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Carvin Guitars, Amplifiers, and PA equipment: 1971 Catalog

Download the thirty-two page 1971 Carvin catalog, presented in the original glorious black-and-white (9.9M zipped file): DOWNLOAD: Carvin_1971_Catalog.pdf Dig the…

13 years ago

Carvin in the 1970s: Part 1

What If I told you that there was a US company that had been making good-quality electric guitars, PA equipment,…

13 years ago

Music at Home 1973

Dave Brubeck, his sons Darius, Chris, and Danny, and friends Mark Morgenstern, Perry Robinson, and Gerry Mulligan make music at…

13 years ago

Magnecord Historical Archive Material Part VI

Today we'll wrap up our series of original-source documents pertaining to Magnecord corporation, one of the pioneers of high-fidelity recording.…

13 years ago

Magnecord Historical Archive Material: Part V

Continuing the thread from yesterday's post: here are the 1952 issues of Magnecord, INC.  Click on the link to download…

13 years ago

Magnecord Historical Archive Material: Part IV

This week we'll conclude our series of archival material courtesy of Magnecord founding partner John Boyers.  John's son D. graciously…

13 years ago

Better Living Through Auto-Reverse

Well alright...  Cheryl from the Madison office is finally coming over to the condo for dinner.  I think she said…

13 years ago

Gibson Guitar Amplifers: 1966

Download a twelve-page scan of the entire guitar-amp line represented in Gibson's 1966 catalog: DOWNLOAD: Gibson_amps_1966 Models covered, with specs…

13 years ago

Out-of-print Book Report: “Starting Your Own Band” (1980)

Ah salad days. Making noise with some high-school bros and/or chicks maybe you were on the "wheels-of-steel" or maybe you…

13 years ago

Heathkit Rock-Band Hardware c. 1969

Download a five-page scan of the various guitar amps, guitars, effects, and other Rock-combo-flotsam available from Heathkit in 1969: DOWNLOAD:…

13 years ago