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Title: Western Electric theatre amp from '30s - pictures
Post by: Lectroid on October 27, 2024, 10:49:14 am
In my small [state redacted] town of no other importance, our beneficent Federal government long ago constructed a large underground bunker inside a small mountain, just south of town.  Long story.  By around 2000, the bunker  was sitting vacant, and the Library of Congress snapped it up.  Now it's the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center.  There is a 400 seat theatre there where they show movies for free, three or four different ones every week. Being great film fans, we go a lot.

In the lobby of the theatre at the NAVC there is a large amplifier board, standing next to a Mitchell camera.  I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.




Title: Re: Western Electric theatre amp from '30s - pictures
Post by: mresistor on October 27, 2024, 11:55:04 am
That's pretty cool!
Title: Re: Western Electric theatre amp from '30s - pictures
Post by: Platefire on October 29, 2024, 11:59:40 am
I know! You already figuring on how it could be converted to guitar :l2:
Title: Re: Western Electric theatre amp from '30s - pictures
Post by: Lectroid on October 29, 2024, 07:02:13 pm
That was my first thought.  How many watts? 
Title: Re: Western Electric theatre amp from '30s - pictures
Post by: shooter on October 30, 2024, 03:33:18 am
 :laugh:
my humor runs a 'lil dark
in the OP, 2nd image I though;  "Hmmm, left handle ground, right handle B+, throw switch....."
Title: Re: Western Electric theatre amp from '30s - pictures
Post by: Lectroid on October 30, 2024, 11:10:54 am
Looks a little like a chair, doesn't it?  :think1: