Sorry I haven't responded before now; this thread got lost in the shuffle! lol And I see I put 825 in the title - the amp has 845 tubes, not 825's, which I don't think exist!
That was a good suggestion, Bill, but there is no way that I can hold the amp upside down - it weighs at least 70 pounds and I can barely lift it from the shelf it is on, let alone holding it upside down and maybe shaking it gently to get more loose glass out of it. Anyway, I contacted the manufacturer and they said not to worry about the broken bits of glass that are inside the amp, they will do no harm. Luckily, it is just the glass that fell down inside, no metal bits. They also said both of the 12BH7's needed to be replaced as these are the driver tubes.
I ended up getting a matched pair of EH (Electro-Harmonix) 12BH7 tubes for the amp. I imagine NOS RCA's would sound nicer, but the price for these EH tubes was a much closer match to what I could afford, and they work just fine. My amp is back in business and I am happy!
Holly
That was a good suggestion, Bill, but there is no way that I can hold the amp upside down - it weighs at least 70 pounds and I can barely lift it from the shelf it is on, let alone holding it upside down and maybe shaking it gently to get more loose glass out of it. Anyway, I contacted the manufacturer and they said not to worry about the broken bits of glass that are inside the amp, they will do no harm. Luckily, it is just the glass that fell down inside, no metal bits. They also said both of the 12BH7's needed to be replaced as these are the driver tubes.
I ended up getting a matched pair of EH (Electro-Harmonix) 12BH7 tubes for the amp. I imagine NOS RCA's would sound nicer, but the price for these EH tubes was a much closer match to what I could afford, and they work just fine. My amp is back in business and I am happy!
Holly