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Hi all,

I'm not far off ordering one of Martstran's Drake 1202-118 Laydown repro's for my 1973 50W JMP. Because my budget is tight though I'm still trying to find a source nearer the UK to reduce shipping. What do you guys think of this?

http://www.shinrock.com/index.php?smt-m50r

The voltages would work but 150mA rating on th HT seams a bit low to me.

-Andy

This is a repost - my last one disappeared

I have heard good things about Shinrock smaller (18watters).

I have used one of Georges Heyboer laydowns in my latest build and it does come up with the goods.

When I worked it out with exchange rates and shipping all worked out (and knowing that I had something that would drop straight in) Metro came out best.

I hope you have better luck then i did with shinrock.com, I ordered a choke over a month ago and it still hasnt came in yet and when I email him he does not answer..
I was wanting to order a output tranny too but I think i will pass.. Man I was realy sold on his tranny's.. If you get one please let us know how it sounds..

I use a set of shinrocks in my Classic-Amp and I am pretty glad about them. They sound great! I had a delivery time of about 4 weeks for this set, but the PT is a costum type.

Look at Ingos homepage, he as to go to hospital next weeks for a few days. I just phoned with him yesterday and he will continue the production after 2-3 weeks of recovery.

Marc

Man I so wanted to try his tranny and choke. I have a marshtrans and one that came with george kit to compair to.. Well good things come to he who waits
I hope the dude Is OK and gets better soon..
All the best from my family to yours get well soon
Darrell
PS i didnt know about his illness. I have a clear conscience because I never send hate hate mail..

Hello guys, i've the same problem of Darrell with Shinrock, when i ordered 6 OT for my business he was talking about 2 weeks for delivery but now after more than 2 months i don't know nothing about they, he doesn't answer to my e-mails, i tried to call but nothing... Very, very angry!

I sent him a get well soon email and didnt get a response from it ?? I dont know the dude may not of pulled trhough the surgery..His web sight is still up tho kind of odd..
Darrell

I think the dude is better because it now say's
UPDATE: I will be back on Wesdnesday, the 20th of June 2007. Thank you for your patience
Before it just said he was going into the hospital to have sugery. Maybe I will get my choke..

He sent me a email today so I gues he is OK now. I hope I can get my choke I order back in the day
Darrell

What ever you do don,t order anything from this company,I ordered a JTM 45 o/p trannie and choke May 2007 and have got nothing.I have e-mailed Ingo(owner) several times and got no reply. A while ago before last Christmas on their website Ingo posted that his daughter has a brain tumor and would deal whith the outstanding orders when he could.Understandable in cicumstances and would not be taking any new orders.the next thing was he was stopping trading but would not be stopping winding transformers ? After some digging about on the web I discovered that there are many people still waiting for there goods to be delivered, also this is not the first time old Ingo has pulled this stunt, I found some old post's from 2004/5 with the same complaints.I don't know what the real deal is with Ingo but I know untill very recently if you e-mailed arequest or order he was still accepting payment, this is the only time he repl,s t e-mail's as far as I know.Anyway if any of you guy's out there are looking for trusted and good suppliers of amp part's try looking at the following sites:- Tube amp Doctor ( germany ). Tube Town (Germany ). And best for you U.S.A. lad's and lasses Ceriatone ( Malaya)very good, cheap prices.

I hope this was helpfull,

Regard's

Martin in the U.K.

yes, you're right, DON'T EVER ORDER FROM THIS GUY, HE'S A SCAMMER !
it's been two months and a half i paid but received nothing !
he doesn't answer my emails, so as i'm fed up and after i read all the topics from the guys he screwed up, i now decide to go to the police and open a claim with the european court of justice for buisness ; i'm fed up after beeing patient for too long !!

I've got a Shinrock 20w OT that he custom wound for a 6V6 amp I've got - it's a really nice OT but I do remember having to chase him down for a couple of months, shame. It was the same when I ordered a custom choke for a Sound City L120 - great product, poor service. This is all going back 4+ years, so it seems Ingo has a history of this kind of thing.

I ordered a custom JCM800 OT about 8 month ago,never reply to my mails,never received it.
Very poor service,I want to make a complaint to postal police,but I know also(I emailed to Dirk of tube-town.de that has said this to me) that Ingo is a police officer!!!