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Cigar Box Practice amp? 1940 Roberts valve radio

Posted by BUGGY (C) on December 6, 2011 at 4:01pm

Anyone know how to covert a 1939-40 working valve radio so i can plug into the amp circuit with a cigar box guitar??would make a great practice amp lovely deep tone... works and has the original light plug socket too!!

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BUGGY (C) December 12, 2011 at 5:16pm

will do.. might take me a while to find my rubber soled shoes first!....
BUGGY (C) December 12, 2011 at 4:07am

Eric

Sorry yes your correct, there is a diagram on this page, but you cant see it all:

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/roberts_rmb.html
BUGGY (C) December 12, 2011 at 4:05am

sorry this list I mean:

http://www.radiomuseum.org/m/roberts_gb_en_1.html

BUGGY (C) December 12, 2011 at 4:02am

Eric 
None of these look the same at the back,many thanks for your help so far.
As soon as I can figure out a safe connection I will demo ... see link to similar models

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/roberts_p4dp_4.html

3 String Blues December 11, 2011 at 3:52pm

Please share with us what you do on the covert!...there is only two wires coming from a guitar jack so this should be a 5 minet sodler!

we want to hear...urrr..I WANT TO HEAR!
PapaSimone December 6, 2011 at 4:43pm

really cool!

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