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Topic: NEED MODEL No OF THIS RICKENBACKER |
George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 4 Dec 2009 7:50 pm |
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I was at a friend's house out of town and forgot to get the Model No. of this amplifier pictured below. The model number is probably available if I took off the lower back panel, but it's quite a drive to go back. I wonder if anybody could help. I'm actually looking for the schematic for it. Look at the size of the old "bottles" in it!!! Thanks folks.
Geo
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Robbie Lee
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New York, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2009 8:09 am
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That's quite an amp there! This is one of the earliest amps Rickenbacher made. Note the huge ol house fuse, and no volume or tone controls. Is that an on/off switch, or just plug straight in? It also looks like a volume or tone control was added, on the inside next to the three tubes on the right.
I have one of these in black and I've NEVER seen one with this pearloid covering. I wonder if this was redone in the 50s. In any case, the amp is probably from 1933 or 34.
I'm not sure that they were even using model numbers at this point. |
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 8 Dec 2009 10:58 am
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Thanks for the interesting post Robbie. Yes, I noted the fuse and added volume control. I can't comment on the covering, the owner died in 1980. The owner operated the Halifax Hawaiian Studios and one of the teachers, Roy Armstrong, used to make amplifiers for the students. It probably was he who added the volume control. I took my Hawaiian guitar lessons there in 1948/9.
It smells a bit hot after it's been on for a while. I would like to have the schematic so the daughter of the late owner can have a service man look at it. I realize that amplifier circuits are not complex, but it's better to have the schematic if possible.
Thanks again for your information.
Geo
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Robbie Lee
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2009 1:30 pm
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| I just pulled mine out. No model number that I could find on it. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a schematic for one this early, but the circuit can't be all that complex. These can be great sounding amps. Wish I could be of more help... good luck with it! |
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 8 Dec 2009 1:42 pm
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Thanks Robbie for having a look at yours.
I agree that it is probably impossible to get one these days. I know that the older man (and I'm 72) who repairs my tube amps has no difficulty with them. He is an ex RCA service man from back in the days of "bottle" circuits.
Geo
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 25 Jan 2010 9:35 pm about that old amp
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| I recently ran across a website with factory schematics on nearly all of the old Rick amps. I'll look for it. |
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George Rout
From:
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 26 Jan 2010 6:33 am
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Thanks Ray, I really appreciate that.
Geo
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"I play in the A Major tuning. It's fun to learn and so easy to play. It's as old as the hills....like me" |
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