On mybreadboard now... it goes from light drive to distortion.
As a Q2 i tested Si and Ge transistors: 2n1040 (Ge, hfe 20), 2N2905(Si, hfe 115), TG5 (Ge, hfe 57), ASY34 (Ge, hfe 11), Af139 (Ge, hfe 44). All transistors measured with DCA75. Slight differences in sound between transistors but...