[Christian Best]

On Thursday, 18 December 2014 14:57:24 UTC, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Christian Best wrote:

i have everything thats needed to run a mono tube plate.
minus the side panels and cover for the v54 amp,and remote,i reckon i'll get that made in time.

Well, get the thing up and running as a mono tube plate, decide how you like
the sound, and then worry about anything else later.

You're going to have enough work just getting it running.

im not 100% bummed out that it won't be totally original,because in ireland where i come from, finding a plate is rare,so i have to work with what i got.
i'll need to get clips and spring too as it'll need to be tuned when it its final location.

That's no reason to butcher it and turn it into something else. First get
it working properly (and if it involves moving it make sure it is prepped
according to the manual... magnet removed, everything locked into place,
nothing able to shift). Recap the amplifier, clean everything up (and if it
has been in storage you may need to steel wool the plate), and tune it.

Follow the tuning directions in the manual; don't believe people who tell
you that you need to crank it up until clips are breaking right and left.
Do put a drop of light oil on each of the clips before you start screwing
them down because the threads on the screws will bind if they have not
been touched in a long time.

Just get it running as a mono plate system that is as original as possible
and decide if you like the sound. If you want to turn it into something
else, maybe you are better off trading it for something else once you have
it working properly. But before you do anything you need to get it up to
spec and familiarize yourself with the sound and operation and the various
tricks for using it.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

hey scott,

"That's no reason to butcher it and turn it into something else"

if i use the b54 tube amp to drive the plate and put two other pick up's on it and power the pick up's,be it piezo or martech's,would you real consider that butchering.
it would very easily be brought back to its glorious mono situation by removing the piezo or one of the new pick up's and drive and amping from the v54 amp.

i would hazard a guess that a lot of plates where converted to stereo because of peoples individual preference to it being stereo rather than mono.,,,I've heard worked in studio's with Emt 140's before and think i'd prefer a stereo,,if someone would swap a stereo for a mono, id gladly trade plus cash,,not sure i'll have any takers tho.

anyway.one step at a time,powering the amp is the first real concern,it was gone over before going into storage and that was 15 years ago so,,how knows what died in that time.

thanks for your input,it is appreciated
regards
christian