• WARNING: Tube/Valve amplifiers use potentially LETHAL HIGH VOLTAGES.
    Building, troubleshooting and testing of these amplifiers should only be
    performed by someone who is thoroughly familiar with
    the safety precautions around high voltages.

DIY amp build including the tubes

I don’t think the amp in the end is all that great (the transformers need to be replaced at the very least) but the first third of the video is the making of the triodes. The video is titled making an amp from the 20s. What were tubes from that era like? Were they substantially different than what is shown here?