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Amplifier

Object number2016.71.2

Manufacturer Jim Marshall Products Ltd.

Manufacturer Celestion International Ltd.

Retailer Pianos n' Stuff

OriginEngland

MediumWood/Metal/Plastic/Rubber/Paper/Ink

Credit LineGift of Stephen Bodner

DescriptionGuitar amplifier. Solid state amplifier. Wood frame covered in textured black material. Overall rectangular. Front has row of knob controls along top with red power switch at far right. Handle on top, and hand holds on left and right side at center. Rubber electrical cord connects at top left corner on back and ends in a three-pronged plug. Speakers are visible through space between back slats.Dimensions22.688 x 27.75 x 10 in. (57.6 x 70.5 x 25.4 cm)
InscriptionsFront has row of knob controls with text identifying the knobs' functions.

White stenciled text on top "THE DAMAGED PIES / PITTSBURGH".

Square of gray duct tape on left side with handwritten text in black ink "DAM. PiES".
MarksText on front in top right corner "Marshall Fifty / Split Channel Reverb".

Front has black woven screen with "Marshall" in white at top.

Back has metal strip across top with various labels and marks from left to right:
Maker's mark adhesive label "Pianos n' Stuff / 468 Freeport Road / Blawnox, PA. 15238 / 412-828-1003à";
Inscribed text "8155 / 811";
Black label with yellow text with product information including "MODEL 5212 50 Watt R.M.S./4 ohm / SOLID STATE AMPLIFIERà / JIM MARSHALL PRODUCTS LTD., BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND.";
Adhesive address label with black printed text "the Damaged Pies / West Beckert Street / Pittsburgh, PA 15212 / (412) 322-7471".

Both speakers have adhesive labels on the back with maker's mark and product information "CELESTION / G12M-70 / IMPEDANCE TYPE NO. / T3576 / CELESTION INTERNATIONAL LTD. / FOXHALL ROAD / IPSWICH SUFFOLK / ENGLAND".
Historical NotesAmplifier from the Damaged Pies, a music band from Pittsburgh in the 1990s. The Pies were one of many critically acclaimed bands based in Pittsburgh during this era. From West Alexander, PA, the Pies had an evolving style and line-up, but at the start they had a female lead vocalist. Their final sound was known as garage metal. Starting in the 2000s, they toured the country as a solo acoustic act and brought attention to the Pittsburgh music scene. The donor, Stephen Bodner, founded the band in the late 1980s, and as of a 1996 article, had already gone through 24 different musicians.

Previous owner The Damaged Pies

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