Monthly Archives: November 2011

Turner Microphones circa 1970

Posted on 11/30/2011 by chris

Download the complete 23pp 1970 Turner Microphones Catalog (in two parts due to size): DOWNLOAD PART ONE: Turner_1970_catalog1 DOWNLOAD PART TWO: Turner_1970_catalog2 Models covered, with text, specs, and photos, include: Turner 500, S-500, 505, FM500, and 777 microphones; Turner 600, … Continue reading →

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Magnecord PT6 c.1950 used in contemporary music production

Posted on 11/26/2011 by chris

It never ceases to amaze me how many people navigate to this website as a result of searching for Magnecord tape-machine information.  Until I bought a pair of PT6 machines last year, I had no awareness of them; since then, … Continue reading →

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Interesting Audio-Technology Mini-Exhibit in Philadelphia

Posted on 11/23/2011 by chris

Walking around Philadelphia I noticed this shop-window.  Wow these people really had my number.   The shop is called Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction (h.f. AITAOMR), which is a reference to a seminal essay by Walter Benjamin.  Benjamin was … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Bonus Content (2) (aka: found in an old guitar case)

Posted on 11/23/2011 by chris

Teenage Pain Is So Real I purchased a chromed-the-fukk-out sixties no-name hollowbody for a few bucks at the flea mkt last weekend.  Nothing special, but marker’d inside the case was this piece of folk art.  Too bad it didn’t have … Continue reading →

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The Old ’76

Posted on 11/22/2011 by chris

My latest microphone preamp design is completed and sounding very cool… The Old ’76. The Old ’76 is a novel three-stage design; it’s not based on any past or current production microphone preamp.  That being said, the circuit is nothing … Continue reading →

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The Mics of ’42

Posted on 11/17/2011 by chris

Download a four-page catalog scan of the microphones of offer from Allied Radio in 1942: DOWNLOAD: Mics_Of_1942 Models covered, with photos, text, and some specs, include: Astatic T-3, JT-30TT, GT-3, N-30, and DN mics; Shure 708-A, 750-B, 730A Uniplex, 55c, … Continue reading →

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Mystery Amp Circa 1955: Mystery Solved. Anyone have a schematic?

Posted on 11/15/2011 by chris

I picked up a big pile of old audio equipment this past weekend; notable items included a Shure Level Loc, a massive Bogen tube pa head, a kit-built Acrosound ultralinear 5881 amp, and a Gibson acoustic gtr case from the … Continue reading →

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(Updated: Link To) Live Radio Show: The Ladies of Psychedelic Folk: 11/14/11: 89.5 WPKN:

Posted on 11/14/2011 by chris

Monday November 14 2011: Tune in tonight to WPKN 89.5 on yr FM dial in Southern Connecticut/Northern Long Island: or listen live in high-quality at www.wpkn.org.  I will be appearing as a guest on Steve di Costanzo’s excellent program ‘Radio … Continue reading →

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Open Studio Event 2011

Posted on 11/10/2011 by chris

This coming weekend: November 12+13 2011: we will be having another Open Studio event at our arts building in historic Bridgeport CT.  Forty artists and fine craftmakers will open their studios and exhibit their work and their work-practices in our … Continue reading →

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A couple of recent guitar amplifier builds *Revised (2)*

Posted on 11/09/2011 by chris

Cassius #10; aka #10 in the the ongoing series of Fender Champ-derived guitar amps built into recycled ‘found’ vintage speaker enclosures.  See here and here for some of the earlier examples. #10 is already sold, but will be avail for … Continue reading →

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