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New Guy from Illinois

Hi all been lurking a while getting some great info from you guys and CB Gitty . I've built 3 cbg's a diddly bow a pickup winder I pickup so far it's going in the yellow Don Tomas box with the teak fretboarded hickory neck the previous builds were pizio's . The amp in the photo is an old 1930's Philco roll top radio case that I modded to put in an Esteban G10 amp. The winder was made from a gear motor (140 rpm) from American Science and Surplus . The pickup is scatter wound , potted in candle wax 8005 turns of #42 wire. Thank all of you for the great info and CB Gitty for the great site and all the parts I've used so far. I'm an electronics tech by trade , a hobby TIG welder, old bike rebuilder built my own powder coater to do bike frames am 64 yrs still working I commute on my bike 7.5 mi each way all year long but lately rainy days wave me driving. Oh and don't expect any sound clips with me playing I learned back in 1967 or so that I have no...beat. Thanks again for all the great info.
Gary

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on December 21, 2014 at 2:59am

My photos must have been too big here's another of current stuff. Sorry in wrong area also.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on December 21, 2014 at 3:03am

that amp , and guits, and winder, look pretty yummy man ;-)

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Permalink Reply by gary herget on December 21, 2014 at 3:09am

Some good lookin' gear.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on December 21, 2014 at 4:34am

Thanks guys. I got a little more done this morning.

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on December 21, 2014 at 6:03am

Howdy new guy from Illinois. I'm just across the river from ya here in Missouri. Looks to me your an old pro by now. : ) Great gear and cbgs there.

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on December 21, 2014 at 1:59pm

There's your ampmeister, Wayfinder ;-)

Welcome, Gary! Nice stuff, man.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on December 21, 2014 at 4:21pm

Thanks Ron and wayfinder back in the 70's my friend and I fixed amps and stuff we stopped when the early high power stuff that had two banks of 10 T03 transistors that would cascade fail and wipe out both banks what a pain! Do mostly digital at work now. We do the Radiation Safety Systems at Fermilab. The Philco radio case that I put the Esteban G10 in looked like it had a single 12v supply so that could be battery powered the small practice amps are pretty cheap on CL or eBay have small chassis and all the parts needed . I have a Fender Frontman 15 I think that I'm going to build into an old sutetcase leather bound tweed finish going to make a Supro look alike for a friend . Something like this

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