wanna see how tubes are made

g6120 · January 5th, 2008, 10:57 AM

im a tube lover from way back to those classic 1950s and this makes me appreciate the warm sound a guitar or stereo amp makes when you flic the switch .

hope you enjoy

http://dailymotion.alice.it/video/x3...pe-triode_tech

g6120

quackerz · January 5th, 2008, 11:27 AM

Amazing!

Thanks for that!

I wouldn't think they'd be hand-made at all.

jcayer · January 5th, 2008, 11:37 AM

WOW,

Thank you for this. Very interesting, truly a work of art.
I will never look at a tube the same way...

Ringo · January 5th, 2008, 12:26 PM

That is a very interesting video,it's one guy who apparently made up all the equipment to make his own tubes, which in itself is amazing.
In a factory they can't possibly spend that much time on each tube, what they would cost, we'd all be playing ss amps

I'd like to see some pics / video of a tube factory , imagine this on huge scale , mass production.

ryokan · January 5th, 2008, 01:52 PM

That is the coolest thing I've ever seen on this site. AWESOME! That guy is an artist.

g6120 · January 6th, 2008, 10:05 AM

i kinda thought there would be a bunch of folks who would appreciate the work and effort that it takes to make tubes

glad you enjoyed the process

g6120

Boogie · January 6th, 2008, 10:30 AM

http://www.eurotubes.com/euro-r.htm

Pepi · January 6th, 2008, 10:38 AM

I never realized it was so easy

Bogo · January 6th, 2008, 12:37 PM

Now that's appropriate for a real build from scratch amp! That was a fantastic video to watch and listen too. Nice and calming.
Thanks much for posting. I'll be passing it along to some of my audiophile friends.

unzari · January 6th, 2008, 01:10 PM

I'm nowhere near a tube-geek and I thought it was great! You can tell that the guy's been doing a long time. A real labour of love. Very nice.

Westerly Sunn · January 7th, 2008, 05:44 AM

I suspect he's been doing a lot of interesting things for a long while...

monfoodoo · January 8th, 2008, 01:35 AM

That is Bizarre!!How or what makes a person go to these lenghts?And just imagine the person who thought this process up in the first place,way back when.Thanks!Very COOL!!

markothefish · January 8th, 2008, 03:39 AM

Thats the best video I've seen in a while . I wonder if he makes custom tubes for musicians and audiophiles or just for himself and friends ? Working with glass interests me alot , i'd like to make my own slides some day ...

teleamp · January 8th, 2008, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markothefish

Thats the best video I've seen in a while . I wonder if he makes custom tubes for musicians and audiophiles or just for himself and friends ? Working with glass interests me alot , i'd like to make my own slides some day ...

From what I can make out, they are for radio transmission.

MikeY

51tele · January 8th, 2008, 02:19 PM

That was an unreal video------no wonder telefunkens cost so much

micpoc · January 11th, 2008, 11:24 PM

I just watched this on the repost thread... mindblowingly amazing. The ONLY annoying thing is the poorly-executed background music loop (though the tune choice was nice). Thanks.

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jcayer Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 272	WOW, Thank you for this. Very interesting, truly a work of art. I will never look at a tube the same way... __________________ Jean Luke, may the twang be with you

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Ringo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 1,910	That's how they are made but ... That is a very interesting video,it's one guy who apparently made up all the equipment to make his own tubes, which in itself is amazing. In a factory they can't possibly spend that much time on each tube, what they would cost, we'd all be playing ss amps I'd like to see some pics / video of a tube factory , imagine this on huge scale , mass production.

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ryokan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 277	That is the coolest thing I've ever seen on this site. AWESOME! That guy is an artist. __________________ www.inksound.com www.myspace.com/chrisaronnelson

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Bogo Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Age: 53 Posts: 358	Now that's appropriate for a real build from scratch amp! That was a fantastic video to watch and listen too. Nice and calming. Thanks much for posting. I'll be passing it along to some of my audiophile friends. __________________ Just when you think you know the answer, they change the question. -- Roddy Piper

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quackerz Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 45 Posts: 921 8 Photos	Amazing! Thanks for that! I wouldn't think they'd be hand-made at all.

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g6120 Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: usa Age: 58 Posts: 179	i kinda thought there would be a bunch of folks who would appreciate the work and effort that it takes to make tubes glad you enjoyed the process g6120

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Boogie Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Late Great Golden State Posts: 172 14 Photos	http://www.eurotubes.com/euro-r.htm

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Pepi Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Age: 54 Posts: 205	I never realized it was so easy

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unzari Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada/Japan Posts: 326	I'm nowhere near a tube-geek and I thought it was great! You can tell that the guy's been doing a long time. A real labour of love. Very nice.

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monfoodoo Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: baltimore,md Age: 53 Posts: 396	That is Bizarre!!How or what makes a person go to these lenghts?And just imagine the person who thought this process up in the first place,way back when.Thanks!Very COOL!!

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markothefish Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greenville, Rhode Island Age: 42 Posts: 1,899 7 Photos	Thats the best video I've seen in a while . I wonder if he makes custom tubes for musicians and audiophiles or just for himself and friends ? Working with glass interests me alot , i'd like to make my own slides some day ... __________________ If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it. W. C. Fields

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51tele Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: new orleans Posts: 521	That was an unreal video------no wonder telefunkens cost so much __________________ look at the pictures and laugh at the words

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micpoc Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 612	I just watched this on the repost thread... mindblowingly amazing. The ONLY annoying thing is the poorly-executed background music loop (though the tune choice was nice). Thanks.