Re: [ARSCLIST] Vintage Recording Equipment

[Karl J Jackson <karl.j.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Steve!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Smolian
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:43 PM
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Vintage Recording Equipment
> 
> Hi, Karl,
> 
> I've forwarded you inquity to a most knowledgeable fellow in the local
> radio
> club.  You and he can take it from there.
> 
> Steve Smolian
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl J Jackson" <karl.j.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 11:50 AM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Vintage Recording Equipment
> 
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm writing to inquire about recording equipment used in 1950s era
> radio
> > broadcasts. I work with the United States Marine Band, which will be
> > celebrating its 210th anniversary next year. As part of our concert
> > series,
> > we will be transporting one of our "Dream Hour" radio broadcasts to
> the
> > concert stage, complete with microphones, equipment, and announcer.
> We
> > would
> > like to replicate the gear as accurately as possibly. I've posted
> > photographs of a broadcast here:
> >
> http://picasaweb.google.com/karl.j.jackson/HistoricUSMBPictures?authkey
> =NAbG
> > I8uh8RE, and am hoping that you all can help to identify and or
> locate
> > some
> > of the equipment, including microphones and mixer/transmitter. My
> best
> > guesses for microphones is that they are either RCA 50-A or Western
> > Electric
> > 618A. I have no idea what the contraption in front of the broadcast
> > engineer
> > is.
> >
> > Thanks much,
> >
> > Karl Jackson
> >