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Topic: Can anyone identify this old amp? |
Henry Nagle
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Santa Rosa, California
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Posted 2 Feb 2014 1:45 pm |
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A friend of mine gave me this amp today. It fires up, and I can get the pots to crackle, but it's not amplifying any tones. Seems to be a pretty cool, high quality little rig though, and it's got a 15" speaker that looks like it might sound really sweet! Anyways, I thought someone here might know what this is. I can't find any labels besides the one on the speaker.
Update: I'm pretty sure it was made by Sano, probably around 1960? Though I can't determine what it was branded as. I'm not finding any photos on the internet of similar cabinets.
thanks!
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 2 Feb 2014 2:44 pm
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Umm, "stereophonic" with a single speaker? Not making sense to me.
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 2 Feb 2014 2:52 pm
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I'm seeing a stereo input jack (TRS, I presume) and a stereo tape output so I'd guess it to be a mono playing, stereo recording amp. Not that I've ever heard of such a thing. Just trying to make sense of it.
It sort of looks Magnatone-y but I can't google up any kind of match.
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Henry Nagle
From:
Santa Rosa, California
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Posted 2 Feb 2014 3:17 pm
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| Maybe the stereo input runs right/left through the two instrument inputs and plays mono? Also, that extra jack marked "reverb", pretty sure that's an add on. There's no tank, so I'm guessing it's kind of an effects loop for a reverb unit? I used to have an ancient Carvin amp that had a feature like that. |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2014 4:39 pm
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Kinda looks like the intent is to run a stereo signal into the amp...like for track playback, and then take the Tape output to record the tracks along with your instrument. Maybe??
Definitely an odd set of controls and inputs.
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Steven Finley
From:
California, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2014 5:23 pm
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Bud Angelotti
From:
Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2014 6:54 pm
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1960 - "Stereo" was first called stereophonic, also HiFi or high fidelity. It's mono with a new fangled stereophonic input for the future. Might sound real good too! 
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Craig Baker
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Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Feb 2014 7:17 pm
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Just an observation. . . though they used quality components, and the wiring is very neat and orderly, the tube sockets look to be very inexpensive and there appears to be almost no insulation between the pins and the chassis. The speaker is a P A unit, not designed for live instrument use. All in all, an interesting amp.
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cmbakerelectronics@gmail.com
C.M. Baker Electronics
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Jay Fagerlie
From:
Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2014 8:14 am
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Definitely a Sano
I may have the schematics for it.
Can you find a number on the power amp chassis?
This will be a great amp for steel/surf sound, as long as you don't push the EL34s too much.....
Here's the top of my Sano, you can see the resemblance:
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Henry Nagle
From:
Santa Rosa, California
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Posted 3 Feb 2014 8:35 am
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Oh yes... interesting. I remember a friend of mine had a Sano when we were kids. It was a nice amp.
Thank you for the input, all. |
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Rich Santucci
From:
Perkasie Pennsylvania USA
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2014 2:10 am
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Thats a great amp, I had one a few years ago.. Found it cheap at a music store and snatched it up, sold it for a few bucks morer than I paid.. They are simply wonderful sounding amps, with a great reverb, thats different from a Fender. but sounds just as deep and vibrant,, The tremelo is fantastic as well... Get it fixed and enjoy it... If I recall, mine had some sort of special wire harness for the "Sterophonic" feature.. Never tried it. bob
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