Mars MSS-6 Siren

[crescentstar69]

I just picked this little gem up from board member jtf027. (Tommy is a great guy, by the way)


It is a Mars MSS-6 siren, restored by the guru, John Dorgan before his untimely death. It is 6" but has a nice, throaty growl for it's size. The Mars spec. sheet was posted before by John Marcson, so many thanks to him. I believe it was manufactured in the early 70's, but any info. would be welcome.


P.S. Pay no attention to the fat man in the reflection of the chrome!

 

[JennyCop]

Looks great! Nice grab!


P.S. I paid no attention to the fat man in the reflection.....well maybe a little

 

[Hoser]

Very Nice piece. Just seen a Mars siren on ebay last week.

 

[plybeep68]

That's Beautiful!! :thumbsup:

 

[MARSMAN]

How about some video so we can hear that badboy?

 

[dmathieu]

Pics make it look brass plated. Nice!

 

[crescentstar69]

Pics make it look brass plated. Nice!

That would be my crappy camera..........

 

[FGS]

That would be my crappy camera..........

What did you use? (Brand and model of the camera.)


Would be an awesome siren if it was gold plated. Nice siren either brass or chrome plated.

 

[Skip Goulet]

Very nice siren, indeed. This one has to be an older unit, as it has the metal rotor. I bought an MSS-6 siren in 1983, new from the factory. This was just after Mars was bought out by Trippe. The new units had a red plastic rotor. Same good sound, but the lighter-weight rotor gave it a bit better roll. That's the opposite of what I've always known about sirens: the heavier the rotor the longer the roll, so go figure. But it worked fine.