Brian's Fender 6G7-A Blonde Bandmaster
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03/02/02

Initial Condition

Fair condition chassis. Another tech's totem-pole cap conversion and remaining original caps.

Original power and choke trannies, '64 4ohm Bandmaster OPT and some really funky caps.

More funky caps and a 1/2 power Pentode/Triode mod.

Restoration Progress

New power supply caps, resistors and bias caps.

New inter-stage coupling caps and 100K carbon composition pre-amp load resistors.

Cleaned chassis, faceplate and back panel. New output sockets, power/standby switches and power cord.

New sockets wired up and new heater wire. Amp in test.

Measuring bias current on several NOS 5881s. Mounted hardware, JBL D120s and glass in re-pro cab.

Completed Restoration

What's left to do:

• completely clean chassis

• tighten tube sockets and lube pots and jacks

• complete electrolytic cap job (partially done)

• complete inter-stage coupling cap replacement

• replace pre-amp 100K ohm load resistors

• remove triode/pentode mod

• install new power tube sockets along with new screen resistors

• repair heater wire from previous screen resistor flame-out

• install new standby and power switches

• install new power cord

• remove front and rear faceplates and clean

• clean knobs

• install new tubes, burn in and dc/ac test

• install JBL D120 recone speaker into re-pro 2x12" blonde tolex cabinet

• install re-pro cabinet hardware

• final test and voicing

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