Re: [drakelist] MN-2000 Paint

2007-01-24 Thread Douglas Earl Smith
Douglas Earl Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- On Mon, 2007-01-22 at 22:40, Mike Rowlands wrote: While we are talking about Drake paint finishes, would somebody please confirm that MN-2000 was

Re: [drakelist] MN-2000 Paint

2007-01-24 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Mike - The MN-2000 came in all three of the Drake 4 Series finishes. It came out in 1966, two years before the advent of the B-Line with it's epoxy

[drakelist] MN-2000 paint

2007-01-24 Thread Mike Rowlands
Many thanks to all who kindly replied with helpful information on the finish of their MN-2000s. The case will be on its way to Hartzell Manufacturing later in the week and I think I'll ask them to put on a B-Line epoxy finish for authenticity, since my serial number is in the 28xx range.

Re: [drakelist] MN-2000 Paint

2007-01-23 Thread W4AWM
Hi Mike, I have 3three MN-2000s. They have a slightly textured finish similar the the B and C lines and the L-4B. I would classify a smooth finish as the one on the A line. 73, John, W4AWM

[drakelist] MN-2000 Paint

2007-01-23 Thread Mike Rowlands
While we are talking about Drake paint finishes, would somebody please confirm that MN-2000 was originally shipped with a smooth finish? Thanks, Mike VA3MR/G3NKR

Re: [drakelist] MN-2000 Paint

2007-01-23 Thread Tom Taylor
My MN-2000 with original paint has the rough surface paint. Tom N7TM On 1/22/07, Mike Rowlands [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While we are talking about Drake paint finishes, would somebody please confirm that MN-2000 was originally shipped with a smooth finish? Thanks, Mike VA3MR/G3NKR