Hello. One more Fairchild freak joins thread.
First, I like to thank you all, this thread and AK forum has been very helpful to get familiar these amazing equipment’s. There is link to YouTube video, there you can see what kind of vintage audio we have and how these beauties play. I say we because this collection is just partly mine.
My friend bought first Fairchild amp 30-40 years ago from local junkyard. It was in rough condition, missing tubes etc., and it was forgotten at his mother’s upstairs closet until 2016. Fall 2016 my friend was browsing internet and saw picture and discussion about Fairchild amplifiers, and he remembered at he has one of these. Hopefully he found it and it was good enough for restoration.
The amp went to restoration for local professional. Luckily amp was unmodified, and it was easily serviced back to play.
When this First amplifier returned to listening room, everyone was curious to hear how it sounds. Nobody didn’t expect anything special from 60 years amp. It was plugged in mono to these same speakers what are in video. For surprise for all listeners sound was really hooking from very first note. I do remember my mates sitting in that room and everyone had to admit at its sound was really pleasing.
Then we faced the problem. Buying matching pair wasn’t easy and neither cheap. First chance to buy pair was this Canuck amp what is mentioned in this thread. We were too slow, no change to buy that amp. We didn’t upset, our turn was at fall 2018. Gentleman from Switzerland listed amp to E-Bay.ch. I don’t understand what happened in that auction, but I won that auction with my opening bid. I bid just same what was reserve price! And nobody else didn’t bid anything! Actually, I made two increasing bids afterwards up to my limit, but these were not needed.
This Swiss amp was quite good condition, needs only new tubes and some other components. Luckily it was also unmodified example.
Now both amps are serviced and playing nicely. Love that Fairchild sound!
