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8th Aug 2017, 12:52 am | #81 |
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Re: Bygone manufacturers of amplifiers used by musicans at performances.
I remember Hiwatt, their late founder was one of our customers for Red Lion (GEC) KT88s.
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8th Aug 2017, 7:51 am | #82 |
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Re: Bygone manufacturers of amplifiers used by musicans at performances.
MM mentioned in the opening post.
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8th Aug 2017, 12:35 pm | #83 |
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Re: Bygone manufacturers of amplifiers used by musicans at performances.
I should have thought of Rauch in connection with this thread seeing as I have one sitting on the studio floor at the moment. They did two ranges, the expensive DVT models and the cheaper Power Blocks which, from a quick trace through the circuit of mine, looked very close to the standard Hitachi MOSFet data book design.
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9th Aug 2017, 6:24 pm | #84 |
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Re: Bygone manufacturers of amplifiers used by musicans at performances.
Another two..
Nichols. Only ever seen the one. Glad I took some pictures before it went. Made by Ken Nicholls in Leyton, London. Elgen. Tony Merrill owned Elgen amps in High Wycombe. I believe Peter Frampton used them for a while. Very nicely made gear.
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10th Aug 2017, 7:33 pm | #85 |
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Re: Bygone manufacturers of amplifiers used by musicans at performances.
Hi,
Crikey, not seen one of those Nicholls amplifiers in what’s got to be 40 years or more. I remember one of those coming into Roost for a service. Can’t remember who owned it, but seeing Leytonstone is only 30 miles from Southend it’s highly likely one could have been used by a group based in the Southend area. When I first started work at Roost we used to service other manufactures amplifiers to help local musicians. Although not of British origin I remember a Ackuset PA system, once owned by the band Love Affair coming into to the workshop for a service – but this is heading off topic…. Going back to post #83 and the Rauch amplifier, from memory it was the Hitachi circuit but using an symmetrical emitter follower stage to drive the MOSFET's. Terry |