Out-Of-Print-Book Report: History Of Music Machines (Smithsonian)

15 years ago

Came across this obscure volume in a rubbish bin several years ago.  Published by Drake Publishers in 1975 and billed…

LOFT recording consoles circa mid 1970’s: UPDATE

15 years ago

Pictured above is the very first recording/mixing console made by LOFT (Loft Modular Devices, Inc.).  It is a model 440. …

Gately EM-7 Mixer and EQ-7 4-channel Equalizer Unit

15 years ago

In a previous post, I included the scan at left from a 1969 issue of the AES journal.  It's an…

SUNN amplifiers c. 1970

15 years ago

Download the ten-panel SUNN amplifiers 1970 catalog: DOWNLOAD: Sunn_Amps_1970_Catalog Models covered, with specs and photos, include: SUNN Dymos, Solarus, Sonaro,…

Tannoy Wildcat Live-Sound Speaker Line c.1984

15 years ago

Download the four-page 1984/5 Tannoy Wildcat Live-Sound Speaker Catalog: DOWNLOAD: TannoyWildcats1984Catalog Models covered, with detailed specs and photos, include: Tannoy…

Johnson Sound Systems of Manitoba circa 1951

15 years ago

Download the abridged (10pp from 20pp) JOHNSON SOUND SYSTEMS circa 1951 catalog: DOWNLOAD: JohnsonSoundSystems_catalog Alright here's a real obscurity for…

BOSS guitar effects and associated audio products 1984

15 years ago

Download the entire twenty-four-page 1984 BOSS full-line catalog (7.3 MB file). DOWNLOAD: Boss_Full_product_Line_1984 Products covered, with full specs and photos,…

Hallelujah

15 years ago

In recognition of the coming holiday: a solo gospel-blues arrangement of one of the greatest spiritual songs ever written.  Happy…

Gretsch Guitars 1978 Full-Line Catalog

15 years ago

Download the entire eight-page 1978 Gretsch Electric Guitars Catalog: DOWNLOAD: GretschElectricGuitars1978Catalog Models covered, in text and photo: include: Gretsch #7595,…

Boundaries

15 years ago

It is 1955.  WWII-era German military-communications equipment has been successfully deconstructed, economized, and introduced to the American public as the…