Data Dump: Restored Arbiter (NKT-275, Marcon Cap) Fuzz Face

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Data Dump: Restored Arbiter (NKT-275, Marcon Cap) Fuzz Face

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here's the old Arbiter NKT-275 Fuzz Face I just finished restoring. it turned out pretty good I think. it was missing knobs, jacks, some ground wiring, back plate, feet. It had a battery switch installed right between the eyes, and a battery clip fastened to the shell via a small screw on top.

I replaced the knobs with some neat Bulgin bakelite ones
Removed the battery clip, filled the hole, and blended in a mixed hammerite. The inside of the case was all sanded in this area for some reason, about a 2" patch, so I feathered some mixed paint to hide it
bought a replica bottom plate from Steve, and aged to match top.
Replaced Japanese battery switch w" an era correct Bulgin wafer switch
aged and dyed some brown wire to finish grounding
Sourced one correct Rendar, and one slightly inaccurate Rendar
The Fuzz pot was an inaccurate, era-correct type. I tried replacing it with a rebuilt radiohm piece, but, despite being the same value, the inaccurate pot sounded much better.
installed correct, plastic mushroom bumpers
swapped zip ties for aged electrical tape

Happily, the circuit was completely untouched. it's got the cool Marcon electros

ImageArbiter Fuzz Face by Matthew Seppi
ImageArbiter Fuzz Face by Matthew Seppi
ImageArbiter Fuzz Face by Matthew Seppi
ImageArbiter Fuzz Face by Matthew Seppi
ImageArbiter Fuzz Face by Matthew Seppi
ImageArbiter Fuzz Face by Matthew Seppi
Image2020_12_03_10_09_23_739 by Matthew Seppi
Image2020_12_03_10_05_28_074 by Matthew Seppi
Image2020_12_03_09_59_18_337 by Matthew Seppi
Image2020_12_03_09_56_17_292 by Matthew Seppi, on Flickr
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Amazing work
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squarewave wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:35 pmAmazing work
Thanks!
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Awesome stuff, how long did it take to source everything?
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superslidetail wrote: Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:38 am Awesome stuff, how long did it take to source everything?
:cheers:
Probably a couple months? Mostly due to shipping. I already had some of the stuff kicking around the shop too.
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