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In The Studio

Preservation Sound dot com will be less active this week because I have 7 days of back-to-back sessions booked at…

13 years ago

‘We Shape Our Tools, And Thereafter Our Tools Shape Us’: MM

(Image Source) As I wrote on day 1, the goal of this website is to investigate "the potential (of sound-altering…

13 years ago

Carvin Co. electric guitars of 1978

Continuing our series on Carvin Musical Instruments of the 1970s:  the complete Carvin electric guitar line-up of 1978.  Download a…

13 years ago

The American R331 Ribbon Microphone of 1950

A corollary to the theory that "an infinite number of monkeys typing at an infinite number of typewriters will eventually…

13 years ago

Radio Communications Mics of the 1940s part 2

The Electrovoice Cardax Crystal Cardiod Microphone Today we'll look at some more microphones on offer to Radio Hams in the…

13 years ago

Turner Ham Microphones of the 1940s

The Turner Model BD Microphone Today we'll look at several Turner microphones of the 1940s which were marketed to Radio…

13 years ago

QST Magazine in the 1940s

QST magazine is the monthly publication of the American Radio Relay league (h.f. ARRL).  ARRL has published QST since 1915.  …

13 years ago

Out-Of-Print-Book Report: “Electric Rock,” Richard Robinson 1971

"Electric Rock" (Pyramid Communications, 1971, 224pp) was written by Richard Robinson.  It's a small paperback volume, mainly text, which offers…

13 years ago

Carvin Mixing Consoles 1979

Download a fifteen-page scan of the mixing consoles on offer in Carvin's 1979 Catalog: DOWNLOAD: Carvin_Mixers_1979 Above is the playing-field…

13 years ago

Carvin Guitars, Amplifiers, and PA equipment: 1973 Catalog

Download the thirty-two page 1973 Carvin catalog (presented in two sections): DOWNLOAD AMPS, SPEAKERS, AND PA: Carvin_1973_part1 DOWNLOAD GUITARS: Carvin_1973_part2…

13 years ago