[78-L] Subject: Kinescopes (WAS Average Age)

Michael Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
Mon Nov 15 18:42:45 PST 2010


From: samhopper at mail.com
> Slightly off subject - but experimental recording of television actually
> goes back to 1928 (UK) when television was still "mechanical".
> See: http://www.tvdawn.com/tvtech.htm
> Also: http://www.tvdawn.com/tvdiscs.htm (and) http://www.tvdawn.com/tvstdio.htm

Actually it is more on-topic since the demo discs were shellac
pressings, and the off-air recordings were embossed uncoated aluminum. 
And Don McLean is a long time friend of mine.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com














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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Tue, Nov 16, 2010 9:29 am
Subject: Re: [78-L] Subject: Kinescopes (WAS Average Age)


From: "zimrec at juno.com" <zimrec at juno.com>
Date: Mon, November 15, 2010 5:35 pm
> Regarding The Honeymooners program, I recall, some years, while researching
> something else in the New York Times, coming across a rather lengthy article
> -- early 1950s -- about a new process being used to film the Honeymooners. 

This was the DuMont Electronicam system already discussed by Al Haug in
his posting at 11:42 am -- almost six hours ago. 

> It had to do with being able to record what was seen through the camera and
> was technically different than making a kinescope. The article was accompanied
> by one or more photos showing one or more cameras on the Honeymooners set.
> I tried to find it using the NY Times online archive, but can't narrow the
> date search going back that far. Art

Check the 78-L. We know more than the NYT on some subjects.

Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com 

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