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Raul de Jalapeno
Ken,
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You ain't just whistl'n Dixie, what an amp! The 2A3s are not only plentiful, but are still made. Svetlana makes one of the sweetest 2A3s ever built. It's the 56s that can be hard to find. Yes, I have the model G amp, which was the first to use a quartet of 6V6s. Interestingly, these finals run fixed bias, which I have never seen used with a 6V6. That's always been reserved for it's lareger brethern. The last series of amp for this cabinet to use the 2A3s was the model F. Now as to the finish, I find your observations most interesting. As a finish expert, I'm a darn good plumber. That's why I enjoy the input of folks who really know cabinet work. Do you think the difference in finsh appearance was affected by 60 years of being in two different places or is an obviously different finish? ----- Original Message -----
From: godfreys5@... To: hammond_zone@... Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 6:36 AM Subject: Re: [hammond_zone] Baby Announcement! Raul, Does your D20 have the "newer" 6V6 amp? You can't tell the finish on the cab's is different unless you look REAL close. I just think it's odd. Did Hammond put more attention into Organ Console finishes than Power Cabinets? Was this a very early prototype C40? Or maybe one of the last built of what the guy with the brush in his hand knew was going to be a discontinued model? Built on a Friday afternoon? The finish IS really nice, I don't want to give the wrong impression...But, the BCV has a nice "piano" finish, the C40 has a nice "furniture" finish. The 2A3's seem to be plentiful (NOS, anyway) on Ebay. I'm not sure if anyone repro's them, but I haven't really looked. Bill threw in a spare amp which I believe came out of a D20 (they seem to be the most common old Tone Cab's). It's slightly newer then the ones in my C40. The tube compliment is the same, but the can cap is different. Mine are shiny boxes, soldered together (all seams are sweated). The newer on is black, with tack welded seams. The resistors in the newer one look like normal modern resistors, although large. The ones in mine look handmade (!?) with hand-painted stripes. The quality of wiring is incredible, though. All soldered connections are painted yellow, maybe as some kind of QC check? What an amp! BCV-KG ----- Original Message ----- |
