Re: TCBA

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

Doug and all,

A further endorsement...
For the new coilers in the group, the TCBA News was a quarterly newsletter 
that was published for a 20 year period (1981-2001) by Harry Goldman. It 
contained articles on Tesla Coiling written by coilers (some famous, and 
many of whom are still on the Pupman List). It also contained reprints of 
old magazine articles going back as far as the early 1900's on Tesla, 
interesting articles on coiling and high voltage design and theory, letters 
to the editor, coiling supplies, special sales or trading offers, etc. The 
TCBA was always the first thing read whenever it arrived in the mail.

The TCBA News is valuable for its technical and historical content. But it 
also served as an important bridge linking Tesla Coiling enthusiasts around 
the world in a time LONG before eMail, BBS's, or the Internet. Many 
lifelong friendships were started through the the TCBA community. Harry 
recently celebrated his 80th birthday, and although he no longer publishes 
the TCBA, he's still an active experimenter, avid coiler, and author. He's 
also a true gentleman and a scholar, and those that know Harry are honored 
by the privilege. In 2001, a large group of Harry's friends paid tribute to 
him at the Ed Wingate's 2001 Rochester, NY Teslathon. A picture of Harry at 
this event can be seen at:

http://205.243.100.155/frames/goldman.html

(BTW, "Telsa" on the cake is is purposely misspelled...)  :^)

Harry still has some copies of the TCBA - and once these are gone, they're 
gone. This is great news for folks looking for specific articles or issues 
to complete a set. I ordered a complete set and a few extra copies of 
certain issues. And, while I may eventually dispose of the spare copies, 
the complete set will always remain as a treasured part of my technical 
library. Terry Fritz has already listed the sites for the indexes and 
ordering information in another post - now's the time to get them while 
they are still available.

Best regards,

-- Bert --
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Tesla list wrote:
>Original poster: "kayaker by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><kayaker-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
>That is great news. What is their email or mailing address. I am new too
>coiling. But not electronics.
>I am still doing my research. Many thanks.
>Doug Allen
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 8:24 AM
>Subject: TCBA
>
>  > Original poster: "John Richardson by way of Terry Fritz
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jprich-at-up-dot-net>
>  >
>  > List,
>  >
>  > I recently ordered a complete set of TCBA News, and wanted to report to
>any
>  > list members that it is worth it.  It will run you about 400 bucks, and
>  > initially I was leery about spending such a large amount of cash on
>  > information, especially when so much is available via the
>  > internet.  However, the sheer volume of old plans, new ideas, and comments
>  > and articles by avid coilers is unbelievable.  It's also rather neat to
>see
>  > the advancements that coiling has taken from the first issue in 1982 to
>the
>  > final issue in 2001, although I was surprised to see no mention of the MMC
>  > trend in the issues from 1998 to 2001.  It is possible that I overlooked
>  > any references due the fact that I have basically been thumbing thru the
>  > issues as opposed to reading them from cover to cover.
>  >
>  > Another recommendation is Twenty First Century Books.  Gary's service and
>  > demeanor have been second to none, and I will be placing more orders from
>  > him in the future.  I have had the pleasure of talking to both Harry and
>  > Gary several times on the phone, and they both have been extremely helpful
>  > and informative.  I hope to meet each one in the future.
>  >
>  > In closing, I just want to say to anyone who has been toying with
>  > purchasing a TCBA collection, but has balked because of financial
>  > repercussions, swallow the bill and place an order.  I don't know how many
>  > more sets are available, but when they're gone, that's it.  It's worth the
>  > cash.
>  >
>  > John Richardson
>  >
>
>.