Stumbled upon this, and the accompanying 1971 Heathkit ‘Holiday Catalog’ at a sale today. Nothing too notable on display, but the photography is pretty fantastic. Just watched the latest Wes Anderson pic – his first period picture, I believe – and it struck me that it didn’t feel any different than his other films as far as the wardrobe, propping, and sets. His contemporary characters all seem to hide in the past, at least as far as their chattels are concerned. So heavy is the burden of material culture upon Mr. Anderson. And upon this writer, apparently. Dig in…
The elusive Tequila Sunrise, miraculously captured indoors
Pictured above: the Heathkit TA-38 bass amplifier and the Heathkit TA-29 and JK-37 guitar amplifiers. Also, your parents.
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Gee, I'd love to have a pdf of that catalog...
Just saying.
plenty of 'em online already... i am sure someone else has already done this work. For example check: http://www.heilsnis.com/wb2vsj/BA/page7.html
Love these old Heathkit photos! I built one of those bass amps when I played in bands in high school, it was pretty loud. Too bad kit building has all but vanished. Are there any DIY audio folks in CT?