Hi all, well I've gotten 4 good pics on the computer if anyone else wants them, a couple of more points, the body & hinged clamp are the only original parts, I have no idea if the arms were chrome plated bronze or alloy, as when I got it someone had replaced the cage with a more modern 4 hole version, the front clamp is picked out in black paint, wether this is factory or not I have no idea, due to the fact the cable stop is broken I am unable to comment on wether it was slotted or not. The top pin is not threaded to take the flanged head screw that I had encountered with an original FD that went to the land of the rising sun a few years ago.
I would have thought that some one out there has such a beast and could help some of us out there as too a date, I've had a few emails, and thank you all for them, but nothing to give any real date, one can only guess that it may have been made pre flanged head screw model, and was only made for a short time before they realised they had a problem, and added the screw..........regards wayne davidson Invers NZ.........
on 21/2/06 10:54 PM, Wayne Davidson at wayne.collect@xtra.co.nz wrote:
> Hi all, well I finally got to have a look at the old Record FD body I recently
> got. Its pretty much the same as the FD that Peter N has on eBay at the
> moment, but I'm sure his has steel pivot pins, and the longer bottom one has a
> groove machined all the way around it. Mine are alloy, and the longer bottom
> one has a single groove in it, very unsure wether its made that way or wether
> its just due to old age, but I suspect it was made that way. I've looked up
> time lines with no mention of what I have. Mine also has a broken cable stop
> at the bottom, so unable to say wether it was slotted or not. The front band
> is picked out in black, don't know wether this is factory or not.
>
> I bought this from another local guy, came fitted with 4 hole cage, thats why
> I bought it really, but know I have a nice lightweight body, after a bit of
> cleaning up I could end up with one of the lightest Record FD with just about
> a factory look.
>
> Would be nice to know something about this older item, can provide pics if
> desired....regards wayne davidson Invers NZ...........