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Misc Electric Guitar bits c. 1966

Above: Tony Mottola with a Gibson ES -355 in 1966. Misc Fender guitars circa 1966: a Coronado 2, an acoustic…

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East Bridgeport, CT

Above: the view along Crescent ave from the intersection of Crescent and Bunnell, where a later Scully Recording Instruments Corp.…

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Gibson Electric Guitars and Amplifiers 1956

Download the twenty-page 1956 Gibson Electric Guitars and Amplifiers Catalog: DOWNLOAD: Gibson_Elec_1956_cat Products covered, with text, specs, and photos, include:…

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Systems of the Stars

Above: From DOWNBEAT magazine 1966: Bassist Ben Tucker discusses his home hi-fi system.  Tucker played with a real who's-who of…

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Magnecord Tape Machines used for early stereo experimentation

Above: an unpublished photo from the collection of David Hall, courtesy T. Fine. T. Fine: "Bert Whyte was an early…

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What is Psychoacoustics? (1961)

************ ******* *** Do certain acoustic phenomena create universal psychological effects? Does rhythm hold primacy in the hierarchy of musical…

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The Scully 601 Vinyl Mastering Lathe circa 1960

Above: beautiful line-drawn rendition of a Scully 601 lathe.  Made right here in blighted Bridgeport CT.  Ahh Bridgeport what happened? …

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Neumann AM32B Lathe: 1961

Although Scully seems to have dominated the US lathe market in the 1950s and 1960s, every time I have personally…

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Interesting Passive EQ circa 1961

Above, a 'distortionless' equalizer circuit circa 1961 as designed by one Carlos Moura.  Separate bass and treble boost functions (2…

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1957: Golden Age of Hi Fi (ladies-of), take two

Download a two-page scan of Radio & Television News, August 1957, featuring screen-star Martha Hyer and her DIY audio-hobby. DOWNLOAD:…

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