OAHU Project - Thank you @Powdog :)
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You didn’t like the original Bakelite handle?OK - for the moment, I will opt for the Blue Stripes grillcloth, given that it's an easy swap :
Next step : chassis / circuit / logos / faceplates.
Wait and See !
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Bertotti
Gretschified
Looks great now you need a double platinum Gretsch to go with it! Oh wait you’re a lefty so how about this!
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G5232LH Electromatic® Double Jet™ FT with V-Stoptail, Left-Handed, Laurel Fingerboard, Midnight Sapphire
The G5232LH Electromatic® Double Jet™ FT captures essential Jet power and fidelity at a great price.
Aw, my bad ! I really thought it was a missing / broken part
... And reading you, now I reopen the carton and... Wot ? 
She was there with the knob...
Looks great now you need a double platinum Gretsch to go with it! Oh wait you’re a lefty so how about this!
G5232LH Electromatic® Double Jet™ FT with V-Stoptail, Left-Handed, Laurel Fingerboard, Midnight Sapphire
The G5232LH Electromatic® Double Jet™ FT captures essential Jet power and fidelity at a great price.
Thanks @Bertotti ! Unfortunately, the double-cut Jets are not my fave : I much prefer single-cut Jets...
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Aw, my bad ! I really thought it was a missing / broken part ... And reading you, now I reopen the carton and... Wot ?
... And reading you, now I reopen the carton and... Wot ? Oh man. If I didn’t mention that I had tucked it away safely inside before shipping I’m REALLY sorry. I removed it to prevent breakage during the trip across the pond.View attachment 204328
She was there with the knob...
Thanks @Bertotti ! Unfortunately, the double-cut Jets are not my fave : I much prefer single-cut Jets...
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Aw, my bad ! I really thought it was a missing / broken part
Oh man. If I didn’t mention that I had tucked it away safely inside before shipping I’m REALLY sorry. I removed it to prevent breakage during the trip across the pond.
No worry @Powdog ! It's me too : if I had looked more closely, I would have found it...
I found pictures of that little amp fitted with metallic handle but curiously no Bakelite one, and some with strip handle, so I simply went for that last easy solution. I wanted to find a Blue one, but those I found were clumsy and big... This one in Brown is classic and discrete, at least !
I took the time today to design the logos that I will put on the Blue Stripes grillcloth : Magnatone at upper left and Oahu at lower right.
And the back "Art-Deco" style control panel - along with the logos, this will be silver back-engraved in black :
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Tele295
Country Gent
I have another one. Try to get pix up later this afternoon.Ha ! I saw a few minutes ago that I'm not the sole to have Fonky Grillcloth Ideas - hence @Tele295 's SF Princeton :
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Btw, the original grill cloths and logos are intact under the Hawaiian fabric
Agreed. I’ve had quite a few MOTS amp over the years, and the Bakelite handles often break at the thin point. This is my last one and I did indeed repair the handle.
