10-25-2012, 11:51 AM
Time to come clean - I'm the guy that bought the 623 discussed in this thread.
I'm a sucker for tombstones and I like a challenge
It arrived a few days ago and I finally had time yesterday to fully examine it. Somehow, the cabinet has lost virtually all of it's finish but it still has a decal.
There's also a bit of separation and some dings. Otherwise, it's in very good condition. Every knob, screw, tube, etc is there. Even the rubber mounts are still very pliable.
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The dial scale is in good condition.
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A little dirty but minimal corrosion.
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It doesn't look to me like it was ever serviced. I don't see a single replaced component.
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The speaker is also very nice
I hooked it up to a function generator and the low frequency response stinks but otherwise it sounds fine.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8475/81206...717f_z.jpg]
Here it is dwarfed by it's 643 big brother. Yes, I'll get around to finishing the 643 soon. Lately, I've been focusing on refinishing as much as possible before winter sets in.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/81206...dcc5_z.jpg]
One thing I'm puzzled about is the tube lineup. All the service info I can find shows a type 34 tube while this tube chart has a type 1A4.
That makes me think this is an early version perhaps ?
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8467/81222...48a5_z.jpg]
I'm a sucker for tombstones and I like a challenge
It arrived a few days ago and I finally had time yesterday to fully examine it. Somehow, the cabinet has lost virtually all of it's finish but it still has a decal.
There's also a bit of separation and some dings. Otherwise, it's in very good condition. Every knob, screw, tube, etc is there. Even the rubber mounts are still very pliable.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/81206...08d9_z.jpg]
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8463/81206...f049_z.jpg]
The dial scale is in good condition.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/81206...b9aa_z.jpg]
A little dirty but minimal corrosion.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8191/81206...ec5b_z.jpg]
It doesn't look to me like it was ever serviced. I don't see a single replaced component.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/81206...cd62_b.jpg]
The speaker is also very nice
I hooked it up to a function generator and the low frequency response stinks but otherwise it sounds fine.[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8475/81206...717f_z.jpg]
Here it is dwarfed by it's 643 big brother. Yes, I'll get around to finishing the 643 soon. Lately, I've been focusing on refinishing as much as possible before winter sets in.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/81206...dcc5_z.jpg]
One thing I'm puzzled about is the tube lineup. All the service info I can find shows a type 34 tube while this tube chart has a type 1A4.
That makes me think this is an early version perhaps ?
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8467/81222...48a5_z.jpg]
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