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In Reply to: RE: Tube Advice Requested posted by Eli Duttman on June 18, 2014 at 17:25:56
Hi elektron and Eli. In just one day you two have changed what was a concern into a lucky break and a buying opportunity. I wish all life's concerns ended so well. Thank you very much for the information and advice.
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Hi, Don. You are most welcome. It is a pleasure. There are many other interesting tubes sitting on shelves. All it takes is a little enterprise.
I urge you to read up on the history of your amp. It all started with
Harvard Electronics, Julius Futterman, then Harvey Rosenberg coiner of
the RU tubes he sold as 'Virgin Commies', Futterman's circuit continued on a board, Moscode, and G. Kaye is carrying on in this whole area. If you are not familiar with Harvey better get a few pinches of salt ready.He transformed being an audio nut, as they said in the old days, into a full blown Mystery Religion involving electron tubes and motorcycles. Quite a character.
Hey elektron. Actually I already know quite a bit about the history of my Moscode 600 and the people associated with it, especially Harvey
Rosenberg, aka: The Tube God, aka: Dr. Gizmo. This came not from reading the history but from reading about current events as they happened.
At the CES when Harvey introduced the Moscode 600 he played music, but also to demonstrate the amp's ruggedness he used a sine wave generator set to output 60 Hz as a source connected to a Moscode 600. He then connected the plug on a Craftsman 117 volt drill motor to the outputs on one channel of the amplifier. He then used that rig to drill 1/4" holes in a pine board. That had to be a very difficult and punishing load for any amplifier. I have never heard of anyone else even trying that. I have had my Moscode 600 since 1985, and it has driven everything from electrostats to horns and never needed any attention whatsoever except for new tubes and seldom those.
I followed Harvey's antics for the remainder of his life. His business skills and ethics could be questioned, but he was a unique guy, bursting with ideas (some very good, others not)always entertaining and often very funny. I miss him.
I talked with George Kaye a few times on the phone. He was always courteous, helpful and obviously very knowledgeable.
Thanks again for your help.
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