Parts Arrived

The amp kit arrived this past Tuesday which was real quick. Nik told me that it would take between 2-3 weeks for the build and a few days to ship. It was almost like he had it already waiting to ship out as soon as the $$ arrived!

It was shipped very securely with plenty of foam padding and individual boxes. There was one part that was just in the box and I almost didn't find it because of the packing peanuts - it was the choke.

The first thing I'll do is take measurements of the chassis and all of the circuit boards. Then I'll check the cap/resistor values. My goal is to build one from scratch using this as a basic model but also using other info from other amp builders so I'm not just making a copy of Ceriatone's amps - that would be a copy of a copy of a Dumble amp? Whew!

Here are some initial pics:

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Parts are on their way

I received an email stating that the amp is on it's way and it is scheduled to arrive Tuesday May 19th.

I really need to clean up my work area!!

New amp build

I just ordered the parts for my next amp build. After completing my first build I discovered that it is a little addicting. The first build was the 2 stroke designed by Dave Hunter. This one is a little more challenging - Ok it's a lot more challenging and in fact I've been told that this is the grand-daddy of builds.

I'm building a Dumble clone. I was trying to source the parts and build it from scratch, but after looking at some layouts and schematics there were some things I was uncertain about. Therefore, I opted for buying a kit. Once this amp is complete I will try and build one very similar to it from scratch. I ordered the Overtone Special from Ceriatone.

I was tossed between this amp and the Brown note amp of which both are modeled after H.A. Dumble's designs. I expect the parts to arrive late next week.