[quote name='hansinoman' date='27 March 2010 - 09:45 PM' timestamp='1269743133' post='372801']
Not to butt in on Rick's chance to reply, but Dallas and many other suburban Dalas departments in the 50's and 60's ran B&M SiroDrifts. Dallas last oredered them on the 1978 model American LaFrance Pioneer III pumpers and ladders. Nonone around here has ordered them since, however Cedar Hill has placed an ex-Dallas B&M on their Pierce Dash quint. The B&M doesnt have as high a pitch as the Federal Q and as far as I know there were no problems with them. Actually until recently I was unaware B&M was still in the siren business.
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I'm a huge fan of B&M. They have a mellow, rich but loud & penetrating tone. Their "Super Chief" siren is the most popular, but, if I were spec'ing out a rig, I'd ask for a B&M CS8B (the one with the flared trumpet nose).
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRFrZYQ_GSQ"]The CS8B sounds wonderful. See here on YouTube.[/url]
Not to butt in on Rick's chance to reply, but Dallas and many other suburban Dalas departments in the 50's and 60's ran B&M SiroDrifts. Dallas last oredered them on the 1978 model American LaFrance Pioneer III pumpers and ladders. Nonone around here has ordered them since, however Cedar Hill has placed an ex-Dallas B&M on their Pierce Dash quint. The B&M doesnt have as high a pitch as the Federal Q and as far as I know there were no problems with them. Actually until recently I was unaware B&M was still in the siren business.
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I'm a huge fan of B&M. They have a mellow, rich but loud & penetrating tone. Their "Super Chief" siren is the most popular, but, if I were spec'ing out a rig, I'd ask for a B&M CS8B (the one with the flared trumpet nose).
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRFrZYQ_GSQ"]The CS8B sounds wonderful. See here on YouTube.[/url]
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