1964 Blackface Princeton (non-reverb, AA964) — confirming all-original before I sell it. Am I wrong?
Cleaning out and selling a blackface Princeton non-reverb that’s been in the family/closet for years. I’ve decoded everything I can find and I think it’s all-original and never recapped — but I’d rather have this crowd try to prove me wrong than fool myself into an inflated price. Roast it if I’ve got something wrong.
What I’ve got:
• Model: Princeton-Amp AA964 (tube chart confirms), non-reverb — 4 knobs + Speed/Intensity, no reverb
• Front & back panel both FEIC “Fender Electric Instrument Co., Fullerton” badging (pre-CBS)
• Chassis stamp: VG8264
Decoded date codes (all Schumacher 606):
• Power transformer: 125P1B, 606-4-39 → 1964, wk 39
• Output transformer: 125A10B, 606-4-45 → 1964, wk 45
• Speaker: Oxford 10J4, 465-440 → 1964, wk 40 (green QC dot, matches chassis)
• Tubes: RCA
• Tube-chart “Production” stamp is over-inked/illegible, but the three dated parts all land within ~6 weeks of each other
My read: original PT, OT, and matched ‘64 Oxford; turret board looks untouched (cloth leads, dull factory solder, no added parts); original filter cap cans still in place, so it’s never been recapped. Cosmetically honest, dusty, one small tolex gouge on the bottom. Power cord is destroyed and will be replaced with a grounded 3-prong; not powering it up until it’s recapped.
Questions for you:
**1.** Anything here that says *not* original — transformers, speaker, board?
**2.** For a serviced (recap + grounded cord), confirmed-working example — what’s a realistic 2026 selling number, not a dealer dream ask?
**3.** Recap + safety check first, or is there anything you’d check before even that?
Not looking to keep it — trying to price it fairly and move it. Appreciate any expert eyes.
If you’d like photos of any other parts of it, I’m happy to load them. I am no expert.