[conspire] Aeroflot Leaving Miami and the Future of Russian Aviation

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

On Sun, Mar 20, 2022, at 12:02 PM, Josef Grosch wrote:
> The embargo has stopped and/or slowed the availability of vacuum tubes 
> AKA valves used in guitar amplifiers. Turns out that most tubes today 
> are made in Russia. The Chinese factory that made tubes burned down 
> recently and the Slovakia company has a lead time to manufacture of 6 
> months. The price of 6L6 or a 12ax7 is going through the roof, check 
> ebay its just nuts. I saw a listing last week for a NOS Mullard 
> something, I don't remember the model, for $900.00. It's a pity that 
> vacuum tubes have become such a niche market that no American company 
> can justify the manufacture of tubes.
>
> https://www.musicradar.com/news/tube-amp-shortage-ehx-russia

NO ONE says "valve rectifier" like Colin at CS Guitars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8xs3cJk8M

Thanks for the suggestion to pick up some extra tubes for the Blues Jr, though they seem to be inobtanium except for vintage right now. NOS 1950s ones are available for the "right" price, though.

I also forgot to mention about the germanium parts: they were made in the US ages ago, but silicon caught on and was more economical/cleaner. But the Soviets kept making germanium for far longer, hence the relative availability in supply today for small ventures like boutique guitar pedals.

I assume something similar's going on with vacuum tubes.

Deirdre