How Many Brimars Are There??
Brent Jessee of BRENT JESSEE RECORDING HOMEPAGE would most likely know. Here is a list of what he has in stock re: 12AX7 tubes: 12AX7 Tubes in Stock. I went blind trying to find what you asked for. If he doesn't have it in stock, he'll still know of it. All the best, Nonoise |
@nonoise , thanks. Brent is one of my go-to-guys and he describes the tubes pretty well, but his prices for Brimars seem very high. Here is a CV4004 boxplate, but don’t know anything about the dealer... https://www.kcanostubes.com/content/nos-brimar-12ax7cv4004 This is a CV492 with same plates as a CV4004. But much cheaper than CV4004’s... https://www.ebay.com/itm/True-NOS-Vintage-Brimar-CV492-Mil-Spec-12AX7-Long-Gray-Box-Plate-Vacuum-Tub... Here is a 6057 that the dealer states is the same as a CV4004, but Brent says... "One of the rarest Brimar made 12AX7 tubes is this long plate with the famous Yellow T decal on the glass. These are all the older long plate version that is so difficult to find today." And to make it more confusing, the "T" is not yellow. https://tubeworldexpress.com/products/copy-of-6057-cv4004-mullard-rebranded-brimar-t-nos-1981-gm-160... I’m wondering if many of these tubes are being re-branded. The safe bet would be to go with Brent, but first I’m hoping one of our members knows some Brimar history. |
Thanks, @nonoise . There's a good discussion over at Tube Asylum without any real consensus. One item up for discussion is about this dealer who has admitted his tubes are re-branded, but insists they are genuine NOS. http://www.tubeaudioproducts.com/Mullard-Brimar/Enlarge.aspx?ProductID=154 See the pretty label. UK does not use the 12AX7 code. |
