Re: gear details

[Jeff Williams <jeffw@mxim.com>]

> From list-owner-thewho-outgoing@cisco.com Thu Sep 14 11:08:54 1995
> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 95 10:31:12 
> From: "Kevin Winn" <kwinn@chrome.com>
> To: thewho@cisco.com
> Subject: Re: gear details
> Sender: owner-thewho@cisco.com
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> 
>  Jeff writes:
>  >And a guy at a music store here insists that the Who had some
> >French company modify the Hiwatts per his specs.  They also did general 
> >maintenan ce; they were their "maintenance depot". I know the Custom Hiwatt 
> >100s, several of which I have, were merely platforms for further customization;
> >i.e., " Customizable" Hiwatt 100s.  I saw Kevin's bass amp, and man is it cool.
> >Clearly authentic, and definitely 60s (Mine are from around '76).   
> 
> Yep, mine's an actual '69 Reeves Hiwatt built for John E. himself!
> 
> In my efforts to track down the lineage of my amp, I talked extensively 
> with Rob Timmons of Fernandez-Hiwatt (US distributors), who told me that in 
> the late 60's there was a lot of customizing that was done for the select 
> Hiwatt customers; mainly Pete, John and Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd.  The 
> hopping-up happened in a variety of places, mostly in Dave Reeves' garage, 
> but also at some other shops in England and on the Continent.
>

Ahhh.... The French connection, mentioned in a word... Continent... GLad
you finally tracked down your lineage on the amp, Kevin.  Congrats....



 
> OK,
> KLW
>