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Was there a special cygnet bracket for the fireside? I finally got my bolts and nuts blues and was finally putting it on when...uh-oh...it doesn't fit! I took a pic for y'all to see. The top holes line up but it was hard to take pic and hold that. If there's another would someone want to trade with me?

I think Standard, Home and Fireside uses the same bracket. Im not sure what your bracket fits.

hearsedriver wrote:I think Standard, Home and Fireside uses the same bracket. Im not sure what your bracket fits.

You're right. I compared it to the one on my "F". Well [crap] when I bought it I didn't know it was different. Bamboozled! So this must be for a triumph or something idk.

I believe they are all the same. The only difference is the crane. A Fireside, Standard , and Home use the same crane. The Triumph is bigger to hold the 11 panel Cygnet horn. I know you have to finagle the bolts a bit, because it is a tight fit. I had to do that on my Triumph, because it was missing the bracket.
Harvey Kravitz

Phonofreak wrote:I believe they are all the same. The only difference is the crane. A Fireside, Standard , and Home use the same crane. The Triumph is bigger to hold the 11 panel Cygnet horn. I know you have to finagle the bolts a bit, because it is a tight fit. I had to do that on my Triumph, because it was missing the bracket.
Harvey Kravitz

So this bracket must be a triumph bracket then. Well, I guess I need to try and trade or sell the one I have for another! Wish I was told that when I bought it but they're so similar in the pictures!

There were indeed two different sizes. I didn't know it until after 15 years of collecting. I had accumulated some parts and was putting one on a machine. I was surprised it didn't fit and reached for another one. On a whim I held the two back to back and realized there were different sizes. One being taller in the bolt pattern. I found the interesting thing was that they both had the same casting numbers on the interior portion of the backside.
I don't think you were "bamboozled" , it's just another one of those things you should measure and ask before you make the assumption it will fit. It's a constant learning curve.

ColoradoPhonograf wrote:There were indeed two different sizes. I didn't know it until after 15 years of collecting. I had accumulated some parts and was putting one on a machine. I was surprised it didn't fit and reached for another one. On a whim I held the two back to back and realized there were different sizes. One being taller in the bolt pattern. I found the interesting thing was that they both had the same casting numbers on the interior portion of the backside.
I don't think you were "bamboozled" , it's just another one of those things you should measure and ask before you make the assumption it will fit. It's a constant learning curve.

Indeed, it definitely is!