[78-L] Elbows IN!

[David Lennick]

And the hair tonic is Brylcreem.

Or not.

dl

On 10/20/2012 4:46 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> The first picture shows a mish-mosh of equipment of different vintage.
> While it might seem that the larger turntables might be Western Electric
> ERPI turnstile tables that had originally been used as Vitaphone tables
> at the rear of projectors, I think they might really be uncased RCA
> 70-A's or -B's.  The reproducer that we can see on the large arm does
> not seem to be a vertical pickup, so that is why I think it is RCA.  The
> -As and -Bs had their arms hanging onto the outside of the case like
> these are.  These date from the early to mid 30s.  The smaller arm on
> the large table to the left of the picture is a Brush crystal arm from
> 1937-1940.  The record is a Titan transcription.   The arm on the front
> right is probably a Fairchild from the late 30s.  The back support is
> the form which continued to be used after the war by GE and Gray.  The
> record is a Victor circle label.  the 16 inch label does look like a
> World. Yes, there is a 4th turntable on the upper right of the photo.
> The mic is an early Shure 55-S internally shockmounted type which might
> be early 40s.  And yes, the second picture is of a sound effects
> soundtruck and is flipped mirror image.  Fairchild arms again.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Elbows IN!
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Date: Sat, October 20, 2012 10:55 am
> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
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> On 10/20/2012 10:52 AM, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
>> On 10/20/2012 9:31 AM, David Lennick wrote:
>>> http://overgroundradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Radio_DJ_630.jpeg
>>>
>>> No idea where this came from. And whoever designed this studio must have had
>>> faith in DJs keeping their elbows in.
>>>
>>>
>> Interesting photo. Made our studio in the early 70's at UW Whitewater
>> (WSUW FM) look elegant. What are those spare arms on the outlying TT's?
>> Are they old versions of dust bugs?
>>
> I'm thinking the smaller arms are lateral and the big ones for vertical
> cut
> discs. The transcription disc has several short tracks but it looks like
> a
> pressing (World?) so it may contain 1-minute music beds or fillers.   dl
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