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Keyboard accessories circa mid 70s

The ACOUSTIC Model 500 'Keyboard Control Center.' Never seen this piece before.  The original ACOUSTIC amps from the early 70s…

13 years ago

Radio Show: Live 6.13.11: WPKN 89.5 FM

Thanks to Steve DiCostanzo and WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport CT for inviting me on-air for two hours last night…

13 years ago

Summer 2011

The culmination of the past 4 months of crate digging: Summer 2011 at Preservation Sound.  If you see me, ask…

13 years ago

Keys of the 70s

Strings & Things Memphis advert for keyboards circa 1977. Been looking through some mid-70s issues of "Contemporary Keyboard" (h.f. "CK")…

13 years ago

This Is What I Do

I play the keyboards. Images of Rock n Roll Keyboard players circa the mid 1970s.

13 years ago

RCA OP-6/BA-2 Hybrid Mic Pre Amp: Listening Test/Shootout

Alright!  So earlier this week I described the successful completion of the RCA OP-6/BA-2 microphone preamp.  Check out this previous…

13 years ago

UPDATE: Vacuum Tube Program EQ project – Part 2

The vacuum-tube powered program EQ that I described in this previous post is nearly complete.  This thing has sat on…

13 years ago

The Pilot ‘Pilotrol’ Hi Fi Preamp of the early 1950s

Pilot was one of the classic NYC Golden-Age Hi-Fi makers (see here for earlier coverage on PS dot com).  Although…

13 years ago

Building an (almost) RCA OP6 Mic Preamp

(image source) The RCA OP-6 'Portable Amplifier' is one of a handful of truly visually-iconic vintage mic preamps.   The OP-6…

13 years ago

A Few Interesting DIY Audio Projects c. 1955

Circuit for a simple bass/treble parametric equalizer that uses no inductors.  Could be  a useful piece.  Not sure if 250k/500k…

13 years ago