bz6 rf amp , 6be6 mixer , 6c4 hfo , ( 2 ) 6ba6 if , 6bv8 det / anl / bfo , 12ax7 af1 / q - mult , 6aq5 af out , 0b2 vr , 5y3 rect .
hammarlund hq - 120x / hq - 120 type : general coverage modes : am / cw tubes / stages : 12 / 1 - rf , 3 - if audio output : 6v6 / 2 . 0w product detector : none filter : xtal ( hq - 129x ) new price / year : $ 120 / 1938 - 1944 size : 11 . 0
h x 20 . 25
w x 13 . 5
d approx . weight : 58 lbs tube complement : 6s7 rf , 6k8 conv , ( 2 ) 6s7 if , 6f6 if , 6h6 det / avc , 6h6 nl , 6j7 bfo , 6sf5 meter amp , 6v6 af out , vr - 150 vr , 5z4 rect .
hammarlund hq - 150 type : general coverage modes : am / ssb tubes / stages : 13 / 1 - rf , 3 - if audio output : 6v6 / 2 . 0w product detector : none filter : xtal , q - multiplier new price / year : $ 290 - $ 295 / 1956 - 1958 size : 11 . 5
h x 20 . 25
w x 13 . 5
d approx . weight : 60 lbs tube complement : 6ba6 rf , 6be6 mixer , 6c4 hfo , ( 3 ) 6ba6 if , 6al5 det / avc / nl , 12ax7 af1 / bfo , 6v6 af out , 0c3 vr , 5u4 rect , 12ax7 q - mult , 6bz6 calib .
hammarlund hq - 160 type : general coverage modes : am / cw / ssb tubes / stages : 13 / 1 - rf , 2 - if audio output : 6aq5 / 1 . 0w product detector : yes new price / year : $ 379 / 1958 - 1960 filter : xtal , l / c size : 10 . 5
h x 19 . 0
w x 13 . 0
d approx . weight : 38 lbs tube complement : 6ba6 rf , 6be6 mixer , 6c4 hfo , 6be6 conv , 6ba6 if1 , 6ba6 if2 , 6bj7 det / limiter / avc , 12au7 af1 , 6u8 det / bfo , 6aq5 af out , 6bz6 calib , 0b2 vr , 5u4 rect .
the initial comet
pro
appears in hammarlund ' s ad in april 1932 qst .
an eight - tube custom - built super - heterodyne which will do all that the professional operator demands between 14 and 200 meters .
the center control with the illuminated drum dial is now band - spread , while the two knobs with circular scales are
band - set
( main tuning ) . the type 47 audio - output power pentode has been eliminated in favor of a type 27 triode , and a phone jack has been added to the front panel . nyc radio row retailer leeds offered the comet pro for an introductory price of $ 88 . 20 while mentioning a $ 150 list price .
hammarlund built a substantial quantity of the vhf fm “village radios” for the u . s . agency for international development ( aid ) for use in vietnam . several versions of these radios were produced under contract and were later made available as land - mobile units for the commercial domestic market . the sp - 600 variant the r - 1511 / gr was also produced during the vietnam era and used to detect signals in the hf spectrum . these “hybrid” receivers had eight printed circuit boards and only 9 tubes . they had a 200 khz bandpass filter front end and were mounted in banks of five giving them 1 mhz of audio coverage . this was recorded on video tape and the tapes were sent to the nsa at fort meade , maryland for interpretation .
hammarlund hq - 145 type : general coverage modes : am / cw / ssb tubes / stages : 11 / 1 - rf , 3 - if audio output : 6aq5 / 1 . 0w product detector : none filter : xtal , l / c new price / year : $ 270 - $ 289 / 1959 - 1963 size : 10 . 5
h x 19 . 0
w x 13 . 0
d approx . weight : 38 lbs tube complement : 6bz6 rf , 6be6 mixer1 , 6be6 conv / 455 kc if amp , 6ba6 455 kc if amp , 6ba6 455 kc if amp , 6al5 det / nl , 12ax7 455 kc bfo / af amp , 6aq5 af out , 6c4 hfo , 0b2 vr , 5u4 rect .
hammarlund hq - 110 / hq - 110a type : ham bands only modes : am / cw / ssb tubes / stages : 12 / 1 - rf , 2 - if audio output : 6aq5 / 1 . 0w product detector : none filter : q - multiplier new price / year : ( hq - 110a ) $ 249 / 1962 - 1964 size : 9 . 50
h x 16 . 25
w x 9 . 25
d approx . weight : 32 lbs tube complement : 6bz6 rf amp , 6be6 mixer1 , 6be6 mixer2 / xco , 6c4 hfo , 6ba6 if1 , 6az8 if2 / bfo , 6bj7 det / anl / avc , 12ax7 af1 / q - mult , 6bz6 calib , 6aq5 af out , 0b2 vr , 5u4 rect .
hammarlund sp - 400 type : general coverage modes : am / cw tubes / stages : 18 / 2 - rf , 3 - if audio output : 6f6 / 2 . 5w product detector : none filter : xtal new price / year : $ 345 - $ 385 / 1946 - 1948 size : 12 . 75
h x 21 . 5
w x 15 . 25
d approx . weight : 68 lbs tube complement : 6k7 rf1 , 6k7 rf2 , 6l7 1st det / mixer , 6j7 hfo , 6k7 if1 , 6sk7 if2 , 6sk7 if3 , 6h6 2nd det , 6n7 nl , 6sj7 bfo , 6sk7 avc amp , 6h6 avc rect , 6j5 af1 , 6f6 af2 , 6f6 af3 , 5u4g hi - voltage rect , 5y3g c - bias rect .
ok , these guys are all messin ' with you . it ' s not very good , it looks good but don ' t be fooled . . . it ' s made by hammarlund , and all of their receivers follow the same theme . the rack panel , and big round dials ? nice , but what do they really do ? bah , mere eye candy . what i ' d do is to pick it up , and send it over here . i ' ll find a use for it as a door stop ( i have a big heavy door to hold open in the summer ) and just forget about it . i ' ll cover the cost of taking it off your hands . . . just let me know . . . alright then ? good , that ' s settled . _ - _ - bear
hammarlund sp - 600 type : general coverage modes : am / cw tubes / stages : 20 / 2 - rf , 3 - if audio output : 6v6 / 2 . 5w product detector : none filter : xtal new price / year : $ 980 - $ 1150 / 1951 - 1972 size : 12 . 75
h x 21 . 5
w x 17 . 0
d approx . weight : 80 lbs tube complement : ( 2 ) 6ba6 rf , 6ac7 ffo , 6c4 vfo , ( 2 ) 6be6 mixer , 6ba6 gate , 6c4 ffo , ( 2 ) 6ba6 if , 6ba6 driver , 6ba6 buffer , 6c4 bfo , 6al5 det / avc , 6al5 lim / meter , 12au7 if3 / af , 6v6 af out , 6al5 rectifier single conv . under 7 . 4 mhz , 0a2 vr , 5r4gy rect .
hammarlund hq - 180 type : general coverage modes : am / cw / ssb tubes / stages : 18 / 1 - rf , 4 - if audio output : 6aq5 / 1 . 0w product detector : yes filter : xtal , l / c new price / year : $ 429 / 1959 - 1962 size : 10 . 5
h x 19 . 0
w x 13 . 0
d approx . weight : 38 lbs tube complement : 6bz6 rf amp , 6be6 mixer1 , 6be6 conv , 6ba6 455 kc if , 6be6 conv , 6ba6 60 kc if , 6ba6 60 kc if , 6bv8 60 kc if amp / avc / am det , 12au7 prod det , 6al5 anl , 6bz6 xtal calib , 6c4 hfo , 12au7 60 kc bfo / s - meter , 6ba6 455 kc gate , 6av6 af1 / avc , 6aq5 af out , 0a2 vr , 5u4 rect .
hammarlund hq - 170a type : ham bands only modes : am / cw / ssb tubes / stages : 16 / 1 - rf , 4 - if audio output : 6aq5 / 1 . 0w product detector : yes filter : 60 kc l / c new price / year : $ 369 / 1962 - 1968 size : 10 . 5
h x 19 . 0
w x 13 . 0
d approx . weight : 45 lbs tube complement : 6bz6 rf amp , 6be6 mixer1 , 6be6 mixer2 / xco , 6ba6 455 kc if1 , 6be6 mixer3 / var osc , 6ba6 60 kc if2 , 6ba6 60 kc if3 , 6bv8 60 kc if4 / avc / am det , 12au7 prod det , 6al5 anl , 6bz6 xtal calib , 6c4 hfo , 12au7 60 kc bfo / meter amp , 6av6 af1 / avc clamp , 6aq5 af out , 0a2 vr , si rect .
hammarlund hq - 180a type : general coverage modes : am / cw / ssb tubes / stages : 17 / 1 - rf , 4 - if audio output : 6aq5 / 1 . 0w product detector : yes filter : xtal , l / c new price / year : $ 439 - $ 519 / 1963 - 1972 size : 10 . 5
h x 19 . 0
w x 13 . 0
d approx . weight : 38 lbs tube complement : 6bz6 rf amp , 6be6 mixer1 , 6be6 conv , 6ba6 455 kc if , 6be6 conv , 6ba6 60 kc if , 6ba6 60 kc if , 6bv8 60 kc if amp / avc / am det , 12au7 prod det , 6al5 anl , 6bz6 xtal calib , 6c4 hfo , 12au7 60 kc bfo / s - meter , 6ba6 455 kc gate , 6av6 af1 / avc , 6aq5 af out , 0a2 vr , si rect .
a standard sp - 600 with lf coils installed in the turret . the vlf version uses very different circuitry but with the mechanics and general construction being standard hammarlund sp - 600 . the circuit of the sp - 600vlf uses a 705kc if and is a single conversion receiver . double pre - selection is employed on all bands ( two trf amplifiers . ) the
x
option crystal oscillator provides four channels ( instead of six ) and uses ft - 243 type crystals . five selectivity positions are provided ( instead of six . ) the 455kc if output is accomplished by mixing the 705kc if with a 1160kc crystal oscillator . the 455kc if was for driving data devices such as rtty converters . the chassis and the side panels are iridite finish and the side panels are similar to those used on the r - 390a receiver . since the vlf receivers are from the late - fifties , ceramic disk capacitors are used throughout the circuit .
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joseph lukes guitars is a stringed instrument manufacturing company based in london , england .

they currently produce one acoustic guitar model known as the " grand concert " and a ukulele .

joseph lukes guitars

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all sounds created using a joseph lukes grand concert . recorded using a br800 digital recorder in an improvised studio . joseph lukes guitars | traditional methods . innovative design . urltoken ℗ & © 2014 joseph lukes guitars . the copyright in this sound recording is owned exclusively by joseph lukes guitars . all rights reserved . unauthorised copying , hiring , lending , public performance and broadcasting prohibited . photography by joseph lukes guitars .
’ . transmit has helped joseph lukes by providing critical coaching & mentoring in areas such as business planning and accounting . they were also the source of the much needed seed capital in the form of a small loan , which enabled joseph lukes to rent their current workshop and invest in tooling and materials to begin production .
each component such as the binding , neck shaping and french polishing , is done by hand from start to finish , thereby combining traditional hand - making skills with modern innovation . joseph lukes guitars will produce two a month as each one can take up to 100 hours .
luke , who is originally from manchester , has adapted guitars since he was 14 but decided to make his hobby a business when he left the army in 2009 . after searching for a course in guitar - making he found a degree at london metropolitan university in musical instrument technology . when he graduated this summer he decided to create his company , joseph lukes guitars .
i could not resist the temptation to speak to some of the other businesses in the complex with joseph lukes , so in this blog there is an extra feature on a neighbouring business . '
handmade , boutique guitars by @ josephlukes . traditional methods : innovative design # gnccf 2015 @ oldgranadamcr urltoken
company name changed j . s . lukes ltd . \ certificate issued on 12 / 08 / 13
company name changed j . s . lukes ltd . \ certificate issued on 08 / 05 / 12
new jersey making graphite crucibles for pouring castings . joseph dixon crucible co . , jersey city , nj .
luke has a vision for his business and that is undisputable ; in speaking to him it is also surprising to hear his genuine and almost philanthropic desire to support others and the local community in which joseph lukes is being built .
pennsylvania a steel mill and its goal of diversification and competitive production . lukes steel co . , coatesville , pa .
the year 6 football team’s fixtures got into full swing over the past few days with away games at st lukes and downs .
registered office address changed from c / o j . s . lukes ltd . 83 ducie street manchester m1 2jq england on 14 september 2013
joseph lukes plays right in to this niche and to establish a name and market share they set about designing an individual design for a grand concert guitar , which provides a platform to which customers can specify finishing . significant customisation is possible , from neck size to bracing patterns and wood type . what differentiates this brand is that the design for these guitars is the work of luke ; over the last 12 months he has passionately poured over drawings for endless hours .
took us further south of the river to south bermondsey . historically an industrial part of london , the area is more widely known for hosting millwall football club rather than being a location for emerging independent businesses . interestingly , joseph lukes are located in the quirky elizabeth tower , a converted tea factory that is now owned by ‘
, who will be our next full feature for london . we can ' t wait to get this issued for you all to read by the way ! i think we are almost as excited as joseph lukes for the prospects for this business . you will have to be a little patient however ; we hope to have the article completed during the next week .
registered office address changed from c / o j . s . lukes ltd . 83 ducie street manchester m1 2jq england on 14 september 2013 - link opens in a new window - 1 page
dantzig guitars are not sold in stores—we deal with you directly . you can contact jol to discuss a custom or “stock” instrument via phone or email using the links on any page of this site .
in march 2015 fr . michel corriveau leaves st . luke ' s parish after being assigned to another parish . fr . joseph amal sdb . is welcomed to st . luke ' s as our parish priest .
is rather discreet , and is guarded by a team of polite , well - dressed doormen . as the narrow door is opened , a whole new atmosphere is unleashed as you are faced by the warm reception . a brief few steps up from the reception and you have arrived at the first floor , the vsop bar ( coined after the maison’s very super old pale cognac ) - a quiet , dim - lit , laid - back social setting which captivates the essence of the quintessentially french and british countryside heritage , as well as the underlying synergy between local artisans and world - renowned brands . the five talented craftsmen included the luthier luke joseph sharples of joseph lukes guitars and butchers allens of mayfair to name a few . the club is somewhat seasonal , adopting a periodic “pop - up” strategy to play host to events and evenings through different parts of the year .
there are only a handful of bespoke acoustic guitar makers in england and their number will be boosted by 27 year old luke joseph sharples from london , who has been able to launch his own business with funding from transmit start - ups .
our final success of the week came on friday 11th march for our year 6 boys footballers . in a quick turn - around from monday , we met st joseph ' s in the semi - final of the fitzgerald cup . this proved to be a walk in the park , with westdene tucking 8 past st joseph ' s with none conceded . the 8 - 0 win showed our solid semi - final performance and has given the team confidence for the cup final ( opponents tbc ) !
luke and sarah are passionate about the concept of championing the creation of a business that is based around artisan skills from a bygone era . you only have to read or watch the news to see reports focused on innovations and developments within the web - based economy . when was the last time you read about innovations in carpentry , tailoring , blacksmithing or other craft industry ? the idea for joseph lukes builds on this theme and offers consumers a 21st century design of guitar built using traditional methods and sustainable materials .
guitars are made in our shop by jol and his small crew of builders—many of which he has worked with for decades . these instruments represent a great value in a hand - built guitar , with a number of special options available to make it uniquely yours .
renowned luthier alleva - coppolo guitars has worked closely with gallant , incorporating his advanced chordal chamber / post - jazz aesthetic into the design and creation of their first 6 - string contrabass guitar . the
joe gallant
tribute model debuted at the namm 2011 expo .
as part of our sound topic this term , year 4 have been creating and playing musical instruments . they used their hand - made drums and guitars to explore the relationship between pitch and vibration . we have continued our topic on shape properties by finding lines of symmetry and by exploring the shape - themed artwork of beatriz milhazes .
steven jones is the academic dean at st . joseph’s catholic school in greenville , sc . before joining st . joseph’s , jones was an associate professor of sociology at grove city college . while at grove city college he coached the college’s nationally recognized debate team and was the director of the koch fellows program at grove city college . prior to arriving in grove city he was associate director of the pew research center on religion and democracy at the university of virginia and a fellow at the institute for advanced studies in culture in charlottesville , virginia . he has also received fellowships from the center for children , families , and the law and the civitas forum .
the first guitar will be finished in 1 - 2 weeks and will mark the first available for sale by joseph lukes . this will not only mark a crucial phase for the business , the generation of revenue , it will also provide the physical confirmation to luke and sarah that vision and hard work can be turned in to reality . sarah told us during the interview that there is nothing that she would rather be doing than working to turn this business in to a reality . the day before our interview , both had been in the workshop until 2am ; would you find this same motivation and dedication working as one individual in a giant corporation ? we’re not so sure .
the guitars luke makes are a contemporary take on the traditional acoustic model as they have no sound - hole but instead a sound - port in the ribs . this increases the resonance and projection allowing the musician to monitor their sound without compromising performance . sustainability is also important to his business and all of his instruments are made from replenished forests .
ian straker , director , transmit start - ups said : “all of the transmit directors have extensive experience in the music industry and know at first - hand the potential for luke’s guitars . he makes really superb hand - crafted instruments which i am sure will be snapped up by musicians when they realise how much they improve their acoustic sound as well . ”
luke said : “the funding from transmit is a dream come true . i know there is a gap in the market for my individually designed guitars . it is excellent that i can put all my energies into making the instruments at this stage , rather than worrying about paying the rent . basically the business would not have got off the ground without this loan . “
over the years , dozens upon dozens of people and products have helped bring notoriety to kalamazoo ; from guitars to taxicabs , fishing tackle to pharmaceuticals , sleds , stoves , corsets , and of course , “ that gal . ” one of the first products made in the village , and the first to bring national attention to kalamazoo , was of all things , whiskey .
but what i really enjoy the most is making guitars one by one with my own hands . and that’s why i’m really digging this tulsa artist’s proof thing i’m doing right now . each of these instruments starts off as a completely freewheeling , let - my - instincts - rule sort of jam session . they are ideas i’ve toyed with , or suggested to clients before—and never followed through with .
unfortunately , despite playing the better football and having most of the best chances we have been unable to make the most of those goal scoring opportunities in our first two matches . on friday last week , after going 1 - 0 up against st lukes in the first half , the opposition came back and scored with their only two shots on target to win a tight the game 2 - 1 .
cellist and narrator lutz rath is artistic director of the washington square festival ; the hilo chamber music festival , hawaii ; and les frequences de perpignan , france . she is cellist with the orchestra of st . lukes , ecliptica ensemble for forbidden music , chamber music conference of the east , and bennington college . she has narrated compositions by ullmann , strauss , liszt , sibelius , schoenberg , picker , and schumann .
the team have of course done their homework . they have built the skills and also researched the market to establish whether there is demand for what to many represents a high - end luxury guitar . in london , there is only one known guitar shop , which offers independent hand made guitars . such is the reputation of this shop ; that it draws on a global customer base and regularly receives requests for commissioned work .
they aren’t “stock” models , and they’re all different . some utilize combinations of woods , hardware and electronics that i don’t really offer on the stock models . normally , i have a small team helping me build the dantzig models : tulsa , milano , tupelo and rialto , but this is a different thing altogether . i’m a lot more hands on , and honestly , it’s the closest you could get to one of my signature guitars without the signature .
the film rights for kengor’s two books on ronald reagan , the crusader and god and ronald reagan , were purchased by mjm group . the books are the basis for a major hollywood “bio - pic” on the life and presidency of ronald reagan , titled , reagan : the movie . the film , budgeted at $ 30 million , will be co - produced by mark joseph and ralph winter , with script by howard klausner . filming is planned for late 2015 .
luke’s ambition is to be able to take on another guitar - maker and then employ apprentices who can learn the trade in his workshop . he said : “i see my target market as musicians who will either want my guitars as an art piece or hopefully love them because of the sound they help them create . in the 18th and 19th century london was a thriving centre of instrument - making and it would be very personally rewarding for me to continue that proud history . ”
gregor kitzis , violinist and violist , has performed and recorded with the orchestra of st . lukes , the new england bach festival , concordia , and bang on a can ' s spit orchestra , and with new music groups , including speculum musicae , ensemble 21 , north / south consonance , essential music , the group for contemporary music , and the xenakis and s . e . m ensembles . his television appearances include the tonight show with jay leno and saturday night live .
david ayers’ hobbies include hunting deer ( rifle and archery ) , fishing , playing his collection of guitars and jamming to the tunes of such artists as led zeppelin , jimi hendrix , zz top , stevie ray vaughan , johnny winters and joe bonamassa . more than anything else other than his relationship with his lord and savior jesus christ , ayers is happy to be blessed with a wonderful family that includes his wife kathy , six children , three sons - in - law , and four grandchildren . he resides in grove city .
aside these people aspirations ; both luke and sarah shared a desire to build their business around the best environmental footprint they can across their entire supply chain . where possible , materials for their guitars will be british sourced and made . wood is the obvious challenge , with a significant proportion of music grade wood being non - uk and eu produced . luke is proactive in promoting the use of the great tree stock we have available in the uk and as a minimum he is working to ensure that any wood used is fsc certified .
a four decade tenure in the guitar - making world has given me a pretty good overview of things . as a guitar tech and musician i’ve recorded dozens of times in real studios and played live hundreds of times . as a designer , facilities and plant manager for a number of brands , i’ve overseen the production of tens of thousands of guitars . my lean / kaizen consulting business has seen me working in the biggest guitar factories in the us and mexico , and i’ve toured the guitar plants of japan , korea and china .
excitingly , miss chenley received an email from jane hissey on tuesday explaining that although she was so impressed with our work , we didn ' t win as a school , yet olivia joseph in year 3 won second place across all school ' s in brighton and hove ! miss chenley could not contain her excitement and looks forward to sharing the news with all of key stage 2 on monday . olivia ' s painting will be exhibited in jane ' s free exhibition between the 1 1th and 20th november at the brighton university gallery , grand parade . a huge congratulations olivia ; what an achievement !
the best - known and certainly the most successful of the kalamazoo distilleries was owned and operated by the three whitcomb brothers ; elias ( born about 1804 ) , leverett ( born about 1806 ) , and luke ( born about 1810 ) . the whitcombs descended from a long line of new england millers , including their great - grandfather , joseph whitcomb , who was a miller in new hampshire . all three sons were born in vermont where their father , peter whitcomb , was himself a miller . the family later relocated to western new york where the boys learned the trade from their father , before ultimately moving on to kalamazoo .
many congratulations to all our year 6 pupils who represented our school at the brighton college primary schools quiz competition held last friday after school . three teams entered the competition and did us all proud . we are very pleased to announce that one of our teams was placed third overall and included : michael ahmad , callum smith , oscar morris and ellis martin who called themselves the lumpy custard legends . other children who took part were : caden hughes , joseph holland , imogen atkinson , anna and daisy buchanan , daniel holland , alma samocha , william todd and chiara banfi . well done to everyone , we are proud of you all .
the new york times described him as
. . . audacious . . . multitalented .
joseph pehrson , writing in the music connoisseur , described pritsker as
dissolv [ ing ] the artificial boundaries between high brow , low brow , classical , popular musics and elevates the idea that if it ' s done well it is great music , regardless of the style or genre
. raul d ' gama rose writes in all about jazz :
barring the obvious exceptions , much of 21st century composition appears to be thinning in significance , but this might be about to change . gene pritsker is one of a very spare handful of composers effecting this change .
it is impossible to give any account or re - imagining of those times without acknowledging the central role of fr john van suylen . in fact the importance of that role cannot be over - emphasised ; from the beginning , as assistant priest at st joseph ' s boronia , he took particular interest in the young and growing community . the early history of what was to become our parish is intertwined with the fervent christianity of fr john ; if these were times of youthful energy and optimism - and they were - fr john was the very man to reflect and embody their spirit . risks were run and great leaps forward were taken , huge beyond practicality and courageous beyond folly , but all taken in faith .
jol dantzig is a guitar builder , designer , writer and filmmaker . he has worked for gibson , fender , guild , ovation , gretsch , and was a founding partner of hamer guitars—one of the first boutique custom guitar brands . dantzig’s work has been played by hundreds of artists including sting , steve stevens , larry coreyell , dug pinnick , billy gibbons , keb mo’ , nick lowe , kk downing , glenn tipton , john abercrombie , glen campbell , rick nielsen , kenny vaughan , lita ford , james honeyman scott , elliott easton , andy summers , peter frampton , martin barre , lyle workman , brad gillis , george harrison , jeff ament , dweezil zappa , jeff tweedy , nancy wilson—and many others . view all posts by jol
it was to take much time and an arduous struggle , however , before that land came to fulfil the purpose of church and school for which it was intended . from earliest times wantirna was part of st joseph ' s parish at boronia ; the first catholics in the area faced a journey of between 3 and 4 kilometres to sunday mass or for their children ' s schooling . as the gaps between new houses along the streets shrank and disappeared and populations grew , the need for worship and education , for a sense of self as a community , intensified . true , there were state schools in the area , and good ones , and churches at boronia and bayswater , but here in wantirna an ever - growing number of young catholic families were beginning to seek cohesion and identity in their own right .
in 1978 a sunday mass centre was set up in the state school at regency park : the young families would arrive at the school early , well ahead of the scheduled mass time , clear away and stack the little desks , set up seating and altar , arrange banners and flowers , tune up their guitars , practice their hymns then fill the room to bursting with their spirited and spiritual , youthful and hopeful post - vatican ii worship . after mass there were cups of tea , groups in conversation and children darting about in play as the place was re - established as a classroom . more families came ; soon the schoolroom was not big enough and mass was moved to a covered shelter outside . if it was cold in winter and hot in summer this could be endured , what mattered was the spirit of the place - hope , excitement and the vast future that lay ahead .
dr . joseph horton is professor of psychology at grove city college . among the courses he teaches are marriage and family assessment and intervention , child development , foundations of psychological science , and advanced research methods . dr . horton earned his ph . d . and master’s degrees from the pennsylvania state university with an emphasis in developmental psychology . he is particularly interested in reasoning in young children , character development in adolescents as well as marriage and the impact of marriage on children . dr . horton is part the center for research on positive youth development at grove city college . the research done by the center has been funded by the john templeton foundation . he serves as board chair of pregnancy services of western pennsylvania , a pro - life , christian pregnancy help center . in his spare time , he enjoys watching college football with his family and taking his daughter to dog shows .
violist / conductor / composer jill jaffe has performed in virtually all of the concert venues in new york city with all of the major free lance orchestras including orch of st . lukes , nyc ballet , nyc opera , american composers orchestra and mostly mozart . a veteran of the downtown music scene - the lounge lizards , john zorn , evan lurie , etc . - she is one of the early crossover artists . she has concertized and recorded throughout much of europe , japan and mexico . an avid chamber musician , jill is a founding member of the crescent string quartet . as a composer of theatre music jill is the recipient of numerous ascap awards , her ballets in response to the tragedies of 911 have been performed with profound effect . she has played for almost 100 different broadway and off - broadway shows , has recorded numerous soundtracks and much commercial music , and was music director / conductor of vienna lusthaus national tour , 2003 .
a week later our year 4 , 5 and 6 girl footballers played in the esfa 7 aside girls football tournament . we were one of two schools to field two teams of super keen footballers . the girls did very well indeed ; winning and drawing all games bar one ! goals were flying in from all angles , with daisy scoring a hat - trick in one match ! in the group stages , team b won every match and team a drew every match . unfortunately , due to points difference , team a went came 2nd in their group despite not losing a game ! team b qualified for the quarter finals , where they won comfortably 2 - 0 to book a place in the semi - final . this was to be played against a strong st luke ' s team . the westdene girls committment and skill level was excellent and consequently we took a 1 - 0 lead with only minutes remaining . however , despite stoical defending and brisk counter attacking from westdene , st lukes scored two long range efforts , the second coming with the last kick of the match , to win the game 2 - 1 . reagrdless of the result , the girls were very proud to be in the top four sides in the city ! both results were a fantastic achievement for our female footballers : roll on the next match !
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’ campaign . during january we are featuring independent business from london and hopefully you have already read our ‘wears london’ feature , which launched this leg of our campaign .
immediately on entering the studios , you feel a buzz about the places and the sense that people are creating new and great things here . the atmosphere is relaxed and people seem to work with an open door policy to their studios , always willing to have a chat or lend a hand with something . definitely not your normal 9 - 5 office location !
i asked luke and sarah how they intended to build the business in a market where everything is web based and price comparison sites rule . in return for this question i received a crash course in guitar principles and basics ! ( i must learn to avoid asking difficult questions ) .
2014 is all about setting the foundations for the business and reaching a place where concurrent design and production can take place . luke and sarah and already developing a
campaign in the hope using the popular crowd - sourcing platform to generate much needed capital to fund the resources needed to support business growth .
luke’s societal aspirations come in the longer five - year time horizon , where he hopes the business will be in a position to offer apprentiships to young people who can then learn a real trade and establish a future for themselves .
when you are a passionate about an idea and have an unwavering motivation , it is often those that critique or raise negatives that become a major mental barrier . luke and sarah recall the early days of their idea and hearing criticisms by some who were early to judge or suggest ‘why don’t you just get a real job with your degree ? ’
regardless of the challenges faced over the last 18 months , what comes across clearly is that luke and sarah are indeed complete opposites in their business roles but they are also great support mechanisms for each other . luke spoke of times when he was at rock bottom , perhaps after struggling to tackle a design issue and was unable to find a solution . despite lacking in technical knowhow , it was sarah who offered a fresh uncomplicated perspective and a path forward .
both are hugely proud of having nearly finished ( at the time of writing ) their first guitar . some 18th months ago this beautiful instrument was nothing more than a seedling of an idea in luke’s head and a bundle of scrap images .
those were luke’s words not ours . the pair believes that while effective business planning is crucial , you have to recognise when it is appropriate to plan and when it is better just to get stuck in and try . plans are just that and unlikely to ever be exactly the same as what reality brings ; the key is being flexible and adaptable to the events that are dealt to you .
another piece of advice from sarah was listen to advice but not the negatives . if people are truly supportive of your vision , they will provide reassurance and constructive comments to help you in your journey . above all , they both believe it is vital that individuals remain positive , pull together and maintain the passion that encouraged them to pursue the idea in the first place . when asked for her one sentence , sarah summed up their approach as ;
‘know who you are , why you are doing something and build an ethos or set of values and live by them’ .
we love luke’s grand ambitions and long - term vision that would end up seeing the business owning tree stock and milling capabilities . he speaks so passionately about this that we actually can’t find reason to doubt his resolve . this and the team’s desire to provide an organisation that openly attracts apprentices creates a movement that we are also going to watch with interest .
he struggled to find any financial assistance for his all - important equipment and workshop premises until he made contact with transmit start - ups , who have given him a loan to cover workshop rent for a year , funding for tools and to develop a website to attract new business .
fellow transmit start - ups director richard myers will also be able to give luke mentoring as he had worked for one of the uk’s leading distributors of musical instruments and has experience of working with independent guitar makers .
further information on transmit start up loans is on urltoken and on luke’s business on urltoken .
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musicians are a bit like vampires . no , i don’t mean they’ll suck the life out of you—although that can be the case . it’s the hours they keep . i used to enjoy the upside - down , unconventional world of the working musician . while others were brushing their teeth , getting ready for their meaningless day of drudgery at the office , my musician friends and i were stumbling out of a party or loading out from the night’s gig . the pale glow of the morning’s approach was always a special , quiet time before the bustle of the straight world took over .
i’d been in the company of artists—like - minded souls , with great conversations and interesting points of view . then it was home , for a solid six hours of sleep before rising at noon .
today , it’s the reverse . the quiet time is still precious to me , but it’s at the start of my day now . i sip my coffee and listen to the birds—first a robin , then the cardinal’s chip chip chip chip . as the sun crests the ridge , i’m walking down the wooded road to my shop . in the distance a chainsaw fires up and a dog barks faintly . this is the best time—so full of promise .
my wife , carla , had planted marigolds at the entrance to my shop , and every day they make me smile as i approach the door . they are bright and welcoming—exploding with red , gold and yellow in the morning light . so , it wasn’t a surprise when i mixed up a new batch of glowing lacquer shaders and dyes to use on a few new instruments .
i’d been staying mainly with browns , deep cherry , naturals and muted ambers , which are still some of my favorite guitar finishes , but the flowers had made me think of more bright reds and yellows . so i made a few sample blocks .
i still think about the old times , and staying up all night . bill murray holding an enormous bunch of colored balloons in a deserted warehouse district street at 4 am , or david copperfield sharing cocktails and a childhood story on a balcony overlooking the lights of chicago . too many good memories to dismiss as wasted youth . but i like the morning for different reasons now , and my head doesn’t hurt .
if you ever wondered what a typical day in the shop is like , i can say with confidence that you rarely know what you’ll get . as much as i’d like to say that it’s all cutting and carving wood and making lovely instruments , it often is far from that .
this morning i wanted to drill a few holes in a fixture i was building , but the drill bit was vibrating a bit as i set about to drop the quill . a quick inspection with my favorite brown & sharpe indicator showed about . 005″ run - out at the chuck . this would translate to a more severe wobble at the end of the bit , so it had to be fixed . sometimes a chuck will have debris inside , or the bit may have a burr ; either of which can create a bit of run - out . i examined the bit , and it seemed fine—a roll test on the surface plate showed it was true . i was confident that a quick blast of compressed air would clean the chuck interior and i would be on my way . or perhaps it was the arbor coming loose . my conscience demanded that i set things truly straight by disassembling the whole thing to put my mind at ease . i’d been wanting to reduce the return spring tension as well , so no better time than the present . the best way to determine a problem is to systematically go through each step until you find the source of the problem .
out came the wrenches , wedge set and the arbor drift . before i knew it , two hours had passed . measured , solvent cleaned , then lubricated properly—the whole thing went back together beautifully . the culprit ? a little bit here , a little bit there all added up to too much play in the end .
when i put the indicator on the arbor it was only showing about . 001″— which is pretty much dead nuts for this type of machine . with the chuck cleaned out and fitted snugly , it was ready to rock . by then it was lunchtime . at least i knew that the rest of the day could move ahead without incident .
i love tools—i’ve got boxes of them in my shop and in my home . my wife chuckles and shakes her head , i’m sure , because there’s a tool kit in almost every room of our house . every new job i take on is an opportunity to acquire a new wrench , cutter or crimper . punches , files , clamps and drills fill my heart with joy . pantographs , saws and shapers fill my workspace with lovely dust .
as much as i adore specialized tools—the ones that do one thing and one thing only—measuring tools , that i use every day , or even every hour of every day are my bread and butter . rulers , scales , micrometers , depth and diameter gauges . these are the implements needed to navigate the complexities of building something to close tolerances—like a guitar . but by far the most versatile of this class of tools is the dial caliper .
almost every person of note who worked at hamer handled this tool at one time or another . it’s is still insanely accurate and one of my most treasured possessions , and as much as i enjoy the new digital calipers that can add , subtract and convert to metric at the touch of a button , there is something satisfying about using the analog version . it’s a connection to something deeper than just the job at hand .
my last post about the huge amount of electric guitar builders making instruments today elicited quite a volume of mail in my inbox . some of you had additions to my list while others wanted to know why certain names were deemed “worthy” of inclusion . a couple people with severe ocd suggested the list be alphabetized . for those who sent me names , we all thank you . i couldn’t really grasp why the list should be in alphabetical order ( as opposed to by cost , state or body style for instance ) but i did it just the same .
i think that my point was well made before the addition of another 100 + builders , but now we have a bigger list to view anyway . as i said before , this list is not complete—not by a longshot—and it does not represent any sort of endorsement or judgement by me .
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this account of our history is primarily john edwards ' article in st . luke ' s wantirna publication -
celebrating 25 years
by the late 1960s , the transformation from bushland to suburb was approaching the last of its many stages . as survey pegs and house frames started to spread across the hills they brought in their wake a host of new needs . newlyweds and young families , as well as needing shelter , had to be fed , clothed , taught - and supplied with all the other necessities and amenities of modern urban life . the little groups of shops at studfield and wantirna mall started to grow , primary and secondary schools appeared in the centre of the estate and the catholic church acquired land on stokes road .
a faith not misplaced . in 1978 , with wantirna still straddling boronia and bayswater parishes , a house was purchased in haileybury court to serve as a convent for sisters aileen shanahan and mary ryan , both destined for roles with the school and the parish . in fact the school was opened in 1979 with 116 children and the involvement of 65 families . the eucharist was still being celebrated in a classroom - actually numbers had so grown that two were needed - but at least at this point it was in our own school !
in january 1980 archbishop little pronounced the creation of the new parish of wantirna with fr john as parish priest . it was a time of excitement , growth and building . numbers both at the school and the weekly eucharist continued to increase and planning for the second stage of the school commenced only a month after inauguration of the parish , only to be revised upward for an even larger project . at this stage knox had become the fastest - growing residential area in australia and , to the catholics of wantirna , nothing seemed too daunting to tackle .
with the second stage of the school - the bigger , up - scaled version - the next step was planning for a priest ' s residence and parish centre . in november of the same year , 1980 , it was decided to build both together . the second stage of the school was completed in august 1981 and opened by the reverend dean wall . in the following month , with attendances continuing to skyrocket , the mass centre was relocated from its two - classroom status to the large area in the middle of the new stage two . within three months , by christmas of that year , it had become clear that this in turn was not adequate - the need for a parish centre was becoming more urgent . as in the later case of building the church finance was a problem and one of the many innovative fundraisers was the purchase by parishioners of bricks for the new building .
when school resumed in 1982 enrolments had risen to over 400 , almost four times the number of only three years before , and work on the parish centre pressed on . then , less than two months after commencement of the school year , on 21 march , archbishop little opened the chapel , community centre and parish house . he con - celebrated mass with fr john and fr malcolm campbell before a huge crowd gathered beneath the gum trees in front of the centre in what he referred to as ' god ' s own cathedral ' . he was quoted by the advocate of 1 april as asking the congregation : ' wouldn ' t it be great if , from this beginning of this parish we all had ( christ ' s sacrifice ) in our hearts and that throughout our lives we saw this as the centre of all our community life ? '
a parish centre coordinator was appointed and within a very short time many activities were organised . saturday and sunday evening masses were celebrated in the centre . a commentary of the time wrote : the prayerful atmosphere and decor were appreciated as a contrast from the masses celebrated at the school and were a foretaste of things anticipated when a church would be built . this however seemed a long way off . . . ' in those heady times , however , ' a long way off was different from what it might be in another era . a former parishioner recollects ' . . . in an early conversation between fr john and me , when i innocently inquired as to
when are we going to build a church ?
he replied
how about now !
before i knew it the church development committee was in place . . . ' indeed the continuously expanding community soon outgrew the new centre and by 1983 all weekend masses had to return to the school , despite overcrowding to the point of discomfort . the new centre had already become too small .