Today I made my final decisions about which piece of wood would go in each position and orientation. This amp chassis is going to be a work of art!
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It Happened Again!
I just got a notification from Edcor. The power transformer I ordered for the 6L6/KT88 SE-UL Amplifier on the 2nd of May (just 9 days ago) shipped today! I thought I was going to have a lot more time to get the spalted alder chassis into shape.
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Even though I’m waiting on a power transformer and some oversized components for the 6L6 SE-UL amp that doesn’t mean that all progress has come to a standstill. The new amp needs a chassis. And a new chassis means it’s lumber selection time.
Continue readingSwitching Gears is Hard on the Clutch
The gear switching I’ve been doing on this rainy afternoon has been putting the 6AS7 “Purpleheart” SET in the “finished” column of the ledger and getting to work on the upcoming 6L6 SE-UL amp. And I’ve already run into a delay.
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