Not much out here in Canada, eh? :lol: I guess your best chance would be to look around for a local fire department that has a decommissioned unit laying around the property. Parts of BC are known for their Carter-style sirens, so if you get lucky.. you're really getting lucky. Keep in mind as well ...

So thirteen years, huh.. I think that's a restoration hiatus only exceeded by Jerry's gas-powered MD. Cool to see a familiar face still pop in these days.

Oh yeah, lost or misplaced bolts can totally be one's worst nightmare!

I think installing solenoids extraneously -a la side pieces- would've necessitated a specialized fiberglass molding since the horn and outer chopper-housing were one solid piece, and I have a hunch that would've been costly. :P I'd imagine a small vertical solenoid could've been neatly integrated be...

While my study of the E57 was admittedly limited, I'll say that every photo I looked at featuring a bare unit led to every example looking identical, and with one common name across the board I'd say it was a cookie-cutter template for whoever chose to produce em... some examples were even built und...

Bringing back ol' Siren Contest vibes for us dinosaurs! These were the type of recording we'd totally geek out over.

Blows my mind the chopper was able to stop at the snap of a finger and not grenade! Shook the trailer and the truck.

Advertised readings claimed at the hundred-foot mark don't necessarily hold much weight at considerable distances where the siren's fundamental pitch is at the mercy of atmospheric and ground absorption. I suppose with the majority of offerings nowadays virtually all being single-tone and within a p...

I wonder about the possibility the siren had perhaps been sitting in a compromised position for a rather extended period of time. I'd imagine the long shaft would've picked up whatever slack from the weight bearing down towards the middle and upset the alignment.

Cool resto

The thick of night; crazy seeing a siren being tested so late!

Probably my fave electronic-siren tone though!

Biersach & Niedermeyer: a brand name that itself sounds as though someone could easily mistake it for being of German origin if not for the "Milwaukee WI USA" stamped directly underneath.

Pretty much my ideal alarm clock scenario!