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In Reply to: Re: Gee, I thought Sand amps were tube amps... posted by Estes on February 11, 2007 at 14:03:34:
Glass is also made of silicon, so the point's well taken.
Silicon is quite abundant on earth in the form of sand.
all the best,
mrh
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