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Post subject: Re: 1958 princeton tweed
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:48 pm
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BMW2002Ti wrote:
I think OT faces towards front, to speaker side, in these tweeds. Hidden, unless chassis is removed.


Correct. It's just behind the filter-cap array.

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Post subject: Re: 1958 princeton tweed
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 5:43 pm
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Thanks how much does a recap job like this usually cost?


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Post subject: Re: 1958 princeton tweed
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:36 pm
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Usually somewhere between $100 and $125, contingent upon the greed of the tech.

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Post subject: Re: 1958 princeton tweed
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:45 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
BMW2002Ti wrote:
I think OT faces towards front, to speaker side, in these tweeds. Hidden, unless chassis is removed.


Correct. It's just behind the filter-cap array.

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Thanks for the info, still learning


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Post subject: Re: 1958 princeton tweed
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 10:31 am
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Here's a photo of a 1955 Princeton tweed chassis. Includes PT, OPT, and choke of 5E2 circuit.

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Post subject: Re: 1958 princeton tweed
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 10:58 am
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That's one of the cleanest 5E2 chassis's I've ever seen!

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Post subject: Re: 1958 princeton tweed
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 2:30 pm
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The OP's amp is begging to be refurbed back to a nice lacquered tweed! Always on the lookout for a nice tweed to refurb!

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Post subject: Re: 1958 princeton tweed
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 6:52 pm
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The OP's amp is begging to be refurbed back to a nice lacquered tweed! Always on the lookout for a nice tweed to refurb!


+1

And it'll be ready for *ANOTHER* fifty years of service.

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