Got a little christmas pressy

[Chris H]

Got this for myself for christmass the other day.
Look's like some sort of old valve PA . Might be good for parts or something?

[13thbeach]

Great stuff Chris, where did you pick it up from?

[Chris H]

Found it in a shearing shed out the back of Omeo.

[rick]

Those shearing shed pas are crap I have had about 8 of them
Over the years they are never loud enough what you might like to try is using them as a valve varimu limiter
in that application they are something truely special:)


Tell em what it is chris..
jeez it's christmas

[13thbeach]

Yes it is Rick........Christmas that is. Yeah Chris, try limiting something with it and see what happens.

[Chris H]

This is what Rob sais it is..... cut and pasted from Robs web page.......hope i don't get into trouble:
AWA 2G58250 - is this one of the greatest vari-mu limiters ever made?

[13thbeach]

Have a close look at the model number Chris. Does it say 1G58250 or 2G58250?

[Chris H]

Have a close look at the model number Chris. Does it say 1G58250 or 2G58250?

Dunno to be honest. Will let you know tomorrow when i'm looking at it again.

[rick]

now if you run across the new Zealand only black faced model
licenced by fairchild built by awa Australia
let me know I have some sheep out in yard that just won't come in no matter what it try.
I have only ever seen 1 of the newzealand sheep calling pas
but wow!
The owner still won't sell it to me and I have been trying on and off for 15 years

[13thbeach]

Yeah check it out. The reason I ask is mine is a 1G58. Its the only one i've seen, all the rest say 2G58. The difference is the 1G has a rectifier valve and the 2G does not (words from Andrew Kay).
But they sound the same.

[Chris H]

You have seen one! You are a lucky man Rick. Ive only ever read about the legend of the Black Face NZ sheep calling PA......by the way, what did you do to make those sheep so afraid!....... Have you got be!@#$%^& sheep shears or something?

[13thbeach]

now if you run across the new Zealand only black faced model
licenced by fairchild built by awa Australia
let me know I have some sheep out in yard that just won't come in no matter what it try.
I have only ever seen 1 of the newzealand sheep calling pas
but wow!
The owner still won't sell it to me and I have been trying on and off for 15 years

Rick this Fairchild model has become a myth. If you have proof that it exists, like a photo or something, please let the world see it.
I heard that there were only 30 fairchild AWA's ever made. Any info???

[rick]

Oh I know where one is and I am pretty sure I started the myth but it was straight from the horses mouth from a former managing director of awa
who's is my friends wifes dad

the damnest thing is vintage king have bought and sold several of them
out of newzealand but they don't even have a photo!

[13thbeach]

You know it would be a shame if it can't be documented for people to know about. These AWA valve limiters are still quite unknown, but at least we have pics of some models now.
Hey rick have you ever come across the green one in the pic. Model no: G7021 from MHB productions in the USA.

[Chris H]

Holy smoke Matt! That's some collection you have there.

[13thbeach]

Ha! i wish. No not my collection. Its from MHB productions.

[13thbeach]

Im not sure if this pic is the AWA fairchild as it looks similar in layout to the G58. But I've had this pic on my old computer for years. Rick can you identify it. Unfortunatly the image is too small to make out much.

[Ben M]

This thread is very arousing.

Talk of AWA's, sheep and NZ.

Great chrissie present Chris.

cheers

ps. There's a G58 on gearslutz for 1800 pounds. What do we think of this price?

[13thbeach]

There's a G58 on gearslutz for 1800 pounds. What do we think of this price?

Thats actually a G54. Different beast. I believe Rob Squire would know all there is to know about it as he rebuilt it.

[The Tasmanian]

Those pictures are bordering on porn - stop it before I go blind!

[Ben M]

There's a G58 on gearslutz for 1800 pounds. What do we think of this price?

Thats actually a G54. Different beast. I believe Rob Squire would know all there is to know about it as he rebuilt it.

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/gearslut ... q-5-a.html


It says G58 - 1800 pounds :)

[rob]

Chris...so wat are your plans for that old AWA PA?

let me give you a small piece of advice...do not, repeat, do not let anyone frig around with its fundamentals. By all means get it re-capped, get the tubes tested, matched and replaced if necessary. But the most extensive mod you should get done is to install a mains power on switch. That can be handy.
Don't be tempted to add attack and release controls or fiddle with threshold mods. Fully operational, these are perfect just the way they are.

[Chris H]

Chris...so wat are your plans for that old AWA PA?

let me give you a small piece of advice...do not, repeat, do not let anyone frig around with its fundamentals. By all means get it re-capped, get the tubes tested, matched and replaced if necessary. But the most extensive mod you should get done is to install a mains power on switch. That can be handy.
Don't be tempted to add attack and release controls or fiddle with threshold mods. Fully operational, these are perfect just the way they are.

Really appreciate the advice Rob as i was wondering about such matters as attack release but really didn't want to mess with it. Definitely wouldn't do anything without seeking advice from those who know from experience. Advice taken on board.

[13thbeach]

It says G58 - 1800 pounds :)

Yeah its a Typo.

[Ben M]

It says G58 - 1800 pounds :)

Yeah its a Typo.

Cool.
He's now changed it to AWA 50's tube comp.

[Linear]

let me give you a small piece of advice...do not, repeat, do not let anyone frig around with its fundamentals. By all means get it re-capped, get the tubes tested, matched and replaced if necessary. But the most extensive mod you should get done is to install a mains power on switch. That can be handy.
Don't be tempted to add attack and release controls or fiddle with threshold mods. Fully operational, these are perfect just the way they are.

that's interesting. mine has attack and release mods (mind you, it'd done INSIDE the unit, don't let anyone change the front panel) which I think work pretty well. i don't think it's changed the sound, but who knows I haven't really used one side-by-side with an un-modded one.

the only 'mod' i did was take the little metal badge that sits inside the unit (and says AWA G58 250 with the serial #) and put it on the front under the meter.

have fun - using this thing on vocals is cheating! it's seriously like having someone that knows the song intimately riding the fader. it's hard to make it sound bad!!

my standard female vocal chain goes U47w -> V72 -> G58.

90% of the time, it works everytime...

Chris

[13thbeach]

the only 'mod' i did was take the little metal badge that sits inside the unit (and says AWA G58 250 with the serial #) and put it on the front under the meter.Chris

Haha! I did the same with mine...

[rick]

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Hey rick have you ever come across the green one in the pic. Model no: G7021 from MHB productions in the USA.

i dont know what to make of that green one matt , except its obviously had lots of mods so who knows how it looked
factory fresh

the black one is smaller that most awa limiters and has a meter just like the green one so i am intriged about the green one

i will see if i can think of another excuse to hassle the owner of the black one and get a picture of it just to make it worth even more money to get him to sell it to me :(
dont hold your breath it will take a while

[13thbeach]

i dont know what to make of that green one matt , except its obviously had lots of mods so who knows how it looked
factory fresh

Looks to me like the two small dials in th middle are attack and release controls. They have been added. Possibly the threshold and the power also.