Re: [ARSCLIST] Vintage Recording Equipment

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

Wow! That's an amazing collection of mics. I'll give him a call.

Thanks,

kj

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Sohn
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 6:57 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Vintage Recording Equipment
> 
> >> At  10/4/2007 08:50 AM, Karl Jackson wrote:
> >>
> >>>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?auth
> key=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.
> 
> Try contacting Bob Paquette Sr.
> www.sssmilwaukee.com/Microphone%20Museum.html
> I don't know him, but was just reading an article about his microphone
> museum in the latest issue of TapeOp Magazine. He is the author of "the
> History and Evolution of the Microphone" and is an authority on pre-
> 1960's
> broadcast microphones.
> 
> -Matt Sohn