MOSRITE TUBE HEAD SER# 00007 (DUMBLE'S MOSRITE?)

[jnslobaugh]

HELLO ALL:
A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO I CAME ACROSS A MOSRITE TUBE HEAD COSMETICALLY BEAT AND BATTERED. I FIRED IT UP AND TO MY SURPRISE IT STILL SOUNDED PRETTY DARN GOOD. MY INTENTION WAS TO DO A RESTORATION ON THE UNIT. UNFORTUNATELY ALL I CAME UP WITH WAS DEAD ENDS... UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT DUMBLE AND SEMI MOSLEY BUILDING 10 PROTOTYPES THAT NEVER MADE THE PRODUCTION LINE. THE SERIAL ON THIS IS HAND SCRIBED #00007.
HIT THE LINK AND CHECK OUT THE PICS. IF ANYONE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS LONG OVERDUE MYSTERY I WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATIVE.

---J LOBAUGH
LAVEEN, AZ

http://s419.photobucket.com/albums/pp273/JNSLOBAUGH/MOSRITE%20TUBE%20HEAD/

[Dennisthe Menace]

OMG!! I think this might of been made by Howard. It DEFINITELY falls into the "10 plus 1" amps made by him for Semie with a S/N # of 0007! Where did you find it? Pawn Shop, Mom and Pop Music Store, these stories are always fascinating!

[MWaldorf]

Holy cow! How do the boost switches work? Interesting that there's no built in fuzz.

[jnslobaugh]

HELLO AGAIN GENTS,

THE PICS YOU SEE ARE FROM QUITE AWHILE AGO AND SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN SLOWLY WORKING ON THE COSMETIC RESTORATION AS WELL AS TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE ROCKER SWITCHES FOR THE STANDY AND MAIN PWR.
I'LL TRY AND UPLOAD SOME NEW PICS TONIGHT SHOWING THE REPAIRS I'VE DONE TO THE FRONT CHASSIS MOUNTING AREA. I'LL UPDATE MY PROFILE WITH A LITTLE MORE DETAIL AT SOME POINT AS WELL BUT I KNOW YOU REALLY DON'T GIVE A HOOT ABOUT THAT.....
! IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE MOSRITE'S !

---JSL
OPERATIONS MNGR. VER_PHOENIX
http://www.verrents.com/

[arpsum]

Hi jnslobaugh, what a super gear you have! I think you had better keep the condition of outside and make a precise clone. I believe this is the one of Dumble amp for Mosrite. Anyway I'm so happy you found this amp.

[jnslobaugh]

I HAVE HAD IT FOR PROBABLY TEN YRS NOW AND I DON'T THINK I WAS SWINDLED WHEN I PAID $10.00 BUCKS FOR IT AT SWAP MEET IN SAN DIEGO.
---JSL

[Dennisthe Menace]

Mel Wrote:

Holy cow! How do the boost switches work? Interesting that there's no built in fuzz.

....AND...no Reverb.....

[jnslobaugh]

NO REVERB / VIBRATO YES

[Dennisthe Menace]

JSL wrote:

AS WELL AS TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE ROCKER SWITCHES FOR THE STANDY AND MAIN PWR.

1) Most likely might be the same switches as the CUT/BOOST Rocker Switches??
2) Have you tried getting a hold of Howard Dumble himself to see what he can tell you about the amp? i.e.-the rocker switches, any old photographs of his amp or any of the 10 plus1 for that matter, to give you an idea what those amps looked like originally.....and COSMETICALLY .

[jnslobaugh]

#1. YES THEY ARE THE SAME SWITCHES HOWEVER, "WHEN MOUNTED ON THE UNDERBELLY OF THE TOP PLATE THE SPACING IS VERY SPECIFIC. IT IS EXTREMELY TIGHT INSIDE NOT MENTION THE WIDTH AND LENGTH THE ROCKERS WOULD HAVE TO BE." I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY TYPES OF SWITCHES I HAVE PURCHASED OVER THE YEARS IN HOPE OF FINDING THE PERFECT MATCH.
#2. INDIRECTLY... YES. I ALSO BELONG TO AMPGARAGE FORUM THAT IS A DUMBLE CRAZED GROUP OF MAD SCIENTISTS. ONE OF WHICH HAS MADE AN ATTEMPT TO FORWARD MY PICS AND DESCRIPTIONS TO HOWARD HIMSELF AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF OTHER GUYS ASSOCIATED WITH SEMI BACK IN THE DAY. (DID IT REALLY GET SENT?) I BELIEVE YES BUT OF COURSE NO RESPONSES AS OF YET.
#3. *** HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY PHOTOS ANYWHERE... PERIOD... ***

ANYONE HERE KNOW HOW TO CONTACT H.A. DUMBLE DIRECTLY?