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

[mike ruberto]

Anthony,

>
>  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.
>

Same here, my Tektronix 465B and 90% of my other test equipment are
all military surplus from either the Navy or the Air Force. I live
right next to Norfolk Naval Station now so I keep an eye on those DRMO
auctions.

>  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.

That sounds cool!
I decided to soup-up an old obscure console, the Toa RX-7 32 channel.
It's a beautiful example of "they don't build 'em like this anymore"!

>  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.
>
Don't gut the M series unless they are mostly trashed. I have a T
series that I have pimped out and it's a fine sounding organ now. Not
your average old Church-lady anymore ;-)

Since we are still on the subject I would also like to add that I
enjoy long walks on the beach and romantic sunsets ;-)

Mike