February, 2010

Gerry Lockran playing “Hoochie Coochie Man” live in Holland, recorded from an old tape I had, lots of pops and noise but still good enough to enjoy this magical live performance.

Download Hoochie Coochie Man live in ogg or mp3 format.

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Dutch company Novanex Automation created amplifiers and P.A.’s. It was was one of the first companies to produce speakers with integrated amps, resulting in a complete modular system called “Growing power system”. I scanned  all the brochures I had, no schematics.

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Only a few of these Dutch amps were made. Basically a copy of a Fender Twin Reverb preamp combined with a 100 Watt (Marshall or Fender Twin design) power amp containing four EL34′s.

After a complete overhaul by Dr. Tube this amp is free of noise and hum and the sound is warm, dynamic and LOUD!

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Just a nice antique photograph I came across in Arequipa, Peru.

Sturdy full automatic turntable from Siemens, probably manufactured by another company. Switchable between quartz and pitch control. Selectable disc size (17, 25, 30), speed (45, 33), automatic lift and on/off switch.

[edit 9-5-2010] The unit bears a striking resemblance to the Sanyo Plus Q50. [edit] Confirmed that this is the same model as the Sanyo Plus Q50. See vinylengine forum.

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