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Mike Janiszewski left a comment for Chuck Keenan"Hi Chuck,
There was a guy who left you a comment on a Valco that had the same control layout as ours but with three column front baffle. I know that amp. It's a 1942 Concert model no. 400. It's 16 watts, weighs 25 pounds and is 19 X 16 x 8…"
Mike Janiszewski left a comment for Chuck Keenan"Hi Chuck,
That is a swing era Valco. The serial number ranges for the years are:V100-v7500, 1947, V7500 -V15000, 1948, and V15000-V25000, 1949.
I had to have mine nearly totally recapped because the old Sprague and Mallory's were leaking…"
Chuck Keenan commented on Mike Janiszewski's photo
1947 unknown model
"Hi Mike--
Just received the same amp as this! Going to go through it pretty thoroughly. This'll be my fourth Valco--this one looks to be all original. Does your amp have a 12" Opera branded field coil speaker? I have a good amp…"
Mike Janiszewski commented on Mike Janiszewski's photo
Cabnets with some beef.
"The style on these little guys makes them look sort of cute. I mean they have a fifties appeal and all interesting with the Valco painted detail and white chicken heads and so on. But then you plug it in -- appearances can be deceiving. Put in a…"
Jericho Steinke commented on Mike Janiszewski's photoCabnets with some beef.
"I have the same amp, but my amp hasn't split along the leatherette to show this. Neat to see this!"
Mike Janiszewski commented on Mike Janiszewski's photo
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"This 1908 Brua Keefer Scepter trombone that got dropped in the pictures while I was noodling around with the photo editor. Now it's on there. All kinds of instruments have moved through my place to auction. I like Valco amps. I greedily…"
Profile Information
- Do you own a Valco amp? If so, what model(s)?
- '57 Comet (Oahu version), '66 Tremoverb, 1947 model 600 Deluxe
- What is your favorite guitar?
- '67 Gibson es-335 cherry red
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Check out my Valco auctions on Ebay. Don't miss a chance to get some well-serviced amps and rare Valco parts. My seller name is muddobber5.
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History of Valco
The Valco company has its roots in the National String Instrument Corporation, which was founded in 1927. The company is famous as the first manufacturer of resonator guitars, which were hugely popular in blues and (a bit later) bluegrass music. National merged with the Dobro company, another maker of resonator guitars, around 1932 to form the National Dobro Corporation. The company began producing electric instruments in the 1930s that included electric guitars, lap steels, mandolins and amplifiers. These pre-war electric instruments are fairly rare today, though the lap steels pop up with some regularity. The archtop bodies for the guitars were sourced from Regal and then from Kay, but the electronics were developed and manufactured by National-Dobro. The Supro brand name was introduced in the mid-‘30s for cheaper electric instruments. Read More >
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