Got tubes? I do. HELP!

The 5751 Tubes and what is in those bags may be the most desirable of all those tubes. A lot look to be for non-audio use.

As others have said, definitely get a list of what their is, and then look around for tube dealers.  Even used old stock tubes have value. The problem is finding someone to test and evaluate them, and compare those values to "new" values for those tubes.

 
topekatj said:
It's pre-Maestro, so a tube unit, I presume? Triple super secret DIBS!

ETA: Dibs on the Hiwatt cab, too!
Click to expand...
If you’re willing to drive to L.A. to pick up, check the website. EP1 fires up but needs service. 

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Do not worry about the 12au7s.....unless they are Mullard.....I have bags full of them and no one ever seems to want them or need them.

 
You might consider amp companies that specialize in vintage-style as bulk buyers of a lot of the contents, not just the tubes. There are tons of boutique companies and individual builders who would fight for NOS glass, caps, resistors, pots, wire, jacks, etc. so they can charge an extra "0".

If you end up offering tubes to us, I'd be in for a few boxes of the right stuff... lifetime supply for my babies!

 
There are people who restore old radios with the correct tubes.  There might be someone doing that with televisions, but when a picture tube went out that was it.  Old record players had tubes.  Someone has to be restoring those. 

 
Steve Haynie said:
There are people who restore old radios with the correct tubes.  There might be someone doing that with televisions, but when a picture tube went out that was it.  Old record players had tubes.  Someone has to be restoring those. 
Click to expand...
If you find one of those folks, my late 50s Telefunken Wien IIu console still needs a new caretaker/restorer.

 
I had one. Trust me when I tell you that technology has closed that gap.

Those are pretty but functionality 50 yrs later is a bitch.

 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top