She's Home !
So this is pretty cool . . .
turns out this is a 'one-owner' console, originally purchased by the seller's wife's aunt who has lived with them for the last couple years . . . he offered to let me take his aunt-in-law too, but I declined and suggested he try selling her on ebay too :lmao:
the cabinet is BEAUTIFUL - a description from the factory brochure (also included): Tops, front, and end panels are made of selected sliced cherry, with inlays of quartered tropical olive wood . . . Burnished cherry finish is lightly distressed and hand rubbed to a soft patina . . .
my suspicions were correct on the amp - it's a Scott 99D - 3 tele ECC83's, 2 Sylvania 6L6GC's, and a Raytheon 5U4 . . . faceplate and chassis are MINT MINT MINT . . . . . the seller had already powered it up
and it shows . . . one ceramic cap in particular under chassis is toasty (connected to the balance/bias pot) so this will get a complete recap before I play with it . . . tuner didn't power up, not sure why yet . . . TT is a Garrard RC88 which needs a needle - I kjnow have four of these badboys - might be able to finally make ONE GOOD ONE
Next up I need to test the tubes to make sure his powering the unit up didn't cook anything . .. fingers are crossed that the PT and/or OPT are OK too . . . nothing toasty or leaking from either, so I *should* be OK . . .
AND NOW . . . THE MYSTERY SPEAKER . . . .
turns out to be an incredibly perfect Electrovoice 12TRXB
I always wanted one of these :yes:
not too shabby for $20 + $30 in gas (I actually won it for $15, but figured the least I could do was round up to $20
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Jeez . . .this is getting ridiculous. .. I think this now makes 12 amps (of my own) that need a recapping . . . ANYWAY . . . I'll recap my Scott Type 209 long before I get to this one . . .
check out the eye candy:
