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Does anyone make repro Brass Orthophonic shells? I know you can get repro pot metal.

And on the other side of that I have a brass shell, backing plate, and ring and need all the other stuff, anyone out there that can help with that?
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gunnarthefeisty wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:29 pm Does anyone make repro Brass Orthophonic shells? I know you can get repro pot metal.

No.

By all accounts, the new die cast housings work very well.

JerryVan wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:01 pm

gunnarthefeisty wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:29 pm Does anyone make repro Brass Orthophonic shells? I know you can get repro pot metal.

No.

By all accounts, the new die cast housings work very well.

Huh. I bet I could cast some.

gunnarthefeisty wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:09 pm

JerryVan wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:01 pm

gunnarthefeisty wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:29 pm Does anyone make repro Brass Orthophonic shells? I know you can get repro pot metal.

No.

By all accounts, the new die cast housings work very well.

Huh. I bet I could cast some.

And machine them too?

JerryVan wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:34 pm

gunnarthefeisty wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:09 pm

JerryVan wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:01 pm

No.

By all accounts, the new die cast housings work very well.

Huh. I bet I could cast some.

And machine them too?

Dunno about that, but brass has a pretty low melting point, and I can make casts with my 3D printer if I can build a model of one. I bet the front piece wouldnt be too hard, but electroplating them wouldnt be easy.