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Penny&Giles----where are they?

Hello all, I'm curious as to what happened to this pot. I have only seen it advertised with the Aragon line. Was it a better pot than the Alps or Noble that are still around? Perhaps it was made for Mondial only and when they folded P&G folded too. Thanks in advance.
south43

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stevemcx
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Penny & Giles (www.pennyandgiles.com) are best known for their line of "industrial" controllers and linear faders. They also make a rotary fader (model RF15) which is the volume control you are asking about. It is built like the proverbial tank and looks like it would withstand a nuclear blast. I used these in my Deluxe Line Drive series of passive preamps back in the '80's, but gave them up after I found a part I liked better - the TKD conductive plastic pot. Like Penny & Giles, TKD makes a line of industrial-grade linear faders, but they also make rotary faders (potentiometers) and stepped-attenuators. These are excellent volume controls, but the stepped parts have gotten extremely expensive. The conductive plastic pot (CP2511) can be had from Michael Percy Audio (www.percyaudio.com) for $62.50, while the stepped-attenuator goes for around $250.

Best regards,

Steve McCormack
www.SMcAudio.com
stevemcx
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Thanks very much South43.

Best regards,

Steve McCormack
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