Thursday, August 6, 2009

Harmony (type) Bedroom Tube amp in Chicago for $100



This little amp is eaither an early Harmony or Maybe a Sound Projects, Lectrolab or other Chicago era built 1950's tube amp. Probably a 50L6 output tube but could be a 6V6GT - hard to tell from the pic. What these little amps lack in volume they make up for in mojo.

vintage tube amp - $100 (portage)

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Date: 2009-08-06, 2:00PM CDT
Reply to: sale-49kec-1309315874@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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works well refer to pics for more detail NEVER Restored,HAS NO Name, NOT home built.

IF this listing is still up i still have it !!! :-)


Location: portage
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  1. AnonymousMarch 5, 2010 at 5:54 PM

    thats a magnatone amp there

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  2. Jim ChristopherMarch 8, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    Yes, you may be right. Or it could even be a Dickerson - the California based Lap Steel company that eventually became Magnatone.

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  3. Harpo deHarpJuly 11, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    That's my amp! I mean I bought it from the man that listed it on Craigslist. It came from the back of a closet in an old house trailer. This fellow was cleaning out the trailer for a friend and this amp was found. What a break for me!
    I took it to Specimen Amp and Guitar in Chicago for a new grounded plug and wire, and some other inner parts I know nothing of. I got the original parts back with the amp. It works like new, no hum and wonderful tone. Louder than one would think. It is now a real working unit used regularly in my professional music.
    I am a professional musician. Harmonicas are my primary instruments. I use this amp for my "cross harp" blues and roots work. It is just what I have looked and looked for. I use a PA mike for my chromatic work.
    It is a real kick to find MY AMP here. I was just surfing the net, listening to my fav jazz radio program (JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA .com) and decided to look thru some vintage amp pictures from a well known image collection/search engine...and here's MY AMP! I can tell easily from some of the scuffs and the way the speaker sits.
    I think this is a Harmony, or at least made in the same "jobber" factory in Chicago as Harmonys; the dial images are the same as Harmony uses on their branded amps though there is no brand anywhere on this piece.
    Again, it is a real kick to find MY AMP here. Thanks for this, its a thrill for sure...
    Harpo deHarp

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