I saw this reg on eBay advertised initially as a Gold-Label, but later it turned out to be a Deluxe without the venturi assist:
Upon receiving it, the cans cleaned up rather nice:
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But since the previous owner had already etched their name on the cans, and careful examination of the cans led me to believe that the cans were already rechromed, I had no reservations in re-doing the cans in a different fashion - so I decided on a matte black finish.
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Internally, I had to find a way to create a venturi assist. Initially, since the rechrome job was in good condition, I tried a reversible conversion, but since the resultant amount of air flow was limited, I decided to go whole hog and just cut out a channel for the tube:
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I brazed the copper tube into position and placed a disc above it (initially fashioned from an extra brass label, but eventually ended up using the fiberglass insert from my old Mistral diaphragm)
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(yes the locking nut is missing. It broke! If I can't find a replacement, I may just have to make one)
Slapped on the new diaphragm, and positioned the cans together with the venturi tube pointing down the horn:
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Now here's where I hit a snag. Unlike the Gold-Label, the Deluxe doesn't have that extra lip that goes around the rim. So when trying to slap the two cans together, I had some difficulty aligning the two cans. I could get it shut, but it wasn't as straight as it could be. I ended up grinding off just a bit off the lip of the bottom can to get the two to mate properly. Its a good thing that the new diaphragms have a grooved surface on one side to aid in aligning the cans.
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I set the levers to about the level of the cans (I just love how easy it is to set the HW lever height
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As Swimjim said before, the zone is there but its pretty thin. I noted a big improvement in breathing characteristics after setting the lever height a little more aggressively. Needless to say, my results might be a bit different because after all, this isn't really a Gold Label to begin with, but maybe with a bit more tweaking, I can get it to breathe as well as my Mistral
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Quick question regarding a real Gold-Label: When you depress the diaphragm, does it go into an uncontrolled free-flow? Currently, my set-up lets enough air into the cans itself that upon depression of the diaphragm, it flows for a while then stops. I might need to re-do the disc to minimize air entering the cans. Suggestions?
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