The Amp Garage

Found this guy on YT going through this old Mohawk radio.

If you enjoy old tube stuff this is a good dive into the past... he has a bevy of tube radio videos he repairs.

Mohawk Model 1240 Five Tube Radio Video #1 - Checkout and Power Up
Jim's Radio Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIEeZ6PNpzQ

LOUDthud wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 2:18 pm There should be a paper label inside the amp enclosure. Post a picture if you can or describe any hand written or stamped letters/numbers.

Missing that. Unfortunately. Most folks (in old thread post) suggested the date based upon the tranny stamp.

You must be mistaken about the year of your 2-15" cabinet. I have both the 62 / 63 Fender catalog and the 64/65 catalog and the duel Showman was not available until 64 and at that point the duel Showman could be had with 2-12" or 2-15" drivers. I see no logic in what your proposing to do! Gimme a b...

I have a '63 Showman with two 15" JBL Silver cone 16 ohm speakers taking up space in the garage. I posted about it several years ago. I'm wondering if I should build 2 amps (one for each speaker) and sell them to a pedal steel player, sell the amp alone, or sell the whole kit as one? I've read that ...

Just curious if there's a BOM for this Dumbleator?

I looked around and don't seem to find one.

TIA

If you want to convert to a hand-wired amp with those transformers, take a look at any 3 x 12AX7 and 2 x EL84 based amp. For example, you could do a Marshall 18W circuit, or a fender Blues Junior with 1-tube reverb Or, seeing as how EL84s require 760mA heater juice and 6V6s only require 450mA, conv...

15-Watt, 1x12 Guitar Combo Tube Amplifier with Celestion Speaker & Spring Reverb Ok, it's cheap, but it's a handy little tube amp for $230! It's not a Fender et al, but it makes noise and it's handy little practice amp with without dragging out the big amp. What can I do to make it have more tone? ...

Found this on youtube.

Some really good ideas and finds for cheap!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJYPr2y_4vw

martin manning wrote:gldtp99 posted a pic of his blonde 2x15 above. You can see the "piggyback" brackets are on the long side.

Yes, this has the brackets on the long side too. I stood it on end because of no room in the garage.

Does it matter which way the speakers sit? Is it better horizontal vs vertical?

Fender never made a Blond 2-15" horizontal speaker cabinet, those must be 12" JBL drivers if they are original ! The first 2-15" cab came about in the black Tolex era, and the cab stood verticle. This is definitely a blonde. It sits horizontal with the amp on top. I seem to remember some kind of 'p...

Mea culpa on the 6L6's. I'm no expert on amps. You are correct that it's 7355's! I used the online specs for the Showman and not looking at the tubes! I didn't know there were 'experiments' on the model. Here is a pic of the tube. The speakers are indeed 15's. JBL D130's. 16 ohms in parallel. I open...

Alas... it appears to be torn out.

Now why would someone tear it out so neatly??

Or do they tend to fall out after years?

Thanks! That's still a 'pretty good year'!

Tranny pics... I think I have read the output correctly? Zoom in.

Hmmm, this is what I was using to date it, but it seems it's a crapshoot.... http://www.ggjaguar.com/fendamp5.htm If you scroll down to Showman Showman 6G14, 6G14-A (blonde) 00001 to 00350 – 1960 00200 to 00800 – 1961 00800 to 01500 – 1962 01500 to 01800 – 1963 from the link: "Working at FMI – I was...