[sdiy] Way OT - Who's the oldest?

[anthony]

> Went back to electronics while serving in the US Navy.

My oscilloscope - a Beckman Industrial 9060 (Made by someone else) - is 
retired Navy. Served in the Naval Surface Warfare Center or Crane as 
everybody calls it. In fact a lot of the choicest gems that I have gleened 
parts from have served time in the Navy first.

> I have recently become interested in Recording electronics. At some
> point I would like to attempt building some good studio gear for my
> home studio.

That's something I'm working on too. I want to build a wild custom mixing 
desk in the spirit of the old dub producers from Jamaica. You know, King 
Tubby & Lee 'Scratch' Perry.
To that end I've gathered up a lot of home electronics on eBay that are 
usually things that Radio Shack sold in the 80's. A tricked-out Realisic 
"Electronic Reverb" with a BL3208 in place of the stock MN3207 being the 
centerpiece, along with reverbs tanks from M-series Hammonds. And of course 
my many tube amps made from radio junk.

cheers,
Anthony

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> Mike