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Charlie Tryon
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Glovertown Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted 25 Feb 2011 6:51 am |
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Well here is my first amp completed. It sure does sound sweet. I have tried it with several different speakers and they all work fine and have a tone for each much the same as changing pickups in your guitar.
I'm currently running it with a Sica speaker the same model as Ken uses in his amps and it does save a lot of wieght and they do sound great as well. This has been a fun prodject for me and I have had a few request for them so had to come up with a name so it is CWT Amplifiers or Classic Wire & Tube. Pictures were taken in basement on work bench so will get better photo's later.
Charlie
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 25 Feb 2011 11:39 am
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| Howm many watts? Were there instructions? |
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Charlie Tryon
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Glovertown Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted 25 Feb 2011 4:04 pm
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Kevin the instructions are follow the Schematic. This is a minumum of 80 watts. This amp is based on a 5F8A but with my own twist on a few things. I used Hammond transformers as they are made only an hour from me. I also have bias control for each output tube along with a couple of other modes. I tried a copper cap retifier from Weber but prefer the one I made. Just gives me more B+ and I do like to run the plate voltage higher on the 12Ax7's. So it is not a kit build and most of the parts came from several different suppliers plus what I had kicking around.
Charlie
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 25 Feb 2011 6:43 pm
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| Excellent build Charlie. Does it have clear head room at loud volume? |
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Charlie Tryon
From:
Glovertown Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted 25 Feb 2011 7:48 pm
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Well I guess the term loud is kinda different to everyone but it is clean and plenty loud for me. I have a steel king as well and it will keep up with it with no problem so all the power I need for sure.
Kevin we are not that far from one another maybe we should get together some time and you could give it a try.
Charlie
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My NEW TUBE AMP CWT Amplifiers I build, JACKSON COMMEMORATIVE all wood 3&5, Fender Steel King Amp,Telonics pedal |
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 27 Feb 2011 9:43 pm
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Way to go, Charlie. They look great, and I'm sure they sound as great.
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 7:57 am
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| Nice Charlie! |
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Curtis Alford
From:
BastropTexas, USA 78602
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 8:38 am CWT Amp
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Charlie,
What is the price for one of your units?
Curtis in Texas |
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Charlie Tryon
From:
Glovertown Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 10:49 am
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Curtis check out my web page.
Charlie
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My NEW TUBE AMP CWT Amplifiers I build, JACKSON COMMEMORATIVE all wood 3&5, Fender Steel King Amp,Telonics pedal |
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 6:18 pm
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| Charlie, I will email you. I'm impressed. |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 11:33 pm
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| Good-lookng amp! |
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Charlie Tryon
From:
Glovertown Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 6:10 am
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Thanks for all the nice comments. I love to build things that glow in the dark. I came up in the tube world so this was a walk in the park and as they say it is not rocket science but sure is fun.
Kevin I'll be waiting for your email.
Charlie
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My NEW TUBE AMP CWT Amplifiers I build, JACKSON COMMEMORATIVE all wood 3&5, Fender Steel King Amp,Telonics pedal |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 8:05 am
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The CWT tube chart sticker is really first class. A great finishing touch!
Greg |
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