Astron Vintage M-59 3X10 Tweed Bandmaster

ASTRON VINTAGE 3X10" NARROW PANEL M-59 AMPLIFIER

The Astron M-59 3x10" High Power 26 Watt Tweed Amplifier is the closest thing you will ever get to buying an original model from your favorite store in 1959. Featuring Allesandro G10-SC59 Speakers!

 

FEATURES:

TWEED CABINET

• Hand built in Austin, Texas by Will Dyke of Armadillo Amp Works.
• Period correct high grade Northern White Pine with fir ply baffle.
• Original N.O.S. vintage 1950's grill cloth!
• World's most accurate leather handle reproduction. Dog bone by request.
• Your choice of tweed lacquer shades/aged relicing available on advance orders.
• Comes standard with 3x10" premium Allesandro SC-59 Speakers.
• Interior of cabinet finished in original vintage tweed cabinet style dye stain.
• Tweed covering applied with vintage era glue.
• Original 50's style finger joints.

CHASSIS

• Spot welded steel chassis formed to exact vintage specs.
• Concourse auto show quality chromed top control panel. The best!!
• Vintage font style serial number stamped on top panel.
• Meticulously hand drawn top panel text that matches the original!
• N.O.S control knobs, panel parts and switches (wherever possible.)
• Accurate size and finish hardware, grommets, and fasteners.
• Vintage design high quality inner chassis brass ground plate.
• Exact reproduction filter capacitor cover/bell cover bracket.
• Exact reproduction power transformer chassis mounting bracket.

WIRING • ELECTRONICS • COMPONENTS

• Wiring by amp guru George Allesandro (Gilmour, Townshend, Trucks).
• Custom designed, highest audio quality, green/yellow vintage cloth wire.
• N.O.S. Allen Bradley/Stackpole carbon composition resistors.
• Exclusive "Astron® Vintage Firecracker Series" capacitors.
• Custom vintage specs high rectification output/power transformers.
• 1950's Triad style choke with accurately stamped #14684 part number.
• Belton "Gold Tipped" power tube sockets for safety, tone and longevity.
• N.O.S. 1960's Fender preamp tube sockets when available.

SPECIAL DETAILS

• Vintage selenium rectifiers just like the originals (when possible).
• Chassis date code rubber stamped with the period correct font style
• Final inspection tape personally signed and dated.
• Carling power and ground switches.
• Mica domino capacitor.
• All transformers stamped with original part numbers and indicia.

TM-59 SPECIFICATIONS

CABINET SIZE
22.50W x 21.00H x 10.50/9.25D inches
57.15W x 53.34H x 26.67/23.50D cm

CIRCUIT
VOLTAGE: 120 VOLTS A/C.
WATTS:     40 WATTS

WEIGHT
45 LBS. (VARIES WITH BRAND OF SPEAKERS)
20.45 KG