Gibson 1950 GA-50T Museum Piece! 100% Original, Original tubes! Mint!

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This Gibson 1950 GA-50T is in mint condition.  This is the cleanest, most original example I could find out there, either for sale or previously sold.  It is literally a qualified museum piece, right down to the original power cable and tubes.  I'm probably a fool for selling this, but that is my lot.  If I keep everything, well - that's not much of a business, is it? 

This 100% original GA-50T is simply unreal.  Even the handle, the power cable, and the footswitch cable look unbelievable - the cables aren't all dried out and crispy like most originals from the period.  I didn't touch a thing when I realized the state it was in.  It surely needs service to be a useable amp.  I could be financially persuaded to go through it for the next owner, but I would need to see what needs to be done in order to determine that cost. 

The amp is capable of roughly 18 to 22 tube watts. It has a redwood cabinet, a woven cloth grille, and a leather handle. It has two Jensen speakers, a 12" (manufacturer code 220, date code 007) and an 8" (manufacturer code 220, date code 5150), and onboard tremolo.

Tubes are all original RCA: a 5V4G rectifier, two 6L6 power tubes, three 6SJ7 pentodes for the mic and instrument channels, a 6SN7 twin triode, and a 6SL7 twin triode used for tremolo. The cabinet, grille, baffle, chassis, and both speakers rate mint, and everything is original, including the transformers, potentiometers, filter caps, and the mint pedal. There are no repairs. The power cable is original, with a modification that is shown in the pictures.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Date: 1950
• Where Is Date Noted?: serial#, codes
• Weight: 39 lbs 13 oz
• Dimensions: w 22" x d 7.5" x h 17"
• Watts: ~18 to 22 tube watts
• Case/Cover?: none
• Covering Original?: yes
• Cabinet Material: Redwood
• Cabinet Condition: mint
• Cabinet Repairs/Changes: none
• Cabinet Original?: yes
• Grille Style: woven fabric/cloth
• Grille Condition: mint
• Grille Original?: yes
• Baffle Material: plywood
• Baffle Condition: mint
• Baffle Original?: yes
• Baffle Repairs/Changes: none
• Chassis Material: metal
• Chassis Condition: mint
• Chassis Original?: yes
• Chassis Repairs/Changes: none
• Knobs Original?: yes
• Handle Material: leather
• Handle Original?: yes
• Speaker 1 Brand: Jensen
• Speaker 1 Size: 8"
• Speaker 1 Manufacturer Code: 220
• Speaker 1 Date Code: 5150
• Speaker 1 Cone Original?: yes
• Speaker 1 Condition: mint
• Speaker 1 Original?: yes
• Speaker 2 Brand: Jensen
• Speaker 2 Size: 12"
• Speaker 2 Manufacturer Code: 220
• Speaker 2 Date Code: 007
• Speaker 2 Cone Original?: yes
• Speaker 2 Condition: mint
• Speaker 2 Original?: yes
• Transformer Manufacturer: either Thordarson Electric Manufacturing Co. (Chicago, Illinois) or Chicago Standard Transformer Corp. Both were used in the early 1950s.
• Transformers Original?: yes
  
• Reverb Onboard: no
• Tremolo Or Vibrato Onboard: tremolo
• Pedal Included?: yes
• Pedal Condition: mint
• Pedal Original?: yes
• Rectifier Tube: 5V4G
• Rectifier Tube Brand: RCA
• Power Tubes: 2 × 6L6
• Power Tube Brand: RCA
• Preamp Tubes: 3 × 6SJ7, 1 × 6SN7, 1 × 6SL7 
• Preamp Tube Brand: RCA
• Potentiometers Original?: yes
• Filter Caps: original
• Internal Repairs: none
• Power Cable: original. mod, see pics
• Accessories Included: none
• Documentation: none
• Smells?: none

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