Re: [ARSCLIST] Vintage Recording Equipment

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Karl,

I've forwarded you inquity to a most knowledgeable fellow in the local radio 
club.  You and he can take it from there.

Steve Smolian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl J Jackson" <karl.j.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 11:50 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Vintage Recording Equipment


> Hello,
>
> I'm writing to inquire about recording equipment used in 1950s era radio
> broadcasts. I work with the United States Marine Band, which will be
> celebrating its 210th anniversary next year. As part of our concert 
> series,
> we will be transporting one of our "Dream Hour" radio broadcasts to the
> concert stage, complete with microphones, equipment, and announcer. We 
> would
> like to replicate the gear as accurately as possibly. I've posted
> photographs of a broadcast here:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/karl.j.jackson/HistoricUSMBPictures?authkey=NAbG
> I8uh8RE, and am hoping that you all can help to identify and or locate 
> some
> of the equipment, including microphones and mixer/transmitter. My best
> guesses for microphones is that they are either RCA 50-A or Western 
> Electric
> 618A. I have no idea what the contraption in front of the broadcast 
> engineer
> is.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Karl Jackson