TVS Specialty Products Website Missing?

[Jono]

Hi Guy's
I've probably missed the "Memo" about this but the TVS Specialty Products website is no longer there to be visited.
It's not on Google or Bing, our password for tvs echo units owner's is no longer working either.
I have emailed Spiro but have so far not received a reply.

Anyone with any advisements I would appreciate input regarding this.

Jono

P.S
Found the below details.Appears the site registration expired on the 8th march 2024.

Domain Name: TVSSPECIALTYPRODUCTS.COM
Registry Domain ID: 861865562_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.promopeople.com
Registrar URL: www.promopeople.com/
Updated Date: 2023-03-01T07:32:57
Creation Date: 2007-03-08T11:53:39
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2024-03-08T11:53:39
Registrar: Promo People Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 1591
Reseller: HostPapa Inc
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited

[Hendrickx]

🥲

[garystrat]

TVS Speciality products ceased trading around April 2023, Paul Rossiter the principal sadly passed away early in the October and the website was closed down just before the Christmas.

I'm not sure what official position if any Spike held in the company, but he has not logged into this website for several months, copy of the information on the website has been archived on this link:

web.archive.org/web/20230205065217/https://tvsspecialtyproducts.com/hank-s-guitars.html

[grip]

Hi Jono,
Spiro (spike on Perth forum) has not posted since October 29 2023 on the Perth site _https://shadowsperth.proboards.com/user/1/recent

Kind regards,

Chris

[Jono]

Many thanks Grip for your input.

Jono

[philc]

I think Spike was more or less in control of the web page, it's a shame that it no longer exists as it was a great reference regarding the Shadows gear etc, maybe he couldn't be bothered any more.....and all that time and effort Paul took accumulating all of this is just thrown out of the window?

Phil

[bernardj]

Yes Phil

it's a shame because these pages were a knowledge reference

For us in France Patrice Bastien also did a great job with the document on SEP published here on the Charlie forum

Patrice also did a lot of work unfortunately not in English, his great expertise in vintage guitars (he sold a strat to Hank) and electronics, his generosity in sharing helps us a lot

Bernard with google trad

[philc]

It's a shame Bernard, the info was up for everyone to see, this is what Paul wanted, I can't even imagine how many years it took him to put together....now it's in the bin as if it hadn't existed....what a waste!

Phil

[Hendrickx]

It is very strange ; I have 2 hobby’s : riding and maintain motorcycles and playing guitar and so I have many friends with the same passion .
As we get a little older , I lost a few good friends that passed away and it is very strange how fast the beloved ladies quickly sell their motorbikes and guitars & gear .
I try to understand this…….🥺
Pauls white strat with CS54 and the very first build TVS 3 all for sale or sold ? 

[brightcaster]

Well, not everything ended up in the bin! Thanks to the internet archive, many parts are still available:


redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=2711080&u=https%3A//web.archive.org/web/20230205065217/https%3A//tvsspecialtyproducts.com/hank-s-guitars.html

David

[philc]

Thanks David, at least some info is still available