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Transformer winding

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The hand craft of winding audio transformer coils, learned in radio repair and practised by King Tubby and his apprentices to expand bass and tailor an amplifier's tone; an apprenticeship task at the heart of the electronics trade.

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Type: concept →
Era: Rocksteady, reggae and dub →
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Hopeton Brown: The Scientist of Dub Production

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Tape Op Magazine interview.

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