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Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:56 pm
by johnhall
Seans wrote:aceonbass wrote: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.
Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:41 pm
by chefothefuture
johnhall wrote:Seans wrote:aceonbass wrote: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?
Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:55 pm
by weemac
The shoes in the early v63s were probably made of "Nosium".....
Eden.
Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:57 pm
by teeder
I assumed they were made of left-over parts from the '60's, but could easily be wrong.
Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:10 pm
by 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.
Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:53 pm
by chefothefuture
Seans wrote: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...
Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:17 am
by 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.
Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:10 am
by Moonie Man
Cool video, Eden!
Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:44 pm
by ram
thanks Eden, very helpful vid! Demo was superb!
Re: How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:01 pm
by wints
ram wrote:thanks Eden, very helpful vid! Demo was superb!
Yes, nice one Eden. I'll be trying this out!