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29th Mar 2023, 10:43 pm | #1 |
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One man's Trash is another man's Gold
What do you reckon?
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30th Mar 2023, 9:46 am | #2 |
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Re: One mans Trash is another mans Gold
Definitely restorable, needs a mains transformer smoothing cap two EL84'S and an ECC83 or similar. Possibly an EZ80/81. Check the output transformer first.
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30th Mar 2023, 9:57 am | #3 |
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Re: One mans Trash is another mans Gold
You'll need to find another one just like it for stereo.
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30th Mar 2023, 1:59 pm | #4 |
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Re: One man's Trash is another man's Gold
Looks like it might've been a guitar amp in a previous life.
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30th Mar 2023, 5:31 pm | #5 |
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Re: One man's Trash is another man's Gold
I assume the missing item next to the switch was a neon indicator, but what was the larger hole with four screw holes for? Volume control perhaps?
I wonder if it was a PA amplifier. |
30th Mar 2023, 6:30 pm | #6 |
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Re: One man's Trash is another man's Gold
I wonder if the 4-bolt-hole big circular space could have previously housed one of the multi-way Bulgin connectors and have been used to feed HT/LT/audio lines to a separate tuner or preamp?
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30th Mar 2023, 6:53 pm | #7 |
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Re: One man's Trash is another man's Gold
It looks early-mid 60s with strong Selmer hallmarks in there. At one point I owned a dozen Selmer 'Treble n Bass 50' amps and eventually restored them all before letting them go. The chassis shown is not a T n B 50, but the build style and components are there in abundance.
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30th Mar 2023, 8:28 pm | #8 |
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Re: One man's Trash is another man's Gold
Thanks forum,
@ stevehertz, Yea, you are definitely correct, it is an old British guitar amplifier made by Selmer called a Truvoice, You know your stuff for sure sir. @RadioWrangler, LOL, can you help me go 5-1 surround sound ? |
30th Mar 2023, 9:22 pm | #9 |
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Re: One man's Trash is another man's Gold
Well, first you'll need a guitar with 5 pick-ups...
I thought it was an RSC guitar amp. Came in EL64 and EL34 guises. David
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