Viridian! Dude! I was so thrilled to learn that I'm not the only one with a High End 8-track system. I replaced all the capacitors with Zen and Crescendo caps from North Creek and rewired with Litz. Roy Orbison has never been ths same. It was as if a veil had been lifted; the sound was simply more real, more present, more available. The PRaT was so immense it literally knocked me off my feet--a veritable prat fall!
Now here's the kicker. The model I modified was a Craig "Fireball Roberts Special" that I rescued from a 1968 Ford F-150 pickup. One corner of the case was cracked. I applied a couple of bandaids to hold it together. To my total amazement, not only was the case secured but the sound was enormously improved, as well. Much more air, while the bottom end was tightened and a lot more musical.
But wait....I found that different bandaids gave dramatically different results. I'm currently using Flintstone Wee Ones from Curad that I have modified by freezing them in CO2 (used a fire extinguisher). The difference is just incredible and they aren't even broken in yet.
Hats off from one 8-tracker to another!
will
Now here's the kicker. The model I modified was a Craig "Fireball Roberts Special" that I rescued from a 1968 Ford F-150 pickup. One corner of the case was cracked. I applied a couple of bandaids to hold it together. To my total amazement, not only was the case secured but the sound was enormously improved, as well. Much more air, while the bottom end was tightened and a lot more musical.
But wait....I found that different bandaids gave dramatically different results. I'm currently using Flintstone Wee Ones from Curad that I have modified by freezing them in CO2 (used a fire extinguisher). The difference is just incredible and they aren't even broken in yet.
Hats off from one 8-tracker to another!
will