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Hello, GusGus, Thank you for the reply. It's a lucky man indeed whose wife is a wizard with Tolex! I have played the harp off and on for a long time, but have never become proficient...never got far past "Yellow Rose of Texas," and the like. It's been on my pandemic projects list, though, ...

Hi GusGus, Excellent work! Your tolex work is impressive! What sort of adhesive did you use? As for shielding, screen, perforated metal, copper foil, aluminum foil, sheet metal, and shielding paint all work. However, if you're not getting bothersome noise pickup or hum, they may not be necessary. Wh...

It's pretty common for an isolation transformer or variac to trip the breaker when plugging in or turning on. Installing an inrush current limiter can prevent this from happening. I've seen a good video on a youtube channel which explains this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pEmpvcNmXg Go to about...

Hello, all, I'm David, aka caffeinator. I'm in the Seattle, WA area. I've been tinkering with vintage audio for about 25 years and doing kit-builds and scratch-builds for about 20 now. I'm a big fan of tube audio but do have a few solid-state and hybrid pieces in my collection as well. I'm a vinyl a...