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The Incredible Past Lives of Our Favorite Tools

A client recently asked me to service an antique piece of audio equipment: an Altec 438A.   This device belongs to…

14 years ago

TECH: RCA BE-100

The BE-100 is a plug-in equalizer module that was made for use with the RCA BC-100 mixing console.  I have…

14 years ago

ICONS: rca and evaporating knowledge

The story of RCA is a great American industrial story.  From its origins in WW1 to decades to breakups and…

14 years ago

RECORDINGS: the appeal of demos

If you are a musician or serious rock music fan, you will know what the term ‘demo’ refers to in…

14 years ago

Recycled Champs

one of the most famous electric instrument amplifiers of all time is the tweed-covered Champ amplifier made by Fender in…

14 years ago

Issac Hayes Buys Some Used Components

One of my all-time favorite TV shows is The Rockford Files.  James Garner plays a laid-back ex-con private eye.  He's…

14 years ago

Hey it’s one of those old horn speakers

Along the lines of the ‘Carbon Mic’ (see earlier post) are these early horn speakers.   They are visual icons that…

14 years ago

About the header image on this page…

The main page of this site is currently displaying a small sliver of the image reproduced below.  It's a page…

14 years ago

RECORDINGS: Steve Douglas “the music of cheops”

Steve Douglas was a studio session saxophone player who performed on countless hits of the 60s and 70s.  Allmusic.com has…

14 years ago

ICON: “gimme one of those real old mics…” :::UPDATED:::

When you are creating a set for a musical performance, nothing says ‘old school’ and 'authentic' like one of those…

14 years ago