| Kustom K150-5 Pa Head [message #2964] |
Sun, 20 July 2003 19:51  |
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I have just acquired a Vintage Kustom Pa head and wanted to know how do you tell its age and value? It is tuck and rolled, works greatand is in great phyical condition. It is a model K150-5...Any information is greatly appreciated..
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| Re: Kustom K150-5 Pa Head [message #2967 is a reply to message #2964] |
Wed, 23 July 2003 07:56  |
stevem
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Registered: June 2004
Location: NY
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Hello, The metal face amps 150s, 250s,300s, and 600s where made from 1971 to about late 73 when the baldwin organ company got controling interest in kustom and stopped making the tuck and roll style amps.If you really need to pin down the year of the amp, open it up and with some good light and a small telescoping mirror look around the sides of any of the potentiohmeters on the boards. you will see a string of numbers. the amp most likly uses CTS brand pots, so you will see numbers 137(cts brand) and a string of three other numbers the first on being year, the other two being the week of that year, or if its four numbers the first two being year and the next two being week. As far as value, I could see no more than 300 dollars and that would be for a rare color like gold or cascade.
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| Re: Kustom K150-5 Pa Head [message #2968 is a reply to message #2964] |
Wed, 23 July 2003 07:56 |
stevem
Messages: 4748
Registered: June 2004
Location: NY
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Hello, The metal face amps 150s, 250s,300s, and 600s where made from 1971 to about late 73 when the baldwin organ company got controling interest in kustom and stopped making the tuck and roll style amps.If you really need to pin down the year of the amp, open it up and with some good light and a small telescoping mirror look around the sides of any of the potentiohmeters on the boards. you will see a string of numbers. the amp most likly uses CTS brand pots, so you will see numbers 137(cts brand) and a string of three other numbers the first on being year, the other two being the week of that year, or if its four numbers the first two being year and the next two being week. As far as value, I could see no more than 300 dollars and that would be for a rare color like gold or cascade.
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| Re: Kustom K150-5 Pa Head [message #2969 is a reply to message #2968] |
Wed, 23 July 2003 23:28 |
ET
Messages: 146
Registered: October 2000
Location: Charlotte NC
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congrats on the pa head... I snagged the same model head in great shape along with the matching speaker columns last year for $250..no tears, holes, anything..it all looks great.. I actually just wanted the columns as I had sold some kool black 4x8s a couple years back for $200 and wanted some flat black ones for which I was willing to pay another $200-$250 clean...the head was a bonus basically.
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