How about making your own tubes?!

Ultima Thule · 01:39 AM

Found two wonderful videos on YouTube which has to be seen by any tube-lover I would like to share with you, an old man from France who makes his own tubes. His homepage is: http://paillard.claude.free.fr/
(If the links below gets obfuscated by YouTube then go to the home channel of these videos: YouTube - mikeymike4g63's Channel )

hand making vacuum tubes Part 1
hand making vacuum tubes Part 2

While on the subject here are couple of old video recordings from Philips-Mullard.
(If the links below gets obfuscated by YouTube then go to the home channel of these videos: YouTube - philipsmuseum's Channel )

1 The making of radiovalves
2 The making of radiovalves
3 The making of radiovalves

Enjoy!

Cheers Michael

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jackinnj · 14th February 2010, 01:37 AM

Have Siemens make them for you:
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Cassiel · 14th February 2010, 01:51 AM

Making them? No I can't do that but I can take the life out of them easily.
That guy in the video is a mini God.

rotaspec · 14th February 2010, 02:01 AM

Now, that's true DIY!

Arnulf · 14th February 2010, 12:20 PM

If you guys liked those videos, check out this guy's webpage as well.

14th February 2010, 01:22 AM	#1
Ultima Thule diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Koskenkorva Land	How about making your own tubes?! Found two wonderful videos on YouTube which has to be seen by any tube-lover I would like to share with you, an old man from France who makes his own tubes. His homepage is: http://paillard.claude.free.fr/ (If the links below gets obfuscated by YouTube then go to the home channel of these videos: YouTube - mikeymike4g63's Channel ) hand making vacuum tubes Part 1 hand making vacuum tubes Part 2 While on the subject here are couple of old video recordings from Philips-Mullard. (If the links below gets obfuscated by YouTube then go to the home channel of these videos: YouTube - philipsmuseum's Channel ) 1 The making of radiovalves 2 The making of radiovalves 3 The making of radiovalves Enjoy! Cheers Michael PS: Please rate this thread if you liked it! __________________ "If transistors are blueberries and FETs are strawberries, then tubes must be.. pears" Michael 29th January 2010 Last edited by Ultima Thule; 14th February 2010 at 01:39 AM.

14th February 2010, 01:51 AM	#3
Cassiel diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Madrid	Making them? No I can't do that but I can take the life out of them easily. That guy in the video is a mini God. __________________ Good sound comes and goes.

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14th February 2010, 01:37 AM	#2
jackinnj diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Llanddewi Brefi, NJ	Have Siemens make them for you: YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

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rotaspec diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007	Now, that's true DIY!

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Arnulf diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	If you guys liked those videos, check out this guy's webpage as well.

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