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From one bar mate to another here is to a speedy and full recovery. Hang in there my friend.

Unfortunately my bud Bluesboy moved to the west coast. I'm still here if you want to spin some vinyl and see some of Bluesboy's speakers, cabinets, hell he built the whole music room! Send a pm if interested.

Save me a seat!

I agree.....Woodford Reserve is very hard to beat. May just be my favorite though I have never tried Bookers. Where is Steve? Taking the weekend off?

A tasty looking beverage J. I've heard that about chuckeyes fini. A real affordtable treat I've been told. Boxx...the ribeyes were delicious though the Salmon on the grill was also mighty fine so next time.....surf and turf.

Farm raised Salmon on the grill with Jack Black on the rocks. Good talking with you today Ben. Cheers gentlemen

Ribeyes on the grill.....last two drinks of Makers Mark 46. Cheers gentlemen!

Thanks Ben.....give me a call when you can and we can catch up. Hope all is well with you and the other regulars. Cheers!

I heard the bar was closed for remodeling but thought I would drop by to see for myself. I'll start.....three fingers of Maker's Mark "46"......bien! Cheers gentlemen.

I started a thread way back in 2009 (March16) titled Where are you? asking the same question. Never heard anything from Duke. I always enjoyed his great economy of words. We shared the same preamp and shared upgrade tips from time to time.

Thanks Steve....hanging in here....doing better than fini it would seem. Cheers guys[D]

Hope it was a great one Ben[^][<)][D][]

Just thinking about winchester this afternoon......

Happy Sunday....... Cheers!

Sounds like a good start to a quick recovery Steve. Sending my best.

The slow blow fuses continued to blow so I called QS again and was told I had a bad power tube. I changed out the 6550s and put in a quad of JJ KT77s and not a problem since.

Last of the Makers Mark. A beautiful weekend here. Cheers gentlemen.

Thanks guys. Mike Sanders with QS called and said I needed the slow blow fuses and not standard automotive type fuses. Spot on Fritz. JL...I have an old full function pre from the early 90s and like it a lot. The JM Blueberry is in rotation now but the phono on the QS is really sweet.

Gentlemen.....I need some help with the above mentioned amps. One of the two monos would not power up. I changed the fuse which was blown ( I suspect I turned the amp off and then on too fast) to a like value but not identical fuse and still no power. I changed the two power tubes and the small tube (rectifier?) and still nothing. The amps are fed by a JM Blueberry preamp. Since there are no tube friendly repair shops around these parts (Wilmington, NC) any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Chuck Just had the idea to take the fuse out of the good amp and try it in the amp that will not power up. Now the bad amp works. Guess maybe the car parts fuse though 2A were not the same? The original fuse has a spring type filament. The new fuses have a staight line filament. I will power down and order a couple of fuses from Quicksilver Audio.

Good to hear from you Ace.....been too long. Cheers gentlemen. Belvedere martinis here.

Belvedere martinis............ Cheers buds!

A long day on the roof and in the yard doing clean up. Now time to start the grill, pour a tumbler of Belvedere vodka, and marinate a steak. Where has winchester been? Cheers!

Just a glancing blow Stew.....a yard full of debris[N] from the trees....little else[Y]

A little breezy here[st][li][um]. Time for a Makers Mark. Cheers gentlemen.

Cheers gentlemen. Three fingers of Woodford Reserve to celebrate friday getting here. Hope all my bar buds are well.