Selmer - 1964-1973 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

evingar · 15th May 2010, 5:10 pm

I stumbled upon this interesting personal view of working for Selmer in the years between 1964-1973.

http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/hofne...ries/weir.html

McMurdo · 15th May 2010, 6:04 pm

Nice site, I've repaired a few Claviolines and mum & dad had one in the early 70's which they gave away!

dave walsh · 16th May 2010, 11:13 am

Enjoyed the Ronnie Wood Story! I've got a Clavoline that turned up at a Sambrook auction a number of years ago. Dave W

McMurdo · 17th May 2010, 9:16 pm

A working Clavioline is worth a fortune nowadays.

dave walsh · 18th May 2010, 12:02 am

Yes it's probaly the Joe Meek factor! I remember the chap wouldn't negotiate at all on the price and put it in the auction instead. Then I bid it up to half what he had wanted originally. Dave

Valvepower · 19th May 2010, 8:34 pm

Hi,

I remember using a Selmer Goliath bass cabinet with a Marshall 100 Watt head, can’t fully remember the speaker used in the Selmer Goliath, but I think it was a 100W 18” Fane driver, whatever it got the old trouser legs flapping..!!

One of the first repair jobs I did when I first started work was to replace an output transformer in a Zodiac Twin 50.

I did encounter a few of the late transistor amplifiers in the final days of Selmer in the late 70’s – sad is to say they were not as good as the valve kit. Mind you, by this time HH had cornered the transistor amp market in the UK.

Terry.

15th May 2010, 5:10 pm	#1
evingar Octode Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Newbury, Berkshire, UK. Posts: 1,770	Selmer - 1964-1973 I stumbled upon this interesting personal view of working for Selmer in the years between 1964-1973. http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/hofne...ries/weir.html __________________ Chris

15th May 2010, 6:04 pm	#2
McMurdo Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands, UK. Posts: 5,273	Re: Selmer - 1964-1973 Nice site, I've repaired a few Claviolines and mum & dad had one in the early 70's which they gave away! __________________ Kevin

16th May 2010, 11:13 am	#3
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Re: Selmer - 1964-1973 Enjoyed the Ronnie Wood Story! I've got a Clavoline that turned up at a Sambrook auction a number of years ago. Dave W

17th May 2010, 9:16 pm	#4
McMurdo Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands, UK. Posts: 5,273	Re: Selmer - 1964-1973 A working Clavioline is worth a fortune nowadays. __________________ Kevin

18th May 2010, 12:02 am	#5
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Re: Selmer - 1964-1973 Yes it's probaly the Joe Meek factor! I remember the chap wouldn't negotiate at all on the price and put it in the auction instead. Then I bid it up to half what he had wanted originally. Dave

19th May 2010, 8:34 pm	#6
Valvepower Octode Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rayleigh near Southend-On-Sea, Essex, UK. Posts: 1,883	Re: Selmer - 1964-1973 Hi, I remember using a Selmer Goliath bass cabinet with a Marshall 100 Watt head, can’t fully remember the speaker used in the Selmer Goliath, but I think it was a 100W 18” Fane driver, whatever it got the old trouser legs flapping..!! One of the first repair jobs I did when I first started work was to replace an output transformer in a Zodiac Twin 50. I did encounter a few of the late transistor amplifiers in the final days of Selmer in the late 70’s – sad is to say they were not as good as the valve kit. Mind you, by this time HH had cornered the transistor amp market in the UK. Terry.