Does anyone know of any current makers that are making a Meek #44 clone? or close to it?
Thanks all,
Tom
Thanks all,
Tom
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 ttrotter |
Meek #44 clone? |
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Posts: 734 09/26/2008 12:13 Moderator |
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reelcollector |
44 clone ? | #1 | ||
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Posts: 445 09/26/2008 12:18 |
If we could generate enough buyers, perhaps a Keneya or similar would make some.
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Posts: 6140 09/26/2008 13:01 Bulldog1935 |
Trutta in Japan was making one up until a few years ago - Trutta NK3
(they apparently sold their last from stock just last year) Japan Yahoo may be the place to find one. Trutta |
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Eebarral |
Making a Meek 44 | #3 | ||
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Posts: 15 09/26/2008 14:20 |
I'd be game to make some since I am free of Perfection Fly Reel. Has anyone dared to look at the inside of one? The sideplates and the pillars are simple.
Crank can be easily cutout. Click and knob are easy. I'd need some photos of the spool and the foot and if there is a free spool "deterrent"
inside. How much interest is there? Jon (info at Larrabeereels dot com)
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 cdmoore |
Earl Shapiro? | #4 | ||
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Posts: 2547 09/26/2008 14:22 Moderator |
Wasn't there a guy by this name associated with Tim Zietak that was making them? They weren't cheap, but cheaper than an original.
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"Occasionally, I hallucinate. About fly fishing. Well, not really. I guess I just forget about everything else."
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Posts: 168 09/26/2008 14:48 |
Earl Shapiro of Pittsburgh, PA makes one. There is a picture of one on Tim's website. Al Medved told me he had a Shapiro reel and said it was quite nice. I
assumed it was the Meek 44 copy. Al may actually have a few Shapiro reels. You may want to contact Al if you have any questions about it.
dryflyRSW
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Posts: 736 09/27/2008 11:26 Moderator |
Thanks for all these great replies!
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Eebarral |
Here is what I have come up with overnight... | #7 | ||
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Posts: 16 09/27/2008 12:06 |
Here is what I have come up with overnight from old Bacon's and Lang's catalog pictures and the one on ebay now. It still needs some refinement on
proportions of the handle, screws and the circular engraving. I'll make up one in 6061 aluminum which is easy to turn and then go to 7075 aluminum; which
I can get a great polish on. I also think I have some 3/16" thick nickle silver but I am afraid the price point will be unmentionable because I'll be
able to get so few reels out of a 6x10 sheet even though they are small.
Here is the old Lang's version I copied except for the handle. I put the more classic handle on it though I like this one.
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ttrotter |
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Posts: 737 09/27/2008 12:27 Moderator |
Jon, this looks like it has great potential! Are my eyes playing tricks on me or does the Lang's photo handle have a slight 1/2 S curve in it and the ebay
one have the straight handle as your drawings indicate? Did Meek make these with different stlye handles?
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Posts: 17 09/27/2008 12:58 |
Tom, the Lang's one definitely has a combination "S" / Dumbbell (for lack of a better name) handle. Here is my interpretation. I think the
proportions are better for such a small reel with this one.
I'll keep at it. Jon |
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Posts: 6143 09/27/2008 13:46 Bulldog1935 |
next, you have to make it all from nickel silver.
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Posts: 738 09/27/2008 14:06 Moderator |
I really like that "S"/Dumbbell look!
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reelcollector |
look alike Meek 44 | #12 | ||
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Posts: 446 09/29/2008 13:18 |
I would even settle for a miniature, such an elegant, simple design. Hooray for tradition.
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oldfishbrain |
What a beautiful little reel | #13 | ||
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Posts: 1195 09/29/2008 16:57 |
Put me down for one. I need it for one of my light line rods. I would go for the one on the unmentionable auction site but unfortunately I wind with my right
hand
 (I am joking of course, I am not likely to take out a
second mortgage on my house in order to do that).
Maker of light line nodeless bamboo fly rods
avardanis@sympatico.ca |
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Posts: 582 10/05/2008 20:21 |
The "S" handle is referred to as a "dog leg" handle and it is what distinguishes a first model Meek 44 from a second model. The third model
has a raised back, whereas the first two models have what collectors call the "flat back".
A few first models have been found with jeweled caps, but they are incredibly rare. |
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