Re: [ARSCLIST] John French (was RE: Ampex 456 - tip of the iceberg...chemistry)

[Rod Stephens <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Not that John French needs any more kudos, but my four track playback 
head on my 1/4" Teac 2340R shows no sign of wear after having purchased 
it at least five years ago; it's a better head than the original Teac 
that came with the deck.  So, thanks to Mr. French, reel to reel 
analogue continues on and on and on .........  Mine was a very small 
order, but John took the time to email me a few times about what he 
could do and did.

Oh, and I think that John has done some special orders for my brother's 
multitracks, too.

Rod Stephens

Steve Puntolillo wrote:

> Hi --
>
>  
>
> > At 09:36 PM 6/19/2006, Scott Phillips wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > I second that. John has never, ever disappointed me in the 
> > >      
> > 28 years I've
> >    
> >
> > > sent heads and/or stacks to him. They always were finished perfectly,
> > > and on time. None of it was 'custom' work, which might be different,
> > > still...
> > >      
>
> Not different at all!
>
> Actually, John has done a lot of excellent custom work for us. Below is
> a link where (amongst lots of other tape machine restoration info)
> you'll find pictures and discussion regarding three out of several
> custom head assemblies. Just scroll down through the page as they are in
> three different sections. 
>
> Make sure you don't miss the custom 1" 4-track head assembly in the
> Ampex MR70 section. John totally outdid himself on that one.
>
> http://www.sonicraft.com/a2dx/a2dx_tech.html
>
> Best,
>
> -- Steve
>
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> Steve Puntolillo
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> http://www.sonicraft.com/a2dx
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