On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 15:23:33 GMT, "Frank Dresser"
wrote:


"David" wrote in message
.. .
Every Halli I've ever seen was rather crudely built. The front panels
may be nice but the wiring looks kind of amateurish compared to a
Fender amp or a MacIntosh from the same era.


Phil Nelson has some pictures of the insides of his SX-88 on his website:

http://antiqueradio.org/halli09.htm

Actually, I kinda prefer the rat's nest wiring approach. Lining up the
wires and components neatly almost certainly increases the inter-component
capacitance and I don't mind if they spent the money where it can be seen
rather than hidden away.

Frank Dresser


I'm not advocating right-angle dress for RF point-to-point wiring,
Just the stripping and soldering on some Hallis looks quite sloppy.
The bandswitch frightens me away from them more than anything else.