Sadly, they are gone. But there could be a bright spot. The Tesoro detectors, or the majority of them, provided consumers with an excellent slow-motion / quick-response detector that worked well in iron. Other manufacturers tried to compete while still working on their lines of higher-end Target ID and then Tone ID models. The only one who really gave us something worthwhile was White's. They contracted William 'Bill' Lahr to design something for them and he gave them what they needed and it came to us as the Coinmaster Classic line. Ten they repackaged them into the SL (Slim-Line) housing using the slide-in 8-AA battery tray. The Classic III SL was a stiff competitor to the Tesoro's w/o visual Target ID, and the Classic ID and IDX Pro offered a simple but functional Target ID display.Hmmmmm what about Tesoro who's got them
I have relied on some excellent 'modified' versions of these three and it was something White's should have done in-house. I think Garrett could bring back a couple of Classic models, only two needed, that would offer consumers the Tesoro-like performance. Have one a 'turn-on-and-go' and the other modified with a manual GB and Threshold control. Do them well, and then market them at competitive prices as we see the industry trend of today.
Monte
