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David Root
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What's Wrong With This Picture?

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Who'da thunk it?
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Hammond - Made in PRC :evil:
Eardrums!!! We don't need no stinkin' eardrums!
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Now you know....Buy American.... if , at least, they cant say its made on the same continent
don't buy it.
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dartanion wrote:Hammond - Made in PRC :evil:
I bought 2 hammond trannys a few weeks ago they were made in canada. When did they make the switch?
It's true i've lost my marbles and i cant remember where i put them
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I think that they just moved the high volume, lower cost stuff over to China to keep costs down. AFAIK the "audiophile" grade components and bigger, nicer units and enclosures are still made in Canadia.
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David Root wrote:Who'da thunk it?
As a Canadian, this makes me more than slightly sick to my stomach.
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this really sucks, I have been really happy with there iron.
anything worth doing, is worth doing right
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I just put it in my #124 build as a source for 12V regulated DC heater supply for the 12AX7s. With taxes and shipping it ended up costing me CAD$28.50. It better work OK>
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