Recent content by Dan Miller

Snuck in some more time on the amp. Chassis hardware installed, and turret board populated.

Yes, they are potted. Here is the link to the OT: https://www.fliptops.net/catalog/p-100602/output-transformer-ot214-for-ampeg-b15nb12n

Parts and pieces still arriving. Built the Baxandall tone circuit boards today.

As promised, off to a slow start. However, happiness is a newly drilled chassis. Just waiting for a 1-1/2" punch to arrive for the can cap, and I ordered a pneumatic nibbler to shape the IEC socket. I'm going with the CtG version.

What a cool kid! Here is a gentle nudge to have him look into timber frame construction. I've built several buildings using large timbers and naught but hand tools to do the joinery, surfacing, etc. My current workshop has a sign made by my friends who helped at the raising that reads, well, you...

They didn't bring up the golden rule - or the golden ruler, for that matter.

Spent a scrap hour making a neck rocker cradle out of scrap larch (leftover from building my workshop) and some scrap leather. The victim is a Gretsch Beast in for documentation and set up.

Welcome from up on the New York - Canada border, where we're hard at work making Cape Vincent the live music capital of Upstate.

The trannies and tubes came from https://www.fliptops.net - despite their warnings about availability, they delivered!

Having just acquired my first bass guitar (and an SS amp), it only seems natural to build a tube amp, to accompany my other homebuilts. I've pretty much settled on some flavor of Ampeg B15, and have managed to score transformers and tubes: This rabbit hole has led to two primary...

I'll be watching this as I gear to build my own b15-ish bass amp.

And another cheesy favorite:

Well, I've just trashed an entire evening reading and listening to this thread. Thanks for the memories! In exchange, I leave you with a couple really cheesy favorites from my middle school bus ride days

The Seaway opened up about a week ago - I've seen a couple or three ships transiting. The channel was clear, but the winds have been moving ice chunks into the river off the lake. I understand the Seaway Pilots are back in town.