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6V6 Curly Maple Mechanical Assembly

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Matt
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I took some time this morning, now that the paint is dry on the top plate, to install the mechanical aspects of the amp. The top plate is now fully populated.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 6V6, Chassis, curly maple, Front Panel Express | 1 Reply

6V6 Curly Maple Amp – On the Launch Pad

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Matt
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While dealing with my other spring chores, I’ve been working to get the finish applied to the amplifier’s top plate. While not perfect, I believe it is acceptable enough for me to proceed.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 6V6, Chassis, curly maple, paint, spray | 3 Replies

Musings on the New Amplifier

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Matt
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I keep referring to the new amplifier as the 6V6 “Curly Maple” Amplifier. But is it really?

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 6F6, 6L6, 6V6, 6W6, Chassis, curly maple, metal, names, paint, spray | 5 Replies

6V6 “Curly Maple” First Assembly

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Matt
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The chassis has all its coats of oil finish and things started coming together today.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 6V6, Chassis, curly maple, metal, wiring | 1 Reply

Getting Closer

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Matt
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I managed to steal a little time over Easter to do a some work in the shop. The chassis for the new 6V6 “Curly Maple” Amplifier is coming along nicely.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 6V6, Chassis, curly maple, Front Panel Express, metal, paint, spray | 2 Replies

Slow Progress

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Matt
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After some delay I have managed to finish all the metal work for the Marblewood Upgrade Amplifier. Hereafter referred to as the 6V6 Curly Maple Amplifier.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 6V6, Amplifier, Chassis, finish, metal | 2 Replies

Update on the Marblewood Upgrade Amplifier

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Matt
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After getting some chores out of the way this weekend, I got an opportunity to do some chassis work. The project is proceeding well.

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An Update, Update, Update?

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Matt
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We got some unseasonably nice weather here today. Clear blue skies and about 72° outside. This meant I got some time in my shop to move projects forward.

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An Update on the Update

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Matt
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I haven’t talked about the new amp in a while so I thought I’d share current progress.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 6V6, Chassis, marblewood, power suply, prototype, upgrade | 2 Replies

Many Delays

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Matt
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I’ve been pretty busy for the last month. But things are starting to move forward again. I’m still working on the project page for the Source Selector Unit and something new as well.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chassis, maple, ssu | 2 Replies

An Opportunity

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Matt
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As it turns out, there is a crew working on painting the exterior of my house today. Since I can’t work on many of my outdoor projects around the house, I thought I’d take the opportunity to get a little done on the source selector unit.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chassis, preamp, ssu, test, testing | 1 Reply

Completed Tube Assembly

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Matt
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I got some time today to finish out the vacuum tube assembly of the source selector unit.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 12AU7, 6CA4, Chassis, preamp, ssu, vacuum tubes | 1 Reply

Signal Sections Fully Wired

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Matt
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Yesterday I was bottling mead but today I got a chance to wire up the buffers and tie in the coupling capacitors. This completes installation of all the signal chain components. All that’s left on the assembly is the final power supply wiring.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chassis, mead, preamp, ssu, test | 1 Reply

Source Selector Chassis Wiring Complete

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Matt
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I had the opportunity today to sit down and finish up the wiring on the source selector unit chassis. It has been a productive week for this project. Now that the chassis is in good shape, I’m free to move on to the assembly and wiring of the vacuum tube circuits.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bubinga, Chassis, grounding, meters, ssu, VU, wiring | 2 Replies

Source Selector Chassis in One Piece

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Matt
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This morning after installing the selector switch and all its pigtails in the chassis, I decided to install the base plate. The chassis in now all in a single assembly.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chassis, preamp, ssu | 4 Replies

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