It looks like the Alpine Astro and Astro Physics mounts are nearly identical. Alpine Astro claims their mountings are made in Italy. Maybe Roland can clear all this up? Are they designed by the same person?
Alpine Astro or AstroPhysics?
Started by Charles Geiger, 12/16/2007 06:45AM
Posted 12/16/2007 06:45AM
Opening Post
Posted 12/16/2007 03:22PM
#1
I don't know anything about the Italian jobs, but Astro-Physics designs and manufactures all of their mounts in-house, right here in the good ol' USA.
Doug
Midway, FL
Doug
Midway, FL
Posted 12/16/2007 07:30PM
#2
Take a look at the 10 micron site:
http://www.10micron.com/english/homepage-eng.htm
Some of the mounts look kind of similar to AP mounts but when you look at more images there are obvious differences. The drive system is much different being an outboard belt driven system. The 10 micron mounts are made in Italy.
Joplin
http://www.10micron.com/english/homepage-eng.htm
Some of the mounts look kind of similar to AP mounts but when you look at more images there are obvious differences. The drive system is much different being an outboard belt driven system. The 10 micron mounts are made in Italy.
Joplin
Posted 12/17/2007 09:00PM
#4
Charles Geiger said:
It looks like the Alpine Astro and Astro Physics mounts are nearly identical. Alpine Astro claims their mountings are made in Italy. Maybe Roland can clear all this up? Are they designed by the same person?
These mounts showed up at NEAF one year. VERY PRETTY, close copy, but price appeared to scare most away.
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