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Following brown-note's care package idea, I'd like to contribute a guitar. It's an Epihone Les Paul, sunburst, I changed out all the electronics to US components and it has Jimmy Page style wiring / pots. Also, tonepros bridge and tailpiece, and Schaller tuners.

Regards,

Jim

Jim,

You are the man!!!

I think we can round up a nice tidy sum for the Durham family if this momentum keeps up!!!

Great!!!

I have a mullard ef86 for that channel...the real deal.

I was thinking it should have an EF86 channel, and what better than a Mullard!!

Thanks Sweetwood!!

I'll send a pair of Polams for the amp/care package.

(Brownnote, this is minor, but if you don't have the power switch covered already, I'll send over a Carling on/off/on polarity switching deal. Just let me know.)

Also will think about how to promote the raffle...

how about promoting it on eBay with the 18watt loud and proud! we can all bid it up too!!! put the story on the listing. actually, an all out raffle might generate more cash for the family. we should all promote this best we can. $10 tix?

I don't mind setting up a 'raffle ticket product' on my site. you could use your credit card to purchase as many raffle tix as you like. besides the credit card 1.5% ding, that might be the easiest way to do something like this.

I'm in for the amp cover. I also have Marshall purple elephant tolex if it is needed.

I have a couple of el84 NOS mullards as well as some JJ 12ax7's if needed
Let me know if they are needed and I'll be more than happy to help!!
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Maybee someone could start a list of what is still needed for completion

I have a JTM 45 that Mark help me tweak and bias for a killer heavy tone.

carbon comps orange drops, ruby heyboer rs type transformers plexi face and back plate. and chicken heads, mil spec pots etc.

Its built but has no head cabinet.

If someone could set up a preliminary raffle, its theirs.

I figure this could be a test run for the 18watter raffle.

Ill post pics and send it directly to whomever.

Travis Branson
214-869-1121

I have everything imaginable in my shop. Whatever is needed to finish it out after all the contributions, I will provide it. Just let me know.

I played around with the image of Mark, and came up with this... I'm sure someone else could do a better job... but anyhow...

hey archtop...that looks cool. how about you take it to kinko's and have them screen it in reverse on the back side of some plexi. that could be the 'badge' if you will.

who is building this thing? i vote for dartanion. whoever is in the bay area can meet over his place and we can piss off the neighbors all day:)

oh yeah, has the trailer arrived?

I do not want to over step... I know this is a community.
What you guys are doing for Marks family is unbelievable.
I know Im way out of my league... Im only a player.
But would you guys consider building Mark's "Vajra" model
18 watt? Mine is priceless to me. Of coarse, he gave it to me.
And he had plans for two more.(he was never satisfied...)
I thought in the spirit of all the amps he will never build,
this might be a good idea. Even just using Vajra somewhere
in the name would be a nice tribute.

Again, I will tell Sherry what you guys are doing.
Im sure it will offer some comfort...

THANK YOU

kennnygtr wrote:...would you guys consider building Mark's "Vajra" model
...I thought in the spirit of all the amps he will never build,
this might be a good idea.

THANK YOU

Thanks Kenny...That's exactly what I was thinking.

Sweetwood wrote:actually, an all out raffle might generate more cash for the family. we should all promote this best we can. $10 tix?

I don't mind setting up a 'raffle ticket product' on my site. you could use your credit card to purchase as many raffle tix as you like. besides the credit card 1.5% ding, that might be the easiest way to do something like this.

That's a great idea! When will the tickets be available?

kennnygtr wrote:But would you guys consider building Mark's "Vajra" model 18 watt?

I've been offline a few days. I feel awful. Graydon and Mark made this all happen. It's so sad. I bought some iron from Mark once. I had to badger him to actually cash the check.

Kenny, do you know what vajra and vana mean?

I have to work a catering gig today, but I'll try to put a full list together of everything that has been offered. However, it appears as though we will easily have all parts covered, and then some.

Also, I can certainly do the build, but it would probably mean more to one of Mark's closer friends to build this amp.

As for marketing the raffle tickets, whatever works and is legal is fine with me.

jaysg wrote:

kennnygtr wrote:But would you guys consider building Mark's "Vajra" model 18 watt?

I've been offline a few days. I feel awful. Graydon and Mark made this all happen. It's so sad. I bought some iron from Mark once. I had to badger him to actually cash the check.

Kenny, do you know what vajra and vana mean?

Vajra is the thunderbolt or diamond that destroys all ignorance.

Vana is a Tolkien character...right?

I like the raffle idea as well.... definitely best way to get more people to contribute I think. This way there is a larger amount of $ regardless of what the amp would go for..