vintageHIWATTconvention.com

Im getting worried here... Is there anything wrong with my Hiwatt that i don't know about, and is causing major lack of interest ? I've been trying to sell this head many times in my own country, and no one seems to care about it, offering me way less than 1000$ for it, nobody wants to buy it. Then ...

April 15 1980 was about a year before Biacrown existed. Oops... :shock: my bad... Im typing to fast so my boss doesn't catches me...(im working :lol: ) That's right...Biacrown was the era starting in '81 after Dave died. (ofcourse as you know better than me...) Sorry, didn't mean anything with call...

Harry began signing after a dispute with Dave Reeves regarding payment for quantities wired. Prior to 1973 or so HJ didn't sign them. Harry thought his mil-spec shop was the only sub-contractor, he was surprised and not happy to find out that others were hired to boost production. But are your sure...

If we were to do this, one option might be to not ship the tubes at all. To lighten weight, another possibility would be to ship the combo without a speaker. You could mount one of your Crescendo clones upon arrival. Just wonderin' : How does a '80's Biacrown 112 combo without speaker and tubes com...

It is wired by Harry Joyce, which would mean that it was one of the very first wired by Harry, or that HJ began wiring in Late 1970 instead of early 1971.

How can you tell? I thaught HJ signed his amps with a specific signature (so ive read)

Who would be the best shipper out of Belgium? Perhaps we should get some estimates? I''ll do some research and when i know more ill give some estimates. Do you know the exact weight of a DR103 ? By the way... how was your experience with getting something fragile like a tube amp shipped from Switze...

Hello Dave,

Now that is exactly what im looking for !! A 50W 112 Hiwatt combo....
What year is it ?

Do you have any idea in terms of the cost it would take to ship a Hiwatt head (safely) across the pond ?
I guess the "safe" part of it all, is what it'll make expensive, doesn't it ?

Tuff desicion, but i had to make it...im selling/trading my '71 Custom 100 A lot of background information has already been talked about in this forum.... there's a topic under "Hylight amps" where the experts have given their opinions... But i also found out some other details about the a...

Hello guys, Long time since my last post here... Im having a "darkish" problem and im having a hard time pin pointing what is causing the problem. Little background info: I recently had a custom 2x12 cab made and put some new Weber Fane Crescendo clones in there! (ceramic version ofcourse)...

Hey guys, I am thinking about selling my DR103 (previous topic : New member greetz and needs advice on a '71 DR103) , and i know many of you will say im crazy... But as much as i love the sound of this head, im also realising that it is a very very loud amp. Now im not the kinda guy that likes crank...

A question about my preamp tubes : In the V1 position there's an ADZAM 12ax7 In the V2 position there's a TECNEX 12ax7 In the V3 position there's a BRIMAR 12ax7 And as phase inverter an original MULLARD ecc81 Now i was able to find some info on the ADZAM and the BRIMAR, but nothing about the TECNEX ...

In my previous post i suggested a trade of my pedals for a pete cornish p-2, however... as i think about it...if someone had a cornish p-2, why the h*ll would he (or she) sell it :lol: But my pedals are still on the table... By now, some of you would have noticed im a huge Gilmour fan, and right now...

Thanks Jasperok Well, ill be ordering some new caps soon, but im really not a amp tech guy (i have some basic knowledge, but certainly not enough) First i thought dr. hiwatt was talking about the capacitors on the inside (those mustard colored ones), but after he said electrolytic caps, i looked it ...

Well, the person i bought it from was keen on keeping it original, maybe that's why he didn't replace the caps ? And as long the missing spool end doesn't affect the sound, well than its ok with me :D However, if i should replace the caps, ill have to let a tech do it, but how do i make sure he uses...

Hey Dr. Hiwatt, so did i misbuy on this one?

Cause broken capacitors, missing spool ends, grid resistor fail doesns't sound that good to me
Do i have to worry ?