Comments for HarpAmps http://www.harpamps.com Electrified Blues Harmonica Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Masco Mania by harpster http://www.harpamps.com/2009/04/masco-mania/#comment-51 harpster Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:37:12 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=168#comment-51 The masco you looked at is an amplifier. Does your model have any imput jacks for a microphone?There might be some threaded looking things on the side maybe? If you send me some picture I will see if I can help.<br />Thank you,<br />Duane<br />email to t_fisherman@yahoo.com<br />I just got a masco MA-25P today and there are 3 mic inputs on the side. I will be trying it out soon. The masco you looked at is an amplifier. Does your model have any imput jacks for a microphone?There might be some threaded looking things on the side maybe? If you send me some picture I will see if I can help.
Thank you,
Duane
email to t_fisherman@yahoo.com
I just got a masco MA-25P today and there are 3 mic inputs on the side. I will be trying it out soon.

]]> Comment on Masco Mania by danny http://www.harpamps.com/2009/04/masco-mania/#comment-50 danny Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=168#comment-50 Dear jerry,<br /><br />my name is Daniele and I am an Italian hobbyst harp player. I have read with great interest your post about the Masco since I have a working Italian Radio FM/ phono/ turntable dated 1957 which looks very similar to your Masco and through which i would like to try to play amplified harp. How can I do ? Where/how to create an imput for an HI-Z Mic ? Any suggestion would be really appreciated !<br /><br />Ciao,<br /><br />Daniele, Florence, Italy Dear jerry,

my name is Daniele and I am an Italian hobbyst harp player. I have read with great interest your post about the Masco since I have a working Italian Radio FM/ phono/ turntable dated 1957 which looks very similar to your Masco and through which i would like to try to play amplified harp. How can I do ? Where/how to create an imput for an HI-Z Mic ? Any suggestion would be really appreciated !

Ciao,

Daniele, Florence, Italy

]]> Comment on Newcomb E-25 by Triller http://www.harpamps.com/2009/04/newcomb-e-25/#comment-49 Triller Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:33:51 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=169#comment-49 Getting this same amp at the local pawn shop. Has a suitcase enclosure with two speakers, one on each side of enclosure. Does yours have that setup? What kind of speakers do you recommend for this unit, as I'm sure I could get an even better sound with Weber or Jensen ceramic. The unit is still in the 30 day waiting period, so I'm just waiting to pick it up. Any info you can provide on the E-25 would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,<br /><br />Triller Getting this same amp at the local pawn shop. Has a suitcase enclosure with two speakers, one on each side of enclosure. Does yours have that setup? What kind of speakers do you recommend for this unit, as I'm sure I could get an even better sound with Weber or Jensen ceramic. The unit is still in the 30 day waiting period, so I'm just waiting to pick it up. Any info you can provide on the E-25 would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

Triller

]]> Comment on ME-27 and ME-36 by jbs5280 http://www.harpamps.com/2008/12/me-27-and-me-36/#comment-48 jbs5280 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:08:44 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=165#comment-48 P.S. to last Kevin, I think mine has been retrofitted with that toggle switch for off/on. Possibly that part of the orig. switch went out. That switch is still in the amp however and is operational as I recall. Have fun, jerry P.S. to last Kevin, I think mine has been retrofitted with that toggle switch for off/on. Possibly that part of the orig. switch went out. That switch is still in the amp however and is operational as I recall. Have fun, jerry

]]> Comment on One of the relics restored for guitar by jbs5280 http://www.harpamps.com/2008/08/one-of-the-relics-restored-for-guitar/#comment-47 jbs5280 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:46:59 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=163#comment-47 Tom, go for it man. I have almost set up my Marshalls and Fenders as collectibles only and been playing these things for the past couple of years. I just got a Masco ME-18P that I sent Keith pictures of a little while ago and will post it on the site in the next day or so. <br/><br/>As far as tips, I would get it to someone who is a good tube amp tech. They should bring it up on a variac so you don't blow trannys etc. It's likely caps are bad in some areas but that depends a bit on usage although just sitting without being turned on from time to time is actually more harmful to these amps because of the type of caps used. I'm pretty sure I have a schematic for the AU-57 if you need it. I may have actually sent that to Keith too for posting on harpamps. Let me know man but get that Stromberg hummin'. Tom, go for it man. I have almost set up my Marshalls and Fenders as collectibles only and been playing these things for the past couple of years. I just got a Masco ME-18P that I sent Keith pictures of a little while ago and will post it on the site in the next day or so.

As far as tips, I would get it to someone who is a good tube amp tech. They should bring it up on a variac so you don’t blow trannys etc. It’s likely caps are bad in some areas but that depends a bit on usage although just sitting without being turned on from time to time is actually more harmful to these amps because of the type of caps used. I’m pretty sure I have a schematic for the AU-57 if you need it. I may have actually sent that to Keith too for posting on harpamps. Let me know man but get that Stromberg hummin’.

]]> Comment on ME-27 and ME-36 by jbs5280 http://www.harpamps.com/2008/12/me-27-and-me-36/#comment-46 jbs5280 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:39:44 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=165#comment-46 Good to hear Kevin. They are great amps. I use them for acoustic and electric guitar mostly and have now 3 Mascos. I just emailed Keith on the site with pix of this brand new, out of the box ME-18P. I'm trading for it with the owner of the oldest electronics shop in Denver and although I thought the turntable on top was funky, it's actually pretty cool primarily since this thing was delivered to their store from Masco on Nov. 1, 1957 and had never been out of the box. I just soldered in a 1/4" connector for the speaker out so I could test it and it was beautiful with my Seagull acoustic. It's 18watts and there was more volume available than I could do in my music room. I'm anxious to try it out with one of my 4x12 Marshall cabs and my PRS. Thanks for the post. If you want to see an orig, new M-18P, jump back to harpamps in a day or so and it should be there. take it easy and jam on bro! jerry Good to hear Kevin. They are great amps. I use them for acoustic and electric guitar mostly and have now 3 Mascos. I just emailed Keith on the site with pix of this brand new, out of the box ME-18P. I’m trading for it with the owner of the oldest electronics shop in Denver and although I thought the turntable on top was funky, it’s actually pretty cool primarily since this thing was delivered to their store from Masco on Nov. 1, 1957 and had never been out of the box. I just soldered in a 1/4″ connector for the speaker out so I could test it and it was beautiful with my Seagull acoustic. It’s 18watts and there was more volume available than I could do in my music room. I’m anxious to try it out with one of my 4×12 Marshall cabs and my PRS. Thanks for the post. If you want to see an orig, new M-18P, jump back to harpamps in a day or so and it should be there. take it easy and jam on bro! jerry

]]> Comment on ME-27 and ME-36 by Kevin http://www.harpamps.com/2008/12/me-27-and-me-36/#comment-45 Kevin Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:46:00 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=165#comment-45 I play harp through a 1948 Masco ME27. I have a Palomino (Crate) extension cabinet and replaced the two 80W Celestions with the 12" speakers (Jensens?) that came with the Masco PA in 1948. I'm playing 50's-60's Chicago blues, so it's the right vintage, and people love the tone. Just the needed power to cut through guitars at a jam session. I "adopted" the PA and speakers from a lodge hall where it was forgotten in a storage closet, replaced by a shiny, new Radio Shack PA. Glad I took the time to clean out the closet for them - they were glad to also have me "haul away" an Elvis style mic, a 30 watt, 1950's Challenger amp and an Astatic JT30 mic. A week in the shop, and Skip Simmons of Skip Simmons Tube Amp Service handed me a brand new, 60-year old amp! I play harp through a 1948 Masco ME27. I have a Palomino (Crate) extension cabinet and replaced the two 80W Celestions with the 12″ speakers (Jensens?) that came with the Masco PA in 1948. I’m playing 50′s-60′s Chicago blues, so it’s the right vintage, and people love the tone. Just the needed power to cut through guitars at a jam session. I “adopted” the PA and speakers from a lodge hall where it was forgotten in a storage closet, replaced by a shiny, new Radio Shack PA. Glad I took the time to clean out the closet for them – they were glad to also have me “haul away” an Elvis style mic, a 30 watt, 1950′s Challenger amp and an Astatic JT30 mic. A week in the shop, and Skip Simmons of Skip Simmons Tube Amp Service handed me a brand new, 60-year old amp!

]]> Comment on One of the relics restored for guitar by Tom m http://www.harpamps.com/2008/08/one-of-the-relics-restored-for-guitar/#comment-44 Tom m Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:55:00 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=163#comment-44 your post Re the Stromberg-Carlson AU-57 has inspired me to dust off an old amp a trash picked ( I think its tyhe same one ) and try to restore it any tips for a beginner? your post Re the Stromberg-Carlson AU-57 has inspired me to dust off an old amp a trash picked ( I think its tyhe same one ) and try to restore it any tips for a beginner?

]]> Comment on 10 Steps to Becoming a Harmonica Super Star by ResoJoe http://www.harpamps.com/2008/05/10-steps-to-becoming-a-harmonica-super-star/#comment-43 ResoJoe Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:20:00 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=155#comment-43 Hi Keith,<br/>I have a lens (that's what a webpage is called on Sqidoo) with free blues harp lessons and some blues harp videos on Squidoo.<br/>The page is called"Blues Harp Fun"<br/>http://www.squidoo.com/bluesharp<br/>Jam On!<br/>Joe Hi Keith,
I have a lens (that’s what a webpage is called on Sqidoo) with free blues harp lessons and some blues harp videos on Squidoo.
The page is called”Blues Harp Fun”
http://www.squidoo.com/bluesharp
Jam On!
Joe

]]> Comment on Build aTube Amp – Do It Yourself Tutorial by Anonymous http://www.harpamps.com/2008/06/build-atube-amp-do-it-yourself-tutorial/#comment-42 Anonymous Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:16:27 +0000 http://www.harpamps.com/_harpamps/?p=158#comment-42 Pay attention to what I wrote. The amp in the project uses 6DG6 tubes and the power transformer puts out only 200 volts. That's low voltage for a guitar amp. The preamp stage is high enough gain for a guitar amp, but a harp player would put in lower mu tubes.<br/><br/>I've built many bassmans and the stringing all the wires is not a big deal. It just takes a little longer. I've wired a bassman in about an hour.<br/><br/>Why would you post like this if you haven't read the article and obviously don't know about amps? Pay attention to what I wrote. The amp in the project uses 6DG6 tubes and the power transformer puts out only 200 volts. That’s low voltage for a guitar amp. The preamp stage is high enough gain for a guitar amp, but a harp player would put in lower mu tubes.

I’ve built many bassmans and the stringing all the wires is not a big deal. It just takes a little longer. I’ve wired a bassman in about an hour.

Why would you post like this if you haven’t read the article and obviously don’t know about amps?

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