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Post by SeaRat on Sept 29, 2010 17:57:12 GMT -8
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Post by duckbill on Sept 29, 2010 18:58:08 GMT -8
It was just a matter of time before single hose regs became valued collectibles. Still, though, the price seems way out of line.
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Post by andyb on Sept 30, 2010 10:09:11 GMT -8
I was shocked to see it go that high. I was bidding on it for spare parts for the one I have. I paid $60 for it last year in better condition than that one!
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Post by SeaRat on Sept 30, 2010 17:06:16 GMT -8
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Post by duckbill on Oct 3, 2010 17:29:48 GMT -8
I'm not seeing the connection, John.
When I said the price seems way out of line, for some reason I thought there were two regs in the auction. Now that I see it was only for one regulator, I would have to say the price is twice as way out of line.
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Post by SeaRat on Oct 4, 2010 4:45:53 GMT -8
Duckbill, If you'll remember, a new member named Puff started this thread: vintagescuba.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=buysell&action=display&thread=2395He is amongst a group who re-enact Vietnam War scenes, and William Pitsenbarger is of very high interest to this group because of his story. If you read the link, and maybe follow other links, you'll see that he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. In the photo, which some of these folks want to re-inact, Bill Pitsenbarger is wearing the original Calypso regulator. Puff originally thought Bill Pitsenbarger was wearing a Sportsways Navy regulator, and so started this thread. But I did confirm that it was the original Calypso regulator. Because of its historical significance, especially as depicted in that photo #7, the original Calypso regulator may now be sought-after by these collectors. John |
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Post by duckbill on Oct 5, 2010 19:16:06 GMT -8
Be that as it may, it is still truly insane. People need to learn to be patient. I'm sure the winner will be kicking himself in the rear when things settle back to normalcy and he sees the Calypsos back to selling for under $60 apiece.
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Post by Broxton Carol on Oct 6, 2010 2:38:18 GMT -8
If even that. Nobody wanted a calypso back then, they wanted a conshelf. There were tons of brands, and models, but the conshelf was and still is best of all single hose regs. I still have a conshelf from back in 1972 I think. Still functions. Never was serviced all these years.
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Post by wrcook on Oct 6, 2010 14:26:42 GMT -8
That is high for what it is. If it actually had a documented provenance then I might see it.
I have a Navcon from 1970/71, which is just a Conshelf painted black, and it has been a great regulator, ( I just had it serviced by Dan). BTW: the regulator has a number on the yoke (00001), any idea what this might be, a serial number?
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Post by puff on Oct 12, 2010 7:57:58 GMT -8
Hi everybody,
as John said I'm looking for different regulators that have been used by US NAVY divers and now by Pararescue men. In fact it's firstly for my personal collection. And maybe one day I could reenact an entire Navy or pararescue diver but as Duckbill said I need to be patient - very very patient! Firstly because there is some stuffs who are very hard to find. Secondly because I live far far from USA! (not really so far because I'm presently in French West Indies (Martinique - Caribean Island) but my collection reside in France.
About this Calypso regulator the price was really too high! But if I'm looking for this regulator some other collectors looking for too. And unfortunately the more we are to search it the more the price upgrade! Hope to find one not too high one day...
As John is talking about my reenactment group you can have a look and visit our website grunts.free.fr (without www). We reenact the era but we are not warriors, don't forget that! We are not insane people or military fanatics but just a group of person who have a great interest for the Vietnam period and history and mix there collections to make photos. We respect the men who have fight and we don't forget the true story. Hope this can help you to appreciate the way we reenact this era.
Cheers
Puff
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Post by nikeajax on Oct 12, 2010 15:16:19 GMT -8
I think it has a lot to with sentimentality, just as the way people are willing to pay outrageous prices for cars like mid 1950's Chevy's and mid 1960's Mustangs, perfectly adequate auto's but really nothing special and not by any means unique, but for some strange reason people want them.
A few months back I thought it would be fun to have one, as John said they're pretty darned good regs, but I wasn't going to pay those prices, no way!
Just my 2-cents!
Jaybird
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Post by SeaRat on Oct 12, 2010 22:50:24 GMT -8
I have two of these original Calypso regulators. One I have highly modified, in that it has a LP splitter on it with a second generation Calypso regulator is an octopus. The original Calypso second stage is on a "long hose" like the DIR concept, and I wear it the same way. Someday I'd love to dive it with a DIR guy, and see his face when he realizes that the second stages I'm using are over 50 years old. I did do one other modification to this regulator which improved its breathing capability. I put a Scubapro Shotgun snorkel non-return mushroom valve (which is silicone) in place of the original neoprene mushroom non-return valve. Interestingly, the smaller opening does not has as much breathing resistance as the second generation with the same opening size, but below the mouthpiece rather than on the diaphragm. I theorize that this is because the mushroom valve is directly in line with the mouth on the original Calypso, whereas the breath going out needs to turn almost 180 degrees to exit in the second generation Calypso.
John
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Post by crabbyjim on Dec 23, 2019 15:31:03 GMT -8
This is an old thread but I am trying to get a history of the USD Calypso regulator. Some posted a picture of one in Vintage Diving in Turkiye this morning and it’s driving me nuts. The regulator in the picture looks like a first generation Calypso: one hp port, one lp port for the second stage. I have one of those as well as the Calypso J/iV. Is there a series, i,ii,iii,iv,v and vi?
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Post by vance on Dec 23, 2019 17:19:37 GMT -8
This is an old thread but I am trying to get a history of the USD Calypso regulator. Some posted a picture of one in Vintage Diving in Turkiye this morning and it’s driving me nuts. The regulator in the picture looks like a first generation Calypso: one hp port, one lp port for the second stage. I have one of those as well as the Calypso J/iV. Is there a series, i,ii,iii,iv,v and vi? Hey CJ, Maybe start a new thread on this, off the for sale, and into the general topic category. It's interesting and a great topic, but things tend to get muddied when you post to an old, dead thread in a specialized area. Thanks for injecting some life here! Don't stop, breh! |
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