New Tubes for sale

brucetassin · 27th September 2011, 06:31 PM

I came across this ad in one of my magazines today. I think I will order some tubes!

You may need to magnafiy to read the small print

data · 27th September 2011, 06:37 PM

If only!

I would order a few big boxes immediately

LOL

HollowState · 27th September 2011, 06:59 PM

I'd buy some from here.

tubelab.com · 27th September 2011, 08:48 PM

When I was young and building guitar amps in the mid 60's there was a store near my house that sold "Thoro Test" tubes. All small tubes were $.50 and the big ones were $1. Yes I got some 6L6GC's for $1 each. They were rebranded GE's, probably factory seconds. Of course a dollar bought over 3 gallons of gas then so.....

Alain Poitras · 29th September 2011, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by HollowState

I'd buy some from here.

A 6B4G for 88 cents ... WOW !

TheGimp · 29th September 2011, 04:02 PM

Summer of 1970 I was working at a Kayo gas station in W.Cola SC and gas was $0.299/gallon till about July. Then a gas war started and by Aug it was down to 0.199/gallon. September it was back up to $0.299/gallon when I left for college.

Unfortunatly I was getting minimum wage at $1.45/hr, but that beat 1968 working in a Mill for $1.25/Hr.

tubelab.com · 29th September 2011, 05:19 PM

In 1969 I was working in a TV repair shop. I made $1.05 per hour which was minimum wage. When the minimum wage went up the shop owner refused, so I went to an Olsons Electronics store for 50% of repair charges. Being next door to UM (University of Money), I made lots some weeks, and zero during the summer. Gas was 28 cents / gallon for most of the time. I never saw it go below 25 cents. By then the 50 cent and $1 tube shop was gone.

brucetassin · 06:40 PM

In the fall of 1964 thru 1965 I was working for $.05 an hour 24/7/365 being all I could be in the glorious tropics of southeast Asia.

dcgillespie · 29th September 2011, 10:58 PM

Bruce -- Based on the date of that mag, I can only assume that snail mail is moving unusually slow in Loganville these days!!

Dave

Miles Prower · 29th September 2011, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by brucetassin

I came across this ad in one of my magazines today. I think I will order some tubes!

Not interested. The list price for a 6BQ7 on that is: $1.00. From the Inflation Counter, $1.00 in 1962 would be worth $7.13. I can get 6BQ7s for $4.00 at SND Tubes. 6BQ6GTs are even cheaper today than they were back then.

It sounds pretty nice to be picking up 6BQ7s for $1.00 a pop, but $1.00 in 1962 bought a helluvalot more then than it does now. Tubes have never been cheaper than they are right now.

27th September 2011, 06:37 PM	#2
data diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane	If only! I would order a few big boxes immediately LOL __________________ Speakers; Lenehan ML-1 - Amp; 25wpc El34 Custom - Phono; Boozhounds jfet - Turntable; Sansui SR838.

27th September 2011, 08:48 PM	#4
tubelab.com diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Florida	When I was young and building guitar amps in the mid 60's there was a store near my house that sold "Thoro Test" tubes. All small tubes were $.50 and the big ones were $1. Yes I got some 6L6GC's for $1 each. They were rebranded GE's, probably factory seconds. Of course a dollar bought over 3 gallons of gas then so..... __________________ Too much power is almost enough! Turn it up till it explodes - then back up just a little.

29th September 2011, 05:19 PM	#7
tubelab.com diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Florida	In 1969 I was working in a TV repair shop. I made $1.05 per hour which was minimum wage. When the minimum wage went up the shop owner refused, so I went to an Olsons Electronics store for 50% of repair charges. Being next door to UM (University of Money), I made lots some weeks, and zero during the summer. Gas was 28 cents / gallon for most of the time. I never saw it go below 25 cents. By then the 50 cent and $1 tube shop was gone. __________________ Too much power is almost enough! Turn it up till it explodes - then back up just a little.

29th September 2011, 06:38 PM	#8
brucetassin diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Loganville, GA	In the fall of 1964 thru 1965 I was working for $.05 an hour 24/7/365 being all I could be in the glorious tropics of southeast Asia. Last edited by brucetassin; 29th September 2011 at 06:40 PM.

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29th September 2011, 04:02 PM	#6
TheGimp diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Johnson City, TN	Summer of 1970 I was working at a Kayo gas station in W.Cola SC and gas was $0.299/gallon till about July. Then a gas war started and by Aug it was down to 0.199/gallon. September it was back up to $0.299/gallon when I left for college. Unfortunatly I was getting minimum wage at $1.45/hr, but that beat 1968 working in a Mill for $1.25/Hr.

29th September 2011, 10:58 PM	#9
dcgillespie diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ball Ground, GA	Bruce -- Based on the date of that mag, I can only assume that snail mail is moving unusually slow in Loganville these days!! Dave

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