We've spoken about Kelly amps on here before, however, today I met up with a distant in-law who has had a a hi-fi store in Holloway for many years, John Kelly took over one of their old premises back in the day, and George (my in-law) says that he often helped to put right amps that wouldn't work, he's told me this previously.
But what's new is that while we were chatting today he said that John Kelly used to make amps for other people as well, he racalls often going in and seeing amps and speaker cabs with a bright orange covering.
Those of you who were around Charing Cross Road back then may recall a small shop which sold orange coloured amps, now what were they called??? oh yes Orange.
Now then you vintage amp heads, any views on that?
If that's the case it looks like that brand had it's origins from Selmer's designs.
And whilst Kelly amps are now fetching more money, they don't command anywhere near what a vintage and original Orange amp does, clearly the value is in the name and the Tolex.
Geoff