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OldSchoolDave wrote: You did an excellent job on that 2x12 cabinet! Was it difficult to locate the Simms-Watts Fanes for it?

Thank you! I grab the two speakers on ebay at a very fair price. They weren't far away from where I live, I've been lucky!

OldSchoolDave wrote: Cool Binson Echorec, too. Hiwatt Bob has one that he brought to the 2007 Vintage Hiwatt Convention. It sounded great, but he had entirely rewired it.

Yeah, I know Bob did a great job at servicing his Binson. Mine is in a very good shape, the wires in mine were better quality than those in later Binsons.

See you!

Hi all. 1 post duh...lol Looking forward to learning as much as I can...

Vintageheadbox wrote:Hi all. 1 post duh...

That's the way we all start around here . Welcome, Jerry!

Dave

Thanks Dave I know we have chatted before, But do to old age I cant remember where... Maybe an email.. me thinks.. Anyway Glad to be here...

Just joined. Have been a HIWATT fan since 1974.Building clones 3 and 4. Great site. Thanks

jonmike wrote:Building clones 3 and 4.

That's what we call "a good start." Welcome!

--mark

Hey all, I know a few of you from the PP forum but this is my first post here.

Welcome!

Alnico, we need to get you and your old HIWATTs to the Convention next year!

Hello everybody!
Finally after 7 months my custom 100 is home!Here some pics!





This is my playground

rockdaddy wrote:Hello everybody!
Finally after 7 months my custom 100 is home!Here some pics!

Thanks for posting! Tell us more about that amp. I've never seen a serial tag completed quite that way before .

Dave

OldSchoolDave wrote:I've never seen a serial tag completed quite that way before

Different, for sure. The head box and covering look a little different too, but some of those early units did seem to vary a bit.

Thanks for posting! Tell us more about that amp. I've never seen a serial tag completed quite that way before .

Hello !

I dont know anything about that amp,I was found him on tractor trail with old furniture and other garbage.I was ask the man who driving this tractor how much money ask for amp , and he said "Just take it,this is broken piece of junk we was playing on this like kids."
I was bring the amp home and I was found dead mouses and about 2 pounds plaster and dirt inside.This was about 7 months ago.I was get him to repair and now I have the beast.
My friend put in new condensers , all tubes ,rewiring ( mouses was eating isolation ), some pots and all inputs and outputs.
Inside amp is some marks writen with green-blue marker(numbers and lettters).
I hope you will understand my english.

Greetings from Tibor.

Welcome Rockdaddy!

Please post some internal pics of that amp! Especially the circuitry!!!

Very Cool!

That looks interesting, I'd like to see more too.

hi all!

this is my first post! i m nicolas, i live in athens-greece. I m a physicist and an amateur musician.

i got my first hiwatt (yes, there is now a second one) a couple of years ago, from e-bay. It is a 4 input DR-103 (1975 i think) in a good condition! I flew to Germany with my spouse (she has now become my gear advisor!) and carried it back to athens! It was stored in a garage, at -20C that day. i still remember the joy of plugging my guitar in for the first time!

a few moths ago, out of pure greed i got my 1974 DR-504 for 800EUR from ebay. I guess it was a good bargain although the amp was not taken very well care of. Very dirty inside plus some holes at the bottom surface. I ll post some pics of that cause i need your advise on a possible re-cap - retube.

thanks to all for the info and the enthusiasm. a big thanks to mark huss , if it wasn't for his website, i guess i probably wouldn't be using a hiwatt now!