"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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BTW last week someone bought an Armstrong 730/732 combination on fleabay
for 1,136 quid! I'm hoping they will contact me. But I can't give them
their money back. 8-]

A friend of mine bought an Armstrong valve amp for UKP 1
(plus post and packing) . It has a bright red painted chassis which
the previous owner assures him is orginal. Inside, is the most awful
point-to point wiring rat's nest (also original)

Back in the "golden days" The Leak TL12 (a mono amp designed in 1947)
was highly regarded. The layout/build quality is impressive:
https://www.google.com/search?q=leak...Sz8uuQygsIM%3A

The amp produced 12W into 8 Ohms, with THD 0.1%
A pair of these made (and still do make) the nucleus of a
very pleasing audio system.

This may explain why Harold Leak rode to the factory
in a Rolls and Ted Rule used a bicycle:-)

Iain