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G. Frudd worked at ADM technology from 1976 – 1989. He sent us the photos above and below. These document some of his work at ADM during that period. Frudd started at ADM as the “console fitter,” previously having worked as a tool & die maker.

Frudd went on to run all of the mechanical shops- machine, cabinet, engraving, and fitting, eventually becoming the Mechanical Engineering Manager. Frudd was directly involved in the design of all consoles and rack products during that period.

G. Frudd: “In my time at ADM we transitioned the product from wood cabinet based to metal and extrusion based structures. It was a great and exciting place to work. After ADM’s demise I went on to be a mechanical designer and product line manager at several companies in the lighting and automation industries.”

The two images above are burn-in racks for console modules.

Thanks for sending in these great images GF!

For previous ADM coverage on P/S dot com, check out these links:

Catalog images and a TON of comments – click here

The 1981 Glen Glenn Sound console – click here

The ADM / FINE console – click here

When State House New Haven asked me last month if i’d be interested in opening the first-ever New Haven appearance of Anika, i think I said YES halfway thru the “…ka.” Her 2010 Stones Throw LP, produced by the legendary Geoff Barrow, he one of my all-time greatest musical influences, is one of my 5 or 10 favorite albums of the past decade.

Nyasha Chiundiza is a tremendous singer+songwriter whom I have been working with the past coupla years and we’ve put together a set of all-new material especially for this show: a six-song suite based on ancient Russian folktales titled ‘Russian Folklore Variation #127.’ It is something else. We are super-excited to premiere it for you. Get tix here.

Several years ago I received a telephone call from a man named Johan VanLeer. VanLeer designed reverb systems for Hammond many many decades ago, and later developed a very rare spring system for Quad Eight. He sent me some interesting information regard the Quad Eight system; click here to read that earlier post. VanLeer is still developing new spring reverb approaches to-this-day. Here is a bit of of info on his latest project.

“Still tinkering with spring (4) reverberation systems, I thought updating you. Due to the 17″ rack width dimensions, the DELAY TIME is limited to the spring length, which has to be less than about 13”.

To double the DELAY TIME I constructed a few systems by using and updating the 1964 US Patent No: 3,159,713 by W.C. (Bill) Laube, Jr., like me, a Hammond Organ Co. Engineer.
In the so called “single ended system” both the receive- and send transducer are on the same side and the other side has the spring-ends firmly anchored.
So, the send-signal bounces back  doubling the delay time before it reaches the  receiving transducer.
To avoid cross-talk from the sender (1 coil),  the 2 coils of the receiving transducer are connected out-off-phase.

Reader N. Short alerted us that “(here is) a TREASURE trove of 1920-60’s  Telefunken archive of loudspeakers, service diagrams, advertisements…” – 399 to be exact – see them all at this link, courtesy the German Technical Museum.

This month’s Preservation Sound Radio  show has aired but you can stream the whole thing from this link.  Hope you dig, this is a special show of my all-time Rock favorites – all broadcast from the original vinyl LPs.

Setlist:

1. “Electricity” Captain Befheart
2. “Yesterday’s folks” US69
3. “Ramblin Gamblin Man” Bob Seger System
4. “Street Corner Preacher” Endle St Cloud
5. “Don’t Look Back” The remains (SET BREAK)
6. “Go Back” Crabby Apppleton
7. “Speak Now…” Terry Reid
8. “Baby Its You” Smith
9. “God Gave Me You” Frijid Pink
10. “I’m the Light” Blue Cheer (SET BREAK
11. “Mongoose” Elephants Memory
12. “I’mLosing You” Rod Stewart
13. “Tin Soldier” The Small Faces
14. “Stranger In a Strange Land” Leon Russell
15. “Recollections….” Redeye (SET BREAK)
16. “I don’t know what I want” Raspberries
17. “Do Ya” The Move
18. “Charriot Choogle” T-Rex
19. “You Can’t Have Me” Big Star
20. “Looking for the Magic” Dwight Twilley (SET BREAK)
21. “Them Kinda Monkees…” Slade
22. “The Rocker” Thin Lizzy
23. “Mindless Child…” The Kinks
24. “O Lucky Man” Alan Price
25. “The Only Reason” Fluff (SET BREAK)
26. “The bible” DR Hooker
27. “California Here I Come” Shocking Blue
28. “Playing with Fire” Joe McDonald
29. “Going to Canada” Mike Wilhelm
30. “Whiskey Woman” Flamin Groovies (SET BREAK)
31. “Another Time Another Day” Parrish and Gurvitz
32. “Right or Wrong” Stealers Wheel
33. “For Melanie” Matthews Souther Comfort
34. “You Shouldn’t have took more than you gave” Dave Mason
35. “Better Days” Graham Nash
36. “Fly” JK and Co (SET BREAK)
37. “Couldn’t Possibly Be” Tranquility
38. “Fazon” Sopwith Camel
39. “Tomorrow’s People” McDonald and Gilles

THIS WEEKEND:  We will be having our annual TAG SALE at 1069 Connecticut Ave, Bridgeport CT, on the 3rd floor.

I will there with a massive array of vintage Hi-Fi and sound equipment for sale –  amps, turntables, speakers, mics, synths, effects, guitars, several hundred great records starting at $3, and much much more.  TONS of vintage clothes too.

JUST ANOTHER FEELING, the new single from Ula Ruth, is available now on all major platforms.  Recorded and produced by yours truly at Gold Coast Recorders, mixed by Greg Giorgio.  Artwork by Aashna Shah.  Check it out – one of my all-time faves I had worked on with these guys.

JUST ANOTHER FEELING on Spotify

JUST ANOTHER FEELING iTunes

JUST ANOTHER FEELING on Soundcloud

Very excited for the world to hear the new full-length from ULA RUTH.  Recorded and produced by your truly at our studio Gold Coast Recorders and mixed by Greg Giorgio at Tarquin Studios, the first single THIS IS A DRUM is available to hear now on the usual channels: