indigo
180 posts
Nov 14, 2015
7:48 PM
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Wife and I were passing through a small town...stopped for some lunch at a cafe.Looking over the road from our table i see a second hand store ,so as you do, i left the wife to her after lunch coffee and headed over to have look around.
Where i live these shops are usually full of old furniture, crockery and awful artwork.
This one was no different until i saw a dusty wooden box on a bottom shelf with a sign saying "1950s' Collaro tape recorder Not working 10$."
The box is about 18" square and looks to be a Walnut veneer,mmm might make a great stomp box and i'll just dump the guts of it at the tip.
Ok get it home and open her up..yep it doesn't work.BUT tucked in one corner is a small Bakelite microphone,about 1" square with a thin 3 foot cable attached.
Long story short i plug this thing into my amp and am literally blown away,not only does this 50+ year old (crystal)mike work it has the best tone i have ever personally played through.(for blues).The bottom end is awesome and the top has a really nice mellow edge to it.
Anyway if any of you guys in the UK come across a 50s Collaro tape recorder for sale cheap buy it for the Mike alone..
The other bonus was that i got a couple of nice Valves(tubes) out of it.
Best 10$ i ever spent.
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BronzeWailer
1829 posts
Nov 15, 2015
12:35 AM
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Nice story! Well done.
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Barley Nectar
946 posts
Nov 15, 2015
6:47 PM
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I love junk shop finds. Here's mine. RCA Stereo record player. I moved chassis to shown position and put a 6x9 and a 10" speaker in cabs. True stereo, two 1/4" jacks that i use my stereo delay to drive, with one RCA jack in for Ipod. 4.5W per channel. This thing sounds awesome and I have played it out! 5 Bucks! + a little time. Mic is a Packard Bell..BN
Last Edited by Barley Nectar on Nov 15, 2015 6:56 PM
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Barley Nectar
947 posts
Nov 15, 2015
7:09 PM
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I found this monster buried under a mountain of crap at a second hand store. My wife raised hell because I paid 90 bucks for it, I sold the 1958 Amperex GZ34 for $300.00. Subbed is a lesser rectifier tube and never looked back.
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9000
234 posts
Nov 15, 2015
7:17 PM
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Wow! Ninety bucks! I'd give you $100 without even trying it out! Very cool, man!
All the best to everyone on their search for the perfect amp[s]!
Jay
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Music speaks where words fail.
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Barley Nectar
948 posts
Nov 15, 2015
7:35 PM
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LOL, I didn't try it out! Didn't want to leave the smoke out....
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Raven
56 posts
Nov 18, 2015
3:55 PM
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Hey Barley, that RCA looks awfully familiar! Isn't that the one we had to listen to in Jr. High back in the early 60's?
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marine1896
480 posts
Nov 18, 2015
4:17 PM
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Great pics guys. That reminds me what's that story Rod Piazza tells about George Smith either picking out an old tube amp or speaker for his amp out of a rubbish skip, can't really remember it off the top me noggin' right now it's on Rod's old blues harp video I got some place!
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"Those British boys want to play the blues real bad, and they do"
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rbeetsme
1652 posts
Nov 19, 2015
3:30 PM
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Barley, that amp sure looks like a Sano, built in New Jersey. Not many around, they sell for up to a grand currently. Here is a link to one: https://reverb.com/item/868447-vintage-1950-s-sano-stereo-tube-amp-all-original
Last Edited by rbeetsme on Nov 19, 2015 3:42 PM
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Barley Nectar
950 posts
Nov 19, 2015
5:00 PM
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Yes Rick, it's a Sano. I also have the 1x15 Sano HiFi on the same vintage. Also had a 10W Excelsior Citation at one time (Sano). Anyone here who finds a Sano tube amp for a good price should BUY IT!
Last Edited by Barley Nectar on Nov 19, 2015 5:07 PM
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