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Eric H 03-06-2012 09:10 PM

Picking this up tomorrow
 
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Made arraignments to buy a Hoffman with the stand tomorrow.

It's a Blond, (or maybe more accurately Limed Oak?) looks like a 12" set.
This answers the question I had whether my 10" Hoffman had the original stand, this is identical except for the color.

Bill Cahill 03-06-2012 09:15 PM

Nice set. Looks like bleeched blonde to me.
Bill Cahill

kvflyer 03-06-2012 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Cahill (Post 3029227)
Nice set. Looks like bleeched blonde to me.
Bill Cahill

There you go again, making fun of women's hair :D

Sandy G 03-07-2012 06:26 AM

Me likey !

ggregg 03-07-2012 12:06 PM

Me likey too! Has a DuMont look to it.

jbivy 03-07-2012 01:38 PM

Very nice, i even like that washed out blonde.

old_coot88 03-07-2012 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jbivy (Post 3029263)
Very nice, i even like that washed out blonde.

:D:yes:
http://blog.jokeroo.com/2011/05/16/b...-blonde-jokes/

radio nut 03-07-2012 03:12 PM

That looks very nice. I'd love to have a set like that! One question, why does the crt look green?

Electronic M 03-07-2012 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by radio nut (Post 3029269)
That looks very nice. I'd love to have a set like that! One question, why does the crt look green?

Ahh, good ol' Hoffman (QU)Easy-vision.....They tinted all their screens green and for over a decade used it as a marketing gimmick claiming that it was easy on the eyes.

Eric H 03-07-2012 04:53 PM

Well I got it!

Nice set, complete with the back and factory stand.

The finish is dry and thin in spots, like most light colors, it's a Limed Oak type finish, the wood underneath looks like Mahogany but the finish is painted on giving it the blond look.

Haven't been home with it so testing the CRT will have to wait till tonight.

The man I got it from was an older gentleman, probably in his late 60's or 70's, he said his Dad was an early adopter of new tech and bought it new.
He said it was working fine when put away but I didn't ask how long ago that was.

I have quite a few Hoffmans now, at least four, plus one I scrapped because it was falling apart. I probably find a lot of them because they were based in Los Angeles.

They are a very well made set and perform great.
I have this 10" version with the same stand, the picture is very sharp.

http://www.vintagetvsets.com/images/hoffman10-2.jpg

Eric H 03-08-2012 08:34 AM

Well the CRT is really poor in this one, I did get the chassis to fire up with the Variac, it started making HV and lighting part of the screen at about 115 volts, however something is arcing under the 1B3 socket.


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