i sent an email to groovetubes

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the email pretty much asked if they could make 6BA6, 6AU6, and 6GW8 tubes. if they respond i'll post their response here.
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I dont know about 6GW8 but the other types are available from other vendors (like Captain Bob on ebay) if that helps.

[Fenrirlupus]

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eventually they won't be available used though...</p>

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and yes, 6gw8 is available through him. i just want it to be available new.
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I see your point. It will be interesting to learn whether anyone intends to make them in the future. </p>

I take it that places like the Tube Depot and such are also selling NOS (new old stock) from the 1960s, rather than newly created 6GW8 tubes? </p>

[Fenrirlupus]

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yep, nobody makes new 6gw8.</p>

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i checked, and tube depot even says "NOS-6GW8" next to the order button. i hope some company starts making them soon, or "free hammond spinnet organ" won't seem too attractive anymore...</p>

heck, people might try looking for old hammond organs just for the tubes...
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Actually the guy I got mine from has made a hobby of "saving" old organs, esp Hammonds, and giving them new homes, and says he is seeing that already -- people get an organ for "parts" which includes making use of the tubes. Right now, it's because some organs are essentially "free for the taking" but eventually it might be worth it just because of the value of the life left in the tubes.

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you see the same thing with motorcycles from the '60s </p>

some guy just needs one part on it, so he buys the whole thing.</p>

usually the part he needs is a part that everybody needs but nobody has</p>

he strips the bike of all remaining valuable parts</p>

and sells the remaining parts for top dollar.
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