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Just a heads up for any one who would like to follow up:

The following question comes from a listing on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-1973-Hiwat ... 19c03509b4

It is a 73 103 for sale in UK

This fellow may have some interesting things to tell if you follow up with the seller

j


Q: Hi ..just seen the hiwatt ..and thought I would let you bknow that I used to make these amps with harry in a very tiny workshop in church walk in walton on thames and if you look under the component board you might find my intials ...Mike Messina.. I with three other wiremen used to make hundreds of them up to 1974 just thought you might like to know ..len was the insctor and harry was the boss 6 of us in total... good luck with the sale Mike Oct-18-10

A: Thanks for the email, they are great amps and you guys did a fantastic job!

cool!

Cool indeed. But how does one look underneath the pre-amp tag board? I have a DR103 amp that was wired by Harry Joyce Electronics wired during late 73 or early 74, so I'll report back if I can find anything.

Zells wrote:Cool indeed. But how does one look underneath the pre-amp tag board? I have a DR103 amp that was wired by Harry Joyce Electronics wired during late 73 or early 74, so I'll report back if I can find anything.

Sounds to me like this is something anyone could do in his own basement, no?

Cheers,

Mike

I don't know how to remove a tag to look at the other side of it without disconnecting some solder joints. Some of those wires are on there tight.

Zells wrote:I don't know how to remove a tag to look at the other side of it without disconnecting some solder joints. Some of those wires are on there tight.

Good point. I remember watching some guys trying to do just that and to say they wound up cursing those tight wires would be an understatement. Good luck!

Mike

What I did one time was to unbolt all the pots, and bend it up with the top towards the tubes, with the pots, etc., dangling.

--mark