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JonUrban
08-24-2003, 08:15 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3042915618&category=15000


HOLY MACKARAL!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Anyone care to give some info?
Sckott
08-24-2003, 08:17 PM
Looks like something Steve has. Just slightly different....
Steve Hoffman
08-24-2003, 08:18 PM
You've never seen a professional tape recorder before? Industry workhorse.

Here is mine, direct from United Studio B:
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/s1-1.shtml

An Ampex four-track. What most great music from 1958 to 1968 was recorded on.
JonUrban
08-24-2003, 08:30 PM
Originally posted by Steve Hoffman
You've never seen a professional tape recorder before? Industry workhorse.

Here is mine, direct from United Studio B:
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/s1-1.shtml

An Ampex four-track. What most great music from 1958 to 1968 was recorded on.

Nope! I thought my Akai GX-630D-SS was big! :D
This thing is too cool! (So is yours, Steve)
sgraham
08-24-2003, 11:09 PM
It's an Ampex washing mach... er, 300 machine, badly mis-threaded! I wouldn't call it "quadrophonic", though one could theoretically use it as such. It's an early multitrack deck. We actually had the full track version still in service at WUOM until about 5 or 6 years ago. Try that with your digital workstation!

I've never seen one remotely as nicely tricked out as Steve's, though!

I wonder if there's anything interesting on the included reels of tape?
audio
08-25-2003, 01:45 AM
Geez, how the heck would you ship something like that? These things must be a nightmare to maintain, but I bet it sure sounds good.
Damián
08-25-2003, 02:37 AM
$12.50 ?!?!?
:bigeek:
Phil Elliott
08-25-2003, 04:11 AM
Originally posted by Damián
$12.50 ?!?!?
:bigeek:

$12.50 !

I'll have two please - btw, do you deliver to the UK when it's a bank holiday?

Probably not ... :eek: :D

Phil
Steve Hoffman
08-25-2003, 08:48 AM
It's an Ampex Pro Four-track deck. Every studio in America had one in 1965!

How to maintain it? Call the Ampex Man of course; there still is one here in LA who maintains all of the machines. You should see the tubes in this baby!
RetroSmith
08-25-2003, 11:35 AM
Did you catch the Location?

Take that last train to CLARKSVILLE!!!!!