How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe

[johnhall]

I'm curious as to what would make modern steel "non-gaussable"?

I would say, It's more down to production numbers and cost.

No. The type of tungsten steel widely used in the 1920's and 30's for magnetic components is simply no longer available.

[chefothefuture]

I'm curious as to what would make modern steel "non-gaussable"?

I would say, It's more down to production numbers and cost.

No. The type of tungsten steel widely used in the 1920's and 30's for magnetic components is simply no longer available.

That's understandable.
What I then ponder is what was used in the very first of the V63's?

[weemac]

The shoes in the early v63s were probably made of "Nosium".....

Eden.

[teeder]

I assumed they were made of left-over parts from the '60's, but could easily be wrong.

[Seans]

Fair enough on the compounds, we have similar problems with certain elements, Titanium was a key ingredient in cast brake discs in past times, it helped with longevity and heat dissipation. Try running a GT 40 or Cobra with new made discs and today's metals, technology bah.

[chefothefuture]

Fair enough on the compounds, we have similar problems with certain elements, Titanium was a key ingredient in cast brake discs in past times, it helped with longevity and heat dissipation. Try running a GT 40 or Cobra with new made discs and today's metals, technology bah.

I felt the same way about Asbestos linings for the brake shoes in my Desotos.
With asbestos, the brakes were soft and controllable. With modern linings you could put the pedal through
the floor before you'd stop (well it felt like it....) and drums would wear much quicker...

[guitfiddle]

I remember reading once about how Chris Squire's infamous RM1999 bass had it's horseshoe get de-gaussed. In fact it got so bad he disconnected it or something to that effect. This would seem likely as I remember seeing him live in the mid-seventies and his bass sound had gotten much lower so I assume he was only using the toaster at that point. So even though I'm not adding much to this discussion, I think it shows that it's a pretty common problem.

[Moonie Man]

Cool video, Eden!

[ram]

thanks Eden, very helpful vid! Demo was superb!

[wints]

thanks Eden, very helpful vid! Demo was superb!

Yes, nice one Eden. I'll be trying this out!