Hi fellas
Ampdog's reminiscences are always interesting, also the bit about meeting the late Harold J Leak.
A bit OT about this serious subject and I hope you don't mind me introducing a bit of restrained SEX into the quest of juggling valves, iron and capacitors without annoying the Marshall-loving axmen

The "nymph" in her skimpy Melinex outfit is twiddling some knobs of a 1968 model LEAK Stereo 70.
This pic comes from the June 1968 HFN, reporting on that year's Audio Fair at the Hotel Russell.
The pretty one is Hannah Leg (err Leak) giving dad Harold a hand at the show.
From my readings of audio related matters over the years, I know of quite a couple of stories about the rivalry between Harold Leak and Peter Walker but such tittle-tattle may start a war and that we don't want.
mafioso