Repair a blown OT?

[charlie chitlin]

A buncha years ago I needed a new OT for my '56 Deluxe.
I still have the original in a box (somewhere!).
I'm assuming somebody can rewind it.
Does it matter?
Should I bother?

[printer2]

No, not worth it. Just toss it in the mail. My address is ...

[Wally]

Charlie, there are those who will rewind it. Mercury Magnetics will disect it and blueprint it while tearing it down, and rewind to those specs for a charge. For less money, they will rewind it to specs that they keep on record of those they have done that are the same tranny.
With printer2's offer, you know there is a reason why they rewind these.

[backline]

Will not be worth the money.
There is NO magic in an old transformer.
Assuming they can even get the lams apart and do not need to use a band saw.....what is the point.?
Unless you think you can tell the difference in various types of silicon steel, you already have a working replacement.?
Put it on CL or ebay and see if some genius/vintage-expert will bight. Let them pay for a re-wind and spend hours on the forums convincing players he hears an amazing advantage.
I just sold a Stancor 3801 (granted it was a functional OT) for 200 dollars to a guy who is now sure he can build an Express just like Kenny did.
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[Wally]

The only time I would think that a rewind on an OT like this would be of any worth is if the OT is original to a specific amp...as in this case with Charlie's amp. Then, I believe that there is value in a quality rewind. Some folks will buy an OT like this if it is period correct for there vintage amp and they need it to make it 'complete'.
Does that make me a genius/vintage expert, backline????? OR....am I simply like you....another person with a certain point of view?

[backline]

Originally Posted by Wally

The only time I would think that a rewind on an OT like this would be of any worth is if the OT is original to a specific amp...as in this case with Charlie's amp. Then, I believe that there is value in a quality rewind. Some folks will buy an OT like this if it is period correct for there vintage amp and they need it to make it 'complete'.
Does that make me a genius/vintage expert, backline????? OR....am I simply like you....another person with a certain point of view?

I would say you are absolutely correct.
I am not saying he should toss it out. But would you pay a premium price for a rewound OT.? You know what "collectors" are like. Who knows.....
I would hold on to the original OT until reckoning day. It might have a drastic effect on selling price.
It is all speculation. He may even prefer the rewind, but he may not. If there is a few hundred extra dollars available..... go for it.
I do not buy amps like that, so it means nothing to me personally.
I have a Fender Del Rev Clone. I had an original BF OT in it. Sold the OT to a "collector" for 300 dollars, and bought a replacement from Mag Comp for 89 dollars. The only difference was you had to turn a few knobs to get the same sound.
But as you point out, the OP is in a different position here.
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[printer2]

As far as I am concerned the value of the transformer is in allowing someone to restore an amp. My order of appearance in determining the sound of an amp (given the same circuit values) is speaker, tubes, transformers, capacitors and resistors. I really regret throwing out those 1967 Celestion speakers 15 years ago but at the time I could not get a recone kit and I was out of the music end of things for quite a while. Funny how things change.

I would hang on to the transformer as long as I had the original amp for the reasons stated above.