Flickinger 351-1 Program Equalizer

[pulse_divider]

Anyone else have any of these? I can't find much info on the net.
It's a 2 space rackmount solid state Pultec-type design with parametric mid. Unbalanced ins and outs with big discrete op-amp on the circuit board.
Just wondering what the value is on these and whether anyone has any further info about them or their history.
I absolutely love the pair I have but need to fund a console purchase and am wondering if they are valuable enough to get rid of, or whether I should just hang on to them.
Thanks.
---Ben

[gevermil]

got some pics ?

[pulse_divider]

I'll post some tomorrow. I thought I had some on my laptop but apparently they must be at home on my desktop.
BTW, before anyone asks. they're not for sale. I'm just interested in tracking down more info right now.
Thanks.

[pulse_divider]

Here's what they look like.

[pulse_divider]

Nobody knows anything about these?

[Silvertone]

Originally Posted by pulse_divider

Nobody knows anything about these?

It's hard to find information about Daniel Flickinger. I use to own one of his 281 8x2 consoles and tried for over two years to find out info about Dan. This was in the early days of the internet. Since then I've had colleagues of his contact me trying to find him. Supposedly he lives in the the bay area somewhere.

Flickinger consoles were famous for starting on fire because 2 different consoles delivered in Nashville actually burst into flames during sessions. Class A consoles run very, very hot!!! I myself never had this problem. In that 281 console Dan had actually use Spectrasonic EQ's.

You are probably not going to find any info on these as just about everything he did was a one off.

What you have is very, very rare. Flickinger probably copied what looks to be a Pultec EQP1A3. I also probably has op-amps for the make-up gain (if it makes up the gain-loss at all).

I myself would not sell this EQ (I really regret selling that 281 console). If it sounds like a Pultec with it's historic build quality (Flickinger built stuff physically really well and component wise as well), I would say it has the same value or close to the same value as the solid state EQP1A3 which Fletcher told me in the past is about 3 to 4K each depending on condition.

Good find! Plug it in, use it and report back. If you ever want to A/B it with the pultec's and happen to live near upstate NY just let me know. I'd love to hear how these things sound.

Have fun!!!

[pulse_divider]

Thanks for the info.
I wasn't planning on selling them, it's just nice to know the value of my studio's high ticket items in case I'm ever in a serious financial bind.
But yeah, they sound amazing and I kind of figured that they were pretty rare. I didn't realize that he did a bunch of one-off stuff, so I guess it's possible that there aren't many or any others.
They do use a big discrete op-amp for make-up gain. Other than that, there isn't really a whole lot on the PC board. And they are unbalanced ins and outs, so no transformers.

[paultools]

I got interested in these when I heard there was one at United Sound in Detroit. There were some previous threads here about the Flickinger consoles.
Also check the REP forum.

[channelcat]

Originally Posted by paultools

I got interested in these when I heard there was one at United Sound in Detroit. There were some previous threads here about the Flickinger consoles.
Also check the REP forum.

Also check Electrical Audio's forum. I remember reading a few threads about Flickinger over there too.

[gevermil]

These people have a console , maybe they could help . http://www.keyclubrecording.com/
You should post an inside pic

[jomo1234]

Ben:

Check with Kevin Coral over at Endless Summer Studios in Kent. I believe he has some Flickenger gear and has some info on Dan.