An EL84 amp in a vintage radio cabinet

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Marshmallow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:13 am Love your work man! Are you by any chance in auckland?
Do you read other people's responses?

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Tubaholic wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 1:20 pm
robthemac wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 7:53 am Good to have you here. You're not the bloke from Devonport who builds these quite regularly, are you?
Yes guilty as charged! I have built a few, and sold some of them. So far, no complaints and the feedback from buyers has been good.
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Re: An EL84 amp in a vintage radio cabinet

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Tubaholic wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 2:42 pm
Delayman wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 1:27 pm I’m a happy owner of a Princeton type
circuit by Tubaholic. Very classy amp in sound and looks. ( Tubaholic, it’s Dave from Tauranga)
Hi Dave, many thanks for suggesting this forum to me.
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I'm glad you're a tube-aholic and not a tuba-holic as this isn't NZTubas.com!
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Marshmallow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:13 am Love your work man! Are you by any chance in auckland?
Yes, in Devonport. Feel free to email me: james.justjazz@gmail.com
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Jay wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:50 am
Marshmallow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:13 am Love your work man! Are you by any chance in auckland?
Do you read other people's responses?

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I do indeed !
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Tubaholic wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:20 pm
Jay wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:50 am
Marshmallow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:13 am Love your work man! Are you by any chance in auckland?
Do you read other people's responses?

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I do indeed !


Jay was referring to Marshmallow’s post mate, not yours, and he was just taking the piss, totally for fun and all that…
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OK I get it, no worries.
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Tubaholic wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:12 pm
Marshmallow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:13 am Love your work man! Are you by any chance in auckland?
Yes, in Devonport. Feel free to email me: james.justjazz@gmail.com
Also, check out my website if you feel inclined: vintageradiorepair.nz.
I have 3 amps for sale. Happy to show them to you.
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Tubaholic wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:39 pm
Tubaholic wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:12 pm
Marshmallow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:13 am Love your work man! Are you by any chance in auckland?
Yes, in Devonport. Feel free to email me: james.justjazz@gmail.com
Also, check out my website if you feel inclined: vintageradiorepair.nz.
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Nice. Any sound clips?
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I havent worked out how to do sound clips, sorry.
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Re: An EL84 amp in a vintage radio cabinet

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Jay wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:50 am
Marshmallow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:13 am Love your work man! Are you by any chance in auckland?
Do you read other people's responses?

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I didn't but I did now haha. I'm just in Albany. I pm'd you.
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Re: An EL84 amp in a vintage radio cabinet

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Marshmallow wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 6:36 am
Jay wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:50 am
Marshmallow wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:13 am Love your work man! Are you by any chance in auckland?
Do you read other people's responses?

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I didn't but I did now haha. I'm just in Albany. I pm'd you.
Haha

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Hey Thomas, you teach me about amps and I teach you how to read quotes in posts :wink:

You most likely pm'd the original poster.
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Re: An EL84 amp in a vintage radio cabinet

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Jay wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 7:59 am
Marshmallow wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 6:36 am
Jay wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:50 am

Do you read other people's responses?

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I didn't but I did now haha. I'm just in Albany. I pm'd you.
Haha

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Hey Thomas, you teach me about amps and I teach you how to read quotes in posts :wink:

You most likely pm'd the original poster.
Damnit I still don't read 🤣
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