Franken Amp?

[parmans97]

Okay, so I've heard of folks converting older tube items into small, unique tube amps. I have some items that would be really cool if it were to work, so I need some assistance from the true techies out here.

I've got two Atwater Kent tube radios from about 1925. Here's a site with a pic of the model...

http://www.atwaterkentradio.com/ak20c.htm

Anyone know if it's possible to make an amp from these?

[Turbo7MN]

Don't hack those up!

Those are very, very rare these days. The tubes are usually pretty tough to find (give me a list and I can check availability) and the wiring is not nice to change. The tubes the amp was made for are probably "primitive" and would not sound good in a musical application as well.

The real reason is the value of those on their own though. If they are in good condition you could get a very respectable amount of money for them. If I wasn't broke I wouldn't mind having one in my collection :). Hacking them into a guitar amp that may or may not sound good lowers the collectible value greatly, and you'd be pretty much killing a cool piece of history.

I liked to convert Bogen PA amps from the 50s and 60s. Find a good chassis and you'll have a good canvas to start with.

-Darren

[parmans97]

I really was just curious to see if it's feasible.

I'm sure the intrinsic value of them is great to someone who is a lover of them, but there isn't that much dollar value there. Even cleaned up they'd probably only get me 20-50 bucks each. Yes, that's a couple of dollars, but not really worth the hassle.

If you'd like to have one to play around with and you'll pay a few dollars for shipping, I'll gladly send it to you. Just gotta promise to update me if it's working in a few months.