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Bill Hutchinson
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10-27-2005, 09:19 AM
Bill,

Yes, you are correct. The thin white opaque sheet is a light diffuser that sits behind the dial glass to distribute the background light evenly, and helps the pointer stand out. Sounds like you still have that sheet, which is good news - not sure where one would find a replacement, possibly an art supply store would have something similar.

As far as the dial glass, you may need to get a little creative. On a 39-36 console I restored for my parents, it was missing the dial, and here's what I did. I ordered the dial sheet from Rock-Sea Enterprises, then went to the hardware store and had a thin piece of glass cut to size, and got some scrap plexi-glass a bit longer than the dial frame (I don't recall the exact dimensions, sorry). I drilled mounting holes in the plexi-glass on the ends, mounted it to the frame with wire ties, put the dial sheet on top, then sandwiched the glass piece over the whole assembly. This gave it the appearance of being a glass dial. It worked pretty good.

Good luck in getting yours going - it'll sound great when done, I'm sure of it! Icon_smile

Bill
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41-280 update - by Bill Hutchinson - 10-15-2005, 03:14 PM
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41-280 dial backing - by bill T - 10-26-2005, 06:35 AM
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