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Kenny Howard

 

From:
Salem, OR
Post  Posted 7 Sep 2017 8:13 am    
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Recently acquired this amp for home use - it's way too big to lug around at my age.
The Model # reads "SI15R" for Super Imperial, 15" speakers, with reverb
The serial # on the back reads "3657-1".
Would anybody know what year this might be? Or, can anyone recommend a contact for vintage Standel info?
Try as I might, I've haven't come up with any consistent pattern description or numerical legend for Standel serial numbers.

Thanks so much.

Play it like you mean it.
Ken
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Casey Lowmiller

 

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Kansas
Post  Posted 7 Sep 2017 6:46 pm    
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Send me a pic, or post one and we can narrow down a time frame of when it was built.
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Kenny Howard

 

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Salem, OR
Post  Posted 7 Sep 2017 7:34 pm    
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Photos of amp. Back of cabinet removed.






thanks Casey
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Jim Palenscar

 

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Oceanside, Calif, USA
Post  Posted 8 Sep 2017 7:18 am    
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I have the same one at the shop.
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William Hughes

 

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Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 13 Sep 2017 11:29 am     Standel date
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I just aquired a 1969 studio 12. The date was written,on the side of the amp chassis.
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William Hughes

 

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Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 13 Sep 2017 12:05 pm     Standel info
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For info on Standel amps www.standelamps.com support. You can find schematics etc.
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Gary Walker

 

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Morro Bay, CA
Post  Posted 17 Sep 2017 3:43 pm    
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In 1961 I bought a new Standel Imperial XV piggy back amp from Irby Mandrell when he was sales rep for them. It was covered with white skin from the four legged Wild Naugahyde from Borneo California. I traded it for a new 1963 (pre-CBS) Black Face Fender Super Reverb because I wanted reverb, which gave away in the 1980s. Sure wish I had both of the back.
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Kenny Howard

 

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Salem, OR
Post  Posted 19 Sep 2017 7:42 pm    
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Just got home from a So Cal trip to visit mom, and play with sis's 10 Golden Receiver puppies.

William,
- Thanks for a potential look see. Haven't pulled the chassis yet. Probably in the next couple weeks. Will post if I find anything.
- I checked the website & couldn't locate any identifier(s) in the Imperial or Super Imperial docs.

Gary,
- Can't say for sure, but I suspect this amp is mid to late 1960s.
- I feel for ya. 20/20 vision can hurt for a helluva long time.

Wonder if there are any techs still around from the Bob Crooks Standel era?

Ken
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Kenny Howard

 

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Salem, OR
Post  Posted 19 Sep 2017 7:52 pm    
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meant to say "Golden Retriever" pups.
Not sure what a golden receiver puppy is.
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Bobby Nelson


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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 24 Sep 2017 4:09 pm    
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Gary, I had a 64 Super Reverb and (for 6-string anyway) it was the sweetest sounding amp I ever played, till I played a couple 90's Fender Custom Shop amps which came close to it. It was one of those "Pearly Gates" things. And boy! do I wish I still had it. It resides down the road from me with a guy who won't sell it for less than a kings ransom - I paid $300.00 for it 35 or so yrs ago.
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Jerry Hedge

 

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Norwood Ohio U.S.A.
Post  Posted 30 Sep 2017 6:59 pm    
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That style is from around 1967 to early '68.I had the single '15 version of the Imperial. Great amp!!!
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Mark Roffe

 

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California, USA
Post  Posted 23 May 2021 9:09 am    
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I have a 1965 Standel Imperial XII - The JBL speakers have a 4-digit code in which the first two numbers are the year, the second two numbers are the week of that year. For example, mine say "6529," meaning 1965, 29th week.
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Michael Brebes

 

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Northridge CA
Post  Posted 23 May 2021 10:12 am    
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From the knobs, I suspect that the amp is 67 or later. The JBL codes is probably the best guess at dating the amp.
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