Some of you might remember my friend Andy and his house full of stuff.
Well, I got a call from him saying he wanted to sell me a tube caddy.
So I go over there with the 15 bucks for the caddy and another 85 bones just in case.
OK, so he brings out the caddy:
Right. So Andy, take all the tubes out of it so I can load it up.
"Why? The tubes come with it"
What!!!! :shock: Your joking, right?
"No. I am sick of all this junk. It's depressing."
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :? :? :? :? :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
(OK, are you with me so far?)
"Hey Andy, you have any cool iron?"
"Well I have this Peerless K-241-D. They go for about four hundread bucks on ebay. How much money did you bring?"
Oh, I'm down to my last 85 bucks.
"That's cool."
What!
"Well, one of the winding's might be open."
No problem!
Neeedless to say I am having a great day.
Then thing's really got crazy.
"Tell you what, since the transformer might be broke, I give you some freebies."
No problem! The trunk's empty!
So he stuggles back inside the house (the door only would open part way because the house is so packed. He has a collecting problem and I am glad to help him out.)
Five minutes later he struggles back out with this.
It's am Ampex AX-300 1/4 inch stereo reel to reel in mint condition!
I mean.....
So while I am loading up the Ampex, he goes back in the house.
Then all of a sudden the electric garage door opens up and I can barely see him beyond the massive wall of stuff.
He couldn't get out of the garage the front way, so he starts handing me stuff over the top.
First was more iron. Four Western Electrics. (top row) The big guy goes for 1000 bucks a pair on evilbay. But nobody bought his for a hundread, they thought since the price was so low, there must be something wrong with it. So he just gave it to me!
Along with a vintage Stancor (middle left) and a brand new Freed in mint condition that I need for the PEQ.equalizer. And a Paeco pwr tranny. All for free:
OK, so, I mean...what the f..?!
Then more stuff comes over the top. Four more cardboard boxes like this packed with more tubes.
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/tubes_3.jpg
Then ten old chassis packed with vintage components. Cornell Dublier's that go for bucks on evil bay. Spragues,,, tube sockets...
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/stuff_5.jpg
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/stuff_2.jpg
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/stuff_3.jpg
Finally, the car was so packed I had to tell him to stop handing me stuff!
I did manage to squeeze in another Ampex reel to reel.
This one is kind of old. Can't wait to open up the chassis:
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/ampex_1.jpg
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/ampex_2.jpg
My roof is gonna cave in. Thank God the guy downstairs moved out!
:razz:
You know, the funny thing is, even after I downloaded all that stuff, his place looked exactly the same as when I got there. Didn't even put a dent in his stash. So I am glad to help him dig out an escape tunnel in case of an emergency!
cj
Well, I got a call from him saying he wanted to sell me a tube caddy.
So I go over there with the 15 bucks for the caddy and another 85 bones just in case.
OK, so he brings out the caddy:
Right. So Andy, take all the tubes out of it so I can load it up.
"Why? The tubes come with it"
What!!!! :shock: Your joking, right?
"No. I am sick of all this junk. It's depressing."
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :? :? :? :? :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
(OK, are you with me so far?)
"Hey Andy, you have any cool iron?"
"Well I have this Peerless K-241-D. They go for about four hundread bucks on ebay. How much money did you bring?"
Oh, I'm down to my last 85 bucks.
"That's cool."
What!
"Well, one of the winding's might be open."
No problem!
Neeedless to say I am having a great day.
Then thing's really got crazy.
"Tell you what, since the transformer might be broke, I give you some freebies."
No problem! The trunk's empty!
So he stuggles back inside the house (the door only would open part way because the house is so packed. He has a collecting problem and I am glad to help him out.)
Five minutes later he struggles back out with this.
It's am Ampex AX-300 1/4 inch stereo reel to reel in mint condition!
I mean.....
So while I am loading up the Ampex, he goes back in the house.
Then all of a sudden the electric garage door opens up and I can barely see him beyond the massive wall of stuff.
He couldn't get out of the garage the front way, so he starts handing me stuff over the top.
First was more iron. Four Western Electrics. (top row) The big guy goes for 1000 bucks a pair on evilbay. But nobody bought his for a hundread, they thought since the price was so low, there must be something wrong with it. So he just gave it to me!
Along with a vintage Stancor (middle left) and a brand new Freed in mint condition that I need for the PEQ.equalizer. And a Paeco pwr tranny. All for free:
OK, so, I mean...what the f..?!
Then more stuff comes over the top. Four more cardboard boxes like this packed with more tubes.
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/tubes_3.jpg
Then ten old chassis packed with vintage components. Cornell Dublier's that go for bucks on evil bay. Spragues,,, tube sockets...
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/stuff_5.jpg
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/stuff_2.jpg
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/stuff_3.jpg
Finally, the car was so packed I had to tell him to stop handing me stuff!
I did manage to squeeze in another Ampex reel to reel.
This one is kind of old. Can't wait to open up the chassis:
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/ampex_1.jpg
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/Andys_Garage/ampex_2.jpg
My roof is gonna cave in. Thank God the guy downstairs moved out!
:razz:
You know, the funny thing is, even after I downloaded all that stuff, his place looked exactly the same as when I got there. Didn't even put a dent in his stash. So I am glad to help him dig out an escape tunnel in case of an emergency!
cj