Vintage Asylum

Makes me realize that I need to tee up and rebuild the old Baldwin

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spindoctor

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In Reply to: RE: New, old amp posted by FenderLover on March 29, 2017 at 06:43:01

It's been low on my list of projects but is now rising up a bit. I first heard this amp in 1964 and really loved the sound (and the girl of course which may bias my judgment here). I have one major non- musical project to finish and then gonna tackle the Baldwin. Here's an image (not mine).

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/attachments/so-many-guitars-so-little-time/340001d1365778810-baldwin-c1-custom-professional-amplifier-supersound-baldwin1.jpg

Sim

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Willie Nelson plays through those - Alpha Al 08:09:39 04/01/17 (3)
I repaired a couple of them when he came through Charlotte a few years ago. His road manager, Pooty (now deceased) brought them in. Willie likes the way they interact with his nylon string guitars. He owns four of them.
- RE: Willie Nelson plays through those - spindoctor 09:41:06 04/01/17 (2)
  Hopefully I won't need to replace the transistors.
  Sim
  - RE: Willie Nelson plays through those - Alpha Al 09:53:52 04/01/17 (0)
    Hopefully not. Some of them are Germanium, and difficult to source. Usually, the problems come from old electrolytic capacitors that they used for interstage coupling.
    
    Those multi-color drawbar type switches can be problematic, too, but can be cleaned.
  - RE: Willie Nelson plays through those - spindoctor 09:44:01 04/01/17 (0)
    And I now know who to consult as I move forward. Fortunately I have the schematic diagram.
    Sim
Nice amp! - FenderLover 14:45:12 03/31/17 (0)
Reminds of something you might see in the "Jetsons." Very cool!

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