Originally posted by n2000s
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Are they willing to take the potential liability for electrocution?
And this is why I personally think that even perfectly mint and completely original amps need to have 3-wore cords installed. My desire to play and to have others play these cultural icons SAFELY overrides any "collector status" they may carry. And I feel the same way about capacitors, and other routine parts.
We add stuff to museum displays all the time - picture frames, the wires and plaster bits to the dinosaur skeletons... those are two that that come to mind easily. Nobody complains about that... if they're going to sit in a museum, even then they SHOULD be used, more than occasionally. These things are an interactive experience - they are practically meaningless if you never plug in and see what they can do. Those who have never had any interest in playing guitar don't look at these as anything particularly special, until someone plugs in, turns up, and rocks out! Then even the uninitiated and ignorant (in the truest sense of the word) will have that moment of comprehension - oh, THAT'S what that funny-looking stereo system is supposed to do!
All of that said, I do wholeheartedly support an individual owner's right to keep his amps totally original, so long as they themselves or anyone who uses their amps are willing to accept the risks. Personally, I would try it out. I would <NOT> unleash it on the masses without conversion. My post only is speaking in terms of literal "museum pieces."
Justin
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