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Tag Archives: Front Panel Express

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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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

Moving Forward

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Matt
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I had an opportunity to spend some time on the Marblewood upgrade amplifier. The mechanicals for this project are all coming together nicely.

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Time to Get Back to Work

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Matt
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I’ve been taking it easy the last week and a half in the run up to Christmas. But today Front Panel Express came through with the front plate for the new project. Time to get back to work.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Front Panel Express, preamp | 2 Replies

Another Indulgence

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Matt
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The design of Source Selector Unit/Preamp is coming along and I think I’m going to spring for a professionally made front panel. Today I spent some time with the design software from Front Panel Express and I think the ability to provide custom engravings will be worth it.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aluminum, Front Panel Express, preamp, Source | 1 Reply

A 6AS7 SET Option

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Matt
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One more thing concerning Front Panel Express; with a tie in to the SET project. Just as an experiment, last night I opened Front Panel Designer and duplicated my 6AS7 SET top plate design. Now that I’m familiar with the software it took less than an hour to complete.

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The “Indulgence”

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Matt
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When I talked about designing the Dual Triode Test Jig in the “More on Tube Testing” post I mentioned an indulgence. Well the results are in.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chassis, Front Panel Express, jig, test | 1 Reply

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