[mpwjones]

kiel amp

i have recently found the identical chassis in a 1-12" combo amp called a velvetone president. same control panel. kitchener electronics is what kiel stands for. sounds nice, it's got that tube thing. my camera's broken so i can't post a pic, but i thought i was the only one with one of these. the tone lounge website has a kiel just like my velvetone but no other eferences on the web that i can find.

 

[mpwjones]

kiel.

Some time ago I was given an oddball combo amp supposedly Canadian made in the 60s called a "Keil" Its all p2p wiring and look like they were made as one-offs judging by all of the scribe marks on the chassis. Power is from a pair of 6AQ5s into a 12" marsland spkr. The metal cabinet is kind of wierd but interesting nonetheless as is the ac outlet in the control panel to plug in a turntable.

The reverb unit is in the bottom of the cabinet and is powered from an ac outlet in the underside of the chassis.

Scary but it works!

Has anyone else ever seen, heard or owned one?

yes i have. i have a velvetone president which is the same electronics and panel layout as the kiel, so it must be a different line from the same factory. tone lounge has a picture of another kiel and i just put mine up for sale on used victoria. i have a nice fender amp and i'm a bassist primarily so i'm selling it. sounds great, actually but it's clean right up to the top of the volume. no prob, just use a pedal.