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Post by mitchfit on Jul 26, 2014 13:12:46 GMT
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Post by mitchfit on Jul 25, 2014 20:03:39 GMT
billyclaire said: ..."I don't think copyright is any issue now"... +1 in the link that slide496 posted it was stated that all of the late Mr. Rider's published material is in the public domain now. [thanks for the additional background info you found, as well] MM has notified Mark Makin** of what Billy unearthed, and hopefully he will be able to incorporate these schematics into any upcoming/sequel publications along the lines of his first documentary-ish Dopyera Brothers based book, "Palm Trees, Senoritas...and Rocket Ships". restating sentiments of my above postings, well done Billy and Harriet. mitchfit ** pls see: www.markmakin.co.uk/book.html
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Post by mitchfit on Jul 21, 2014 18:25:35 GMT
sweet find!!!
thanks for sharing, mitchfit
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Post by mitchfit on Jul 15, 2014 20:10:03 GMT
Ken, couldn't possibly get free to go with you, BUT... no trip to Tennessee would be complete without going to Gruhn's new store. www.gruhn.com/have a good time, mitchfit
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Post by mitchfit on Jul 11, 2014 23:42:32 GMT
^^^
also, if you live in 50 cycle country, avoid diming the amp volume too much as a marginal output tranny will suffer from extensive use being a 60 cycle design.
mitchfit
EDIT
RETRACTION. JUST READ THE AMP SPEC PLATE AND 50 CYCLE POWER IS WITHIN DESIGN SPECS.
OR--large variations in armature RPM's from rural power sources back then?
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Post by mitchfit on Jul 11, 2014 23:32:16 GMT
bclaire, would ~guess~ the below amp jpg's and yours to be very close to the same D.O.B. also guessing yours is the earlier version due to it not having an included fuse. seems these were mfgd before national/dobro created the valco amp enterprise as the mfgr plate states it is "Webster Electric Company" built in Racine, WI. best bet for schematic search would be "National-Dobro Amp 6107" as per jpg listings. the relocation of amp controls/inputs/fuse LIKELY non-issue with component values, tubes/valves and circuit layout unchanged. purely speculation, but the below list from: home.provide.net/~cfh/dobro.htmlhas a very good chance of applying to amp serial #'s also. you'll need to verify same... Dobro Serial Numbers 1929 to 1937 Dobro Serial numbers by M.Cass. Note the 1929 to 1937 serial number info is not very accurate. For example I own a Dobro metal body M-62 with the serial number 1832. According to the list below it should be 1930. But no metal body Dobro existed before 1935. So you can see the serial number info below is not 100% reliable and the information below applies mostly to wooden body resonator Dobro guitars. Pleaes keep this in mind. Also I don't have any 1937 to 1942 Dobro serial number info. Serial numbers for metal body Dobros very scarce. Serial numbers are stamped into the top of the peghead. No factory serial number records are available. The numbers below are a general guide, and are not reliable for dating the instrument solely on the serial number. Number range Year 800 - 1400 1929 1400 - 2000 1930 2000 - 2600 1931 2600 - 3200 1932 3200 - 3900 1933 4000s 1933 (mostly Regal made) 5000 - 5600 1933 (California made) 5700 - 7600 1934-1936 (California made) 8000 - 9900 1936 & 1937 L9000s 1937 (Regal made) A prefix 1936 B prefix or suffix 1931-1932 (most Cyclops wood models) M prefix 1935-1937 No serial number: on 1930s Dobros, this happens a lot, and for no explainable reason. below brought to you courtesy of Terry Dobbs AKA Mr. Valco. [valcoamp.com] one of THE sources for jurrasic period national/dobro/valco electronics. www.valcoamp.com/photo/nationaldobro-amp-6107-1?context=latestwww.valcoamp.com/photo/nationaldobro-amp-6107-2?context=latestwww.valcoamp.com/photo/nationaldobro-amp-6107-3?context=latestwww.valcoamp.com/photo/nationaldobro-amp-6107-4?context=latestwww.valcoamp.com/photo/nationaldobro-amp-6107-5?context=latestwww.valcoamp.com/photo/nationaldobro-amp-6107-6?context=latestwww.valcoamp.com/photo/nationaldobro-amp-6107-7?context=latestthese and differing [same period] reso-cover plate design speaker grill amps turn up on the 'bay from time to time. just keep searching for similar amps that ~do~ sell, and keep records of relative condition compared to your amp, and price. the end results will need to be averaged over the period it takes to collect a meaningful amount of data base. hope this helps, mitchfit PS...overall--current {US of A} pricing is down from, say 3-4 yrs back. but starting to pick back up again.
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Post by mitchfit on Jul 6, 2014 22:59:15 GMT
deuce,
RE:
..."I'm on the side of the great players who don't get heard enough."..
did a youtube video search of, John Gorka and Leo Kottke-- "Furniture"
same from Gorka's album "Out of the Valley".
no luck, only a cover which didn't credit Gorka or Kottke except for writing/playing the original song.
song could be named 'the depressions of a touring musician'.
should you ever stumble on the disc, the interweaving of Leo Kottke and John Gorka playing acoustic finger style together in this darkish minor key out pouring is highly recommended in my play list.
mitchfit
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Post by mitchfit on Jul 6, 2014 22:34:14 GMT
to call my tastes in music "eclectic" would in fact, be generous.
can recall having much harsher terms leveled at the often off beat directions my favorite playlists of bygone periods have gone.
was a diehard Pink Floyd fan from the first time i was awakened at about 1:00 in the AM when radio station KSJO played "Interstellar Overdrive" off their '67 debut album, Piper at the Gates of Dawn".
saw their Winterland* show from "The Dark Side of the Moon" tour in San-Fran, done to acknowledge their fan base in that area/era from the earliest experimental period of their offerings. same, an abstract list of music that went from the likes of, "Seamus", "San Tropez", "Mudmen" [which was eventually grafted onto], "Fearless", "Atom Heart Mother", "Grantchester Meadows" into deepest darkest psycho-delia as per the "Ummagumma" album.
got every vinyl they released up to "The Wall", when the band turned abruptly into songs that didn't move me much. with the exception of "Comfortably Numb". right when they found a sound that got more radio air play.
listened to the "Fugs" extensively until Frank Zappa picked up the ball and ran with it, and i became a "FZ&Mothers" fan.
i have ventured into Andre Segovia, Sons of the Pioneers, Hank (Sr) Williams, The Dillards, Zephyr [before Tommy Bolin went on to The James Gang, and Deep Purple], Leo Kottke, Django Reinhardt, John Gorka, Shawn Mullins, Dire Straits/Mark Knophler, Willie Nelson, too many blues artists to list in a fair manner, etc, etc....could go on and on 'till it bored you to tears.
lately, have been on a Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway and Betty Boop kick. [you might be surprised at the music played in the Fleischer Brother's cartoons bearing her name...]
don't care whatcha call it, if i like it, i'll buy it.
didn't/can't listen to Yoko in O.P. sound card issues. doubt i would like it, as her voice gets an "armor piercing treble" rating in my books. couldn't say it pulls 30+ inches of mercury, however. i'd have to listen to it first to make that call.
from out where the busses don't run... mitchfit
*winterland ballroom--Bill Graham's "other" venue
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Post by mitchfit on Jul 2, 2014 23:38:45 GMT
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Post by mitchfit on Jul 2, 2014 19:09:03 GMT
WHY IT PAYS TO KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE...
In the greatest days of the British Empire, a new commanding officer was sent to a jungle outpost to relieve the retiring Colonel. It was a small Garrison of about 50 soldiers to keep order over about five thousand local natives.
After welcoming his replacement, and showing the courtesies (gin and tonic, a good cigar) that protocol decrees, the retiring colonel said, "You must meet Captain Smithers, my right-hand man. My God, he is really the strength of this office. His talent is simply boundless. Having been stationed here for over 20 years, he knows more about the local Tribes than any man in Her Majesty's Army. He has repeatedly saved me from making mistakes when dealing with the Natives. They are very sensitive about our dealings with them, and it is of the utmost importance that we keep good relations with them." The new Colonel asked, "Because they outnumber us so?" The retiring Colonel replied, "Yes, that also."
Smithers had been summoned and at that moment, appeared to meet the new CO. He was quite surprised to meet a toothless, hairless, scabbed and pockmarked specimen of humanity with a hunchback, a marked limp when walking, and hands drawn up with a very bad case of arthritis. Overall, a particularly unattractive man less than three feet tall.
"Smithers, old man, tell your new CO about yourself."
"Well, sir, I graduated with honours from Sandhurst, joined the regiment and won the Military Cross and Bar after 3 expeditions behind enemy lines. I've represented Great Britain in equestrian events and won a Silver Medal in the heavy weight boxing division of the Olympics. Two years in a row, I won the Wimbledon Cup for the 1,000 yard shooting competition. I have researched the history of..."
Here the Colonel interrupted, just as his replacement was getting ready to ask how Smithers could have possibly been a boxer in that weight class....
"Yes, yes. Never mind that, Smithers. You have had an exemplary military career and have every right to be proud of that, but the CO can find all of that in your file.
I was rather hoping you would tell him about the day you called the witch doctor an imbecile."
mitchfit
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Post by mitchfit on Jun 29, 2014 11:28:25 GMT
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Post by mitchfit on Jun 28, 2014 21:49:03 GMT
RE:
pete1951 said-- "Any plans for schematics of amps to go with the pics?"
oldnat,
if you can supply me with a listing of tubes/valves in these, i might be able to scare up ~some~ of the circuit schematics for these amplifiers. also any stampings on the chassis and speaker might help with a more accurate identification.
[esp with the Gibson amps as they were notorious about switching bottles and circuit values without any notification]
mitchfit
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Post by mitchfit on Jun 21, 2014 21:32:43 GMT
way too much dealing off the bottom of the deck in the music business. in order to bypass same, the "Grateful Dead Model" of self ownership was created by Hal Kant, music lawyer extraordinaire. for a band that never really had any mega hits per se, they did pretty good by reaping ~all~ of the rewards of their name and music catalog. to fully appreciate how far fetched these royalties can reach beyond just the music: www.dead.net/store/stickers-etcwww.dead.net/store/accessorieswww.dead.net/store/apparelwww.dead.net/store/posterswww.dead.net/spring1990storewww.dead.net/store/may-1977-store..."out on the road today i saw a deadhead sticker on a cadillac a little voice inside my head said don't look back, you can never look back"... [Don Henley--"the boys of summer"] they did make an agreement in 2006 leasing rights to Rhino Entertainment for 10 years. call it a retirement pension. imagine how much money Pink Floyd could generate by just reissuing their "Dark Side of the Moon" stickers and selling them: www.google.com/search?q=original+dark+side+of+the+moon+stickers&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=weSlU-jNLciV8AH5ioGQDQ&ved=0CD0QsAQ&biw=1590&bih=673 ..."the band is just fantastic that is really what i think oh, by they way, which one's pink?"... [Pink Floyd--"have a cigar". better called, Contract Signing Primer, course 101, 3 credit hours] "The Long and Winding Road". remember reading a Paul McCartney interview where he recounted telling Michael Jackson to invest his "Thriller" proceeds into something that ~he~ was well informed about, rather than paying a percentage to investment counselors. [who may/may not have his best interests at heart] fr'instance, that he and Yoko Ono were negotiating to buy back the entire Beatles catalog. they had [wisely/foolishly?] transferred same rights to Northern Songs in order to get out of the 90% tax bracket** direct ownership created in their peak sales period. oddly, i can only find vague references to that incident now on the internet. do your own research into the next catalog owner of the top seller reissue collection: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_%28The_Beatles_album%29i think, from reading MM's postings that him and his wife now handle/manage his tours. just another link in the parasite chain he fortunately removed there. nearly every phase of the industry, when they aren't scamming musicians, it's because they are outright ripping them off. the problem stems from promotion. back in the day one had to sell their soul to the publishing companies to "get their name out there" with tours/publicity. as per Robert Johnson's crossroads story, these sorts of negotiations can come with unforeseen costs. up and coming artists do not have the capital to do this, or the time. few are lucky enough to run into a Hal Kant when they are beginning to become famous. or the chance the "Dead" had to play at many free outdoor events in the circa 1960's bay area hippie scene. they still hold the record for playing "more free concerts than any band in the history of music". [Lillian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia] so it wasn't without their own personal cost to become famous on a self made basis. $0.02, mitchfit **not just chance that he eventually moved to Ireland.
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Post by mitchfit on Jun 21, 2014 17:52:51 GMT
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Post by mitchfit on Jun 17, 2014 20:00:20 GMT
in reference to duece's reply...
even when his word articulation was not a problem, Dylan was into a "painting with words" lyric format. think in terms of surrealism in that ~colors~ on the canvas might be as/more important than actual subject matter. as such ambiguity was not at all uncommon in his songs.
as told by Joan Baez, once after he showed her what he had been up all night writing, she asked him what it actually meant. after pausing, he said [paraphrase] i don't know, we'll let the critics decide.
i spend too much time agonizing over the mythical perfect words, also.
my advice to both of us is just write what you actually feel. run it up the flagpole, and see who salutes.
we couldn't do much worse than the u-tube link to Iron Butterfly's inexplicable 1968 hit song.....
mitchfit
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