Bombsquad Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Fuck these things are cool!! you should actually make and sell them (like full serious proper business) they are fucking rad and I bet would sell for huge $$ in places like new market/ponsonby/remuera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Thanks! I have thought about it, and it is certainly worth looking into. To make anything worthwhile it would need to be something that's in pretty good shape in the first place - this one had quite a bit of rot and needed heaps of work done to it, so if I was to sell it, it would probably only work out to a matter of cents per hour. I'll keep an eye out for something that perhaps just needs sanding/oiling and some speakers put into it and see how things go from there. Personally I love the idea of taking something that's a bit past its use by date and turning it into something a bit more modern...plus the styling of this old time stuff can be way cooler than all the plastic stuff you see in shops now 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 figure out a way to integrate an iPhone 5 dock in it hidden out of the way/not too obtrusive and install some "branded" speaker rig and I suspect you could sell them for genuine big money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusherman Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Im heading to trade me these are le tits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trej Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Any plans for disposing of those valves? I'd happily take them off your hands if you were ok with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Wow, that's pretty good timing! I threw out the crusty old radio electronics this weekend just gone, but I pulled the valves out and have put them to one side with the intention of putting them on trademe. I'm happy for you to have them, but I can't guarantee if they work or not...one or two are a bit brown, but I'm guessing that's just because of the heat they produce. Flick me a PM and we can arrange to get them to you. Do you have any particular plans for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 The blacking in the top and sides of a valve is no worry, it happens when they activate the "Getter" when they make them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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