Colorful Bradford Screen Debut.

[IsthmusTV]

Wow, sensational screen shots! The color is awesome. Congratulations!

-Clark

[Steve D.]

Beautiful, bright screen shots. There is some convergence problems noticeable in the "Meet me in St.Louis" photos. You should wait on that convergence touchup until you're fresh & ready to devote the time to it. Until then, enjoy.

-Steve .

[Tomcomm]

Between Electronic M's 21GUP22 color bars and now Ampico-kid's 21VUP22 movie flesh tone accuracy and facial color graduations I say these got to be among the very best screen shots ever posted here! We have to find out just what makes these last GU & GV Hi-Lite roundys look so good? Both are rare-earth but are they also black matrix? .....Tom

[Glenz75]

Fantastic picture and such rich colours! You have a very nice set there.

[stromberg6]

Originally Posted by Tomcomm

Between Electronic M's 21GUP22 color bars and now Ampico-kid's 21VUP22 movie flesh tone accuracy and facial color graduations I say these got to be among the very best screen shots ever posted here! We have to find out just what makes these last GU & GV Hi-Lite roundys look so good? Both are rare-earth but are they also black matrix? .....Tom

Couldn't agree more! That one was NOT made on a Monday .

[sampson159]

beautiful.as good as any set not just a roundie.this one is truly the find of the year so far!

[joemama99]

I can't get over those pictures-even the linearity is perfect!Nice set.

[Ampico-kid]

Originally Posted by Tomcomm

We have to find out just what makes these last GU & GV Hi-Lite roundys look so good? Both are rare-earth but are they also black matrix? .....Tom

Tom, I took a close up look at the face of the crt with a magnifying glass and it certainly doesn't appear to be a black matrix tube. I don't recall ever seeing or hearing of a black matrix roundie crt.

[electronjohn]

Very nice! That had to be a nicely-restored print of "Meet Me In St. Louis"...glorious 3-strip Technicolor. Natalie Kalmus would be proud of ya!

[Ampico-kid]

Originally Posted by electronjohn

Very nice! That had to be a nicely-restored print of "Meet Me In St. Louis"...glorious 3-strip Technicolor. Natalie Kalmus would be proud of ya!

Right you are! It was a digital transfer from a restored print done several years ago in honor of the 60th anniversary of the film. Just picked up the newest blu-ray HD version and it looks and sounds even better!! Nothing can beat that glorious TECHNICOLOR!!

[bozey45]

What great photos; missed this thread somehow and it reminds me of my family's first color set, a Bradford, in 1964. I inherited the set in 1975 when I bought a house and kept it going until 1988, so 24 years it was a very reliable set; I replaced the 21fjp when I got it so it had those 2 tubes in 24 years time span; other than chassis tube replacements never had to do anything to it and the picture was beautiful as your photos, a cheapie metal cabinet it had; finally sorry to say, used parts out of it after 1988 and junked the cabinet when I moved in 2004.

[KentTeffeteller]

Beautiful, me likey. Very unusual roundie rarity. Wells-Gardner not something you see every day in roundie sets.

[holmesuser01]

I worked for a TV shop that was in a large shopping center where the anchor store was a Grant store. Years after the store closed, we still got sets that Grant's sold for repair. Once in awhile, we'd get a color Bradford, but most of what I saw was portable B/W goodies.

I miss the days of analog TV.

YOUR Bradford looks mighty fine. You do realize that we all hate you just a bit. We all want your Bradford set.

[Sandy G]

[QUOTE=holmesuser01;3027235]
You do realize that we all hate you just a bit.

See ? SEE ?!? I ain't the ONLY one !!! (grin) Seriously, I'd give my EYETEETH....

[holmesuser01]

[QUOTE=Sandy G;3027259]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

You do realize that we all hate you just a bit.

See ? SEE ?!? I ain't the ONLY one !!! (grin) Seriously, I'd give my EYETEETH....

It's Southern Hospitality.