Gino,
I did a quick web search for germanium transistors for sale. Maybe one of the links on this page will be helpful:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=germanium+transistors+for+sale&qs=AS&form=QBLH&pq=germanium+tran&sc=8-14&sp=2&sk=AS1You could also try emailing Eric at STG Soundlabs. He builds 5U synth modules with vintage components.
http://www.stgsoundlabs.com/Bernie
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, gino wong <wonggster@...> wrote:
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> Last Thursday somebody stole my pedal board and a guitar. The board had an
> old Sola Tonebender a Trem Face, Wah Face and Colursound OD and Memoryman
> rehoused to used knobs. All of the stuff is really old and I can get away
> with replacing most of it with modern copies. There are a couple of things
> that I can't do without and I am stupidly particular about them.
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> I need buy, beg, borrow ,steal some old electronic parts to reconstruct a
> NoName (I assume Sola) Tonebender and and a Colursound sustainer. If
> anybody knows how I can get some old Germanium transistors, real ones used
> or new. I would be really grateful. 20 years ago they were common parts in
> the UK. In school I built amps for my friends so I am pretty sure I can
> build the two pieces that might cost me thousands to replace.
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> Any advice from you tone gods, I am all ears.
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> Thanks for being the great group of folks you are.. I have been meaning to
> say theat for a while
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> Best
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> Gino
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> ∗Gino Wong Birgelo∗
> BSComm, BSEE,
> ReRED Recording, ∗Analog Sound Design∗
> ∗Audio Mastering, Recording & Restoration, Logistics∗
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