Hi, I'm Butterylicious

Butterylicious · 5th August 2005, 06:41 AM

My real name is Richard Smith. I am an electrical contractor from Austin, TX...ya'll. Audio electronic restoration is my hobby. Nothing pleases me more than fixing cool old gadgets. I'm not into building kits, although as a youngster I did build a Heathkit amp and a PAIA synth. I am a tech school drop out from the early 80's. Did the music thang for many years before starting a family and my own business. I have no clue how I ended up here.

Cal Weldon · 5th August 2005, 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by Butterylicious
I have no clue how I ended up here.

Mysteries abound, welcome to the forums Richard. Looking forward to hearing about your projects.

Cal

Variac · 5th August 2005, 06:05 PM

I'm always amazed how much people around here know about old equipment. I f you need help upgrading stuff to get it back to spec,
( or better!), just ask and I'm sure you will get what you need.

Butterylicious · 5th August 2005, 06:21 PM

Thank you! My current project is a pair of Western Electric 121A mic pres. The iron is dated 1944. After a cap-n-tube job, they're operating perfectly flat from 30Hz to 20kHz and less than 1dB down at 20Hz. Quite Amazing. The next project in queue is an Ampex 351 restoration.

Frank Berry · 5th August 2005, 07:02 PM

Ampex 351's were great tape machines. I've restored several.
I've even restored an ampex 400. That was an early machine with the pinch roller on the left side of the tape path. The electronics were similar to the 351's.

When the restoration was complete, the machine produced very good tapes.

Variac · 6th August 2005, 05:20 AM

Buttery,
Sounds like you might end up giving more advice than you get!

Raphael Shaw · 29th January 2008, 06:26 AM

I just did a search for projects involving the Ampex 351 preamp, as I have an old machine, and would like to get it up-'n runing.
I'm quite new to the tape machine thing though.

-so what happened to the above-mentioned restoration project.
Let us know about it.

-Raphael

5th August 2005, 06:41 AM	#1
Butterylicious diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Hi, I'm Butterylicious My real name is Richard Smith. I am an electrical contractor from Austin, TX...ya'll. Audio electronic restoration is my hobby. Nothing pleases me more than fixing cool old gadgets. I'm not into building kits, although as a youngster I did build a Heathkit amp and a PAIA synth. I am a tech school drop out from the early 80's. Did the music thang for many years before starting a family and my own business. I have no clue how I ended up here.

5th August 2005, 06:05 PM	#3
Variac diyAudio Editor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco, USA	I'm always amazed how much people around here know about old equipment. I f you need help upgrading stuff to get it back to spec, ( or better!), just ask and I'm sure you will get what you need. __________________ Burning Amp Festival Sunday, October 28th, 2012 in S.F. We need Volunteers & sign-up's for what you're bringing!

5th August 2005, 07:02 PM	#5
Frank Berry diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Midland, Michigan	Ampex 351's were great tape machines. I've restored several. I've even restored an ampex 400. That was an early machine with the pinch roller on the left side of the tape path. The electronics were similar to the 351's. When the restoration was complete, the machine produced very good tapes. __________________ Frank

6th August 2005, 05:20 AM	#6
Variac diyAudio Editor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco, USA	Buttery, Sounds like you might end up giving more advice than you get! __________________ Burning Amp Festival Sunday, October 28th, 2012 in S.F. We need Volunteers & sign-up's for what you're bringing!

29th January 2008, 06:26 AM	#7
Raphael Shaw diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cape Town,South Africa	You guys do this or what? I just did a search for projects involving the Ampex 351 preamp, as I have an old machine, and would like to get it up-'n runing. I'm quite new to the tape machine thing though. -so what happened to the above-mentioned restoration project. Let us know about it. -Raphael __________________ -R.Shaw


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5th August 2005, 06:21 PM	#4
Butterylicious diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Thank you! My current project is a pair of Western Electric 121A mic pres. The iron is dated 1944. After a cap-n-tube job, they're operating perfectly flat from 30Hz to 20kHz and less than 1dB down at 20Hz. Quite Amazing. The next project in queue is an Ampex 351 restoration.

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