Rigger's diary: this week's absurdities (1)

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:15:40 -0000, "Ron Lowe"
ronATlowe-famlyDOTmeDOTukSPURIOUS wrote:

"Marky P" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:23:28 GMT, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Bill Wright wrote:

I know I've told this before, but there was a lady in a house where the
mining subsidence was so bad that the roof was leaking and water was
running
down the walls. She said that she was going to apply for condensation.

Many years ago, a club I was in was experiencing strange
mechanical noises from a Ferrograph tape recorder. (Yes, that
long ago!). Our tame hi-fi dealer lifted the lid, tapped the
motor sagely, and opined "It must be rubbing on the
lamentations."

For the curious, it was actually the worm drive to the clock-type
tape position indicator.

Chris

My mate's got a couple of Ferrographs. Amazing sound quality.


I had a Ferrograph 4A when I was a teenager: salvaged from the dump.
Worked very well.
Weighed a ton.

Had 3 honking great motors: one for each reel, and one for the capstan.
A single large rotary control for the main functions.

Ah, I've found a photo....
http://www.vintageaudio.com.au/tape%...0Type%204A.htm

My parents always groaned when I arrived home with another piece of salvaged
electronic junk!

Had the same problem with my parents. I collected reel to reels for a
while.

Marky P.

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:15:58 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

In article , Ron Lowe
[email protected]?.? scribeth thus
"Marky P" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:23:28 GMT, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Bill Wright wrote:

I know I've told this before, but there was a lady in a house where the
mining subsidence was so bad that the roof was leaking and water was
running
down the walls. She said that she was going to apply for condensation.

Many years ago, a club I was in was experiencing strange
mechanical noises from a Ferrograph tape recorder. (Yes, that
long ago!). Our tame hi-fi dealer lifted the lid, tapped the
motor sagely, and opined "It must be rubbing on the
lamentations."

For the curious, it was actually the worm drive to the clock-type
tape position indicator.

Chris

My mate's got a couple of Ferrographs. Amazing sound quality.


I had a Ferrograph 4A when I was a teenager: salvaged from the dump.
Worked very well.
Weighed a ton.

Had 3 honking great motors: one for each reel, and one for the capstan.
A single large rotary control for the main functions.

Ah, I've found a photo....
http://www.vintageaudio.com.au/tape%...0Type%204A.htm

My parents always groaned when I arrived home with another piece of salvaged
electronic junk!


I had one of those once .. got one of these now)

http://www.theidahofalls.com/photos/...os/Studer2.jpg

And this was in a skip too!!!......

You *******! I'd love to find one of them in a skip. Think my mates
got a very similar one he uses for mastering, when he has an analogue
moment.

Marky P.

In article ,
Marky P wrote:
I had one of those once .. got one of these now)

http://www.theidahofalls.com/photos/...os/Studer2.jpg

And this was in a skip too!!!......

You *******! I'd love to find one of them in a skip. Think my mates
got a very similar one he uses for mastering, when he has an analogue
moment.

Lots of these sort of tape machines were just junked. They had little
value when the 'digital revolution' came along and were too large to store.

A pal came across a Nagra 4S in a skip - and it had spent all its life in
a dubbing suite for transcription purposes so was in mint condition.

Of course now such survivors are getting rarer they command a reasonable
price.

--
*Money isn‘t everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Marky P" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:15:40 -0000, "Ron Lowe"
ronATlowe-famlyDOTmeDOTukSPURIOUS wrote:

My parents always groaned when I arrived home with another piece of
salvaged
electronic junk!

Had the same problem with my parents. I collected reel to reels for a
while.

I had the same problem - with harmoniums. Maybe they had a point - they
are bigger than Ferrographs.

--
Martin

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Marky P wrote:
I had one of those once .. got one of these now)

http://www.theidahofalls.com/photos/...os/Studer2.jpg

And this was in a skip too!!!......

You *******! I'd love to find one of them in a skip. Think my
mates got a very similar one he uses for mastering, when he has an
analogue moment.

Lots of these sort of tape machines were just junked. They had little
value when the 'digital revolution' came along and were too large to
store.

A pal came across a Nagra 4S in a skip - and it had spent all its
life in a dubbing suite for transcription purposes so was in mint
condition.

Of course now such survivors are getting rarer they command a
reasonable price.

As I used to repair Nagras for a living from '69 to '74 I have a
fondness for them. I have a III, a 4D, 4L, 4Stereo-TC, SN, 2 off
T-Audio and a D (records onto a hard disk in a caddy)

Here is one of my T-Audios
http://www.snglinks.com/pics/T.jpg

--
Ashley
For Windsor Weather see www.snglinks.com/wx

In article , Gm6trs wrote:
I had the same problem - with harmoniums. Maybe they had a point - they*
are bigger than Ferrographs.

Seriously, do you know the best way to find a good home for a harmonuium?
I rescued one from a fate worse than death from my neighbour before he
moved out, but I can't play the thing and it takes up quite a bit of room
in my hall. I've seen a few on Ebay, which is what I might end up trying,
but I really have no idea what I'm dealing with. It works, but is quite
battered and should really go to somebody who can restore it properly. Are
there specialist websites for harmonium enthusiasts?

Rod.

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:01:38 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Marky P wrote:
I had one of those once .. got one of these now)

http://www.theidahofalls.com/photos/...os/Studer2.jpg

And this was in a skip too!!!......

You *******! I'd love to find one of them in a skip. Think my mates
got a very similar one he uses for mastering, when he has an analogue
moment.

Lots of these sort of tape machines were just junked. They had little
value when the 'digital revolution' came along and were too large to store.

A pal came across a Nagra 4S in a skip - and it had spent all its life in
a dubbing suite for transcription purposes so was in mint condition.

Of course now such survivors are getting rarer they command a reasonable
price.

There sheer size is a probem. My mate's runs a recording studio and
has also got a 4 track 1" machine, 8 track 1" and a 24 track 2". The
24 track is bloody huge and bloody heavy (a 4 man lift). Thing is,
tape is so expensive, he rarely uses them, but the 'young metal kids'
that tend to go there think they look cool.

Marky P.

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:28:38 -0000, "gm6trs" . wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:15:40 -0000, "Ron Lowe"
ronATlowe-famlyDOTmeDOTukSPURIOUS wrote:

My parents always groaned when I arrived home with another piece of
salvaged
electronic junk!

Had the same problem with my parents. I collected reel to reels for a
while.

I had the same problem - with harmoniums. Maybe they had a point - they
are bigger than Ferrographs.

My mate (who's an obsessive collector of keyboards) has a harmonium.
I might use it on my next album.

Marky P.

In article ,
Ashley Booth wrote:
As I used to repair Nagras for a living from '69 to '74 I have a
fondness for them. I have a III, a 4D, 4L, 4Stereo-TC, SN, 2 off
T-Audio and a D (records onto a hard disk in a caddy)

Here is one of my T-Audios
http://www.snglinks.com/pics/T.jpg

Thames TV ordered a load of T-Audios just after they came out. And none of
the first few supplied worked properly. (They were bought as effectively
audio only VTR machines). They were returned and the order cancelled.
Studer A 812s were purchased instead. Never did find out just what the
truth of the matter was.

--
*To steal ideas from *one* person is plagiarism; from many, research*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In article ,
Marky P wrote:
There sheer size is a probem. My mate's runs a recording studio and
has also got a 4 track 1" machine, 8 track 1" and a 24 track 2". The
24 track is bloody huge and bloody heavy (a 4 man lift). Thing is,
tape is so expensive, he rarely uses them, but the 'young metal kids'
that tend to go there think they look cool.

Vast amounts of 2" tape went in the skip where I used to work. Nobody
wanted it. Afga PEM 468.

--
*'ome is where you 'ang your @ *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.