Re: [ARSCLIST] Scully (and other) Tape machine mailing lists

["Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:37 PM 2007-12-15, Ken Fritz wrote:
>   A few days ago I purchased three Scully 280 B tape machines. All
> are 1/4 " two track at 7 1/2 & 15 ips. All three have the servo drive
> but only two have servo amps. I have the record / play preamps for
> only two machines.

Congratulations! Sounds like quite a find.

mailto:scully_recorder-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to the 
scully_recorder group on Yahoo Groups and sign up via the web 
interface (preferred).

Last message in my files 11-21.

There are at least lists for:
Ampex  ( www.recordist.com )
Studer   ( www.recordist.com )
Sony/MCI  mailto:sony_apr-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  ( sony_apr )
Otari mailto:otari_equipment-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (otari_equipment )
Scully  (see above)
3M  mailto:3M_Recorders-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  ( 3M_Recorders )

Please note that the SONY/MCI list is for the professional Sony 
recorders like the APR-5000 and APR-24 which followed on after Sony 
bought MCI in Florida.  I moderate this list. It is NOT for consumer 
Sony recorders. See reeltoreel, below.

The Ampex list is basically for discussion of Ampex tape machines but 
also has some related analog recording discussions. This is an 
unmoderated list, but off-topic postings are discouraged by the membership.

The Studer list discusses Studer tape machines only and generally is 
focused on the higher-end machines. While it used to be just the 
Studer Mastering Recorders, machines such as the A810/A807/A812 are 
also discussed there. Please do not ask any ReVox A77/B77 etc 
questions on this list. This list is moderated by Fred Thal.

I'm not quite sure who owns or the posting protocol for the Scully, 
Otari, or 3M lists.While I subscribe to these three, I generally just 
file them.

As far as traffic goes, Ampex is about equal to ARSC, Studer is about 
1/4 of ARSC and Sony is about 10% of ARSC. The balance are very 
low-volume lists as far as I can tell.

There is also a reel-to-reel group at Yahoo that I don't subscribe to 
anymore as it really focuses on consumer decks. People there value 
Revoxes more than Studer pro machines (or at least that was my 
experience). mailto:reeltoreel-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

In the same mold, there is a list at www.naks.com for Nakamichi machines.

There are probably more.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Richard

Richard L. Hess                   email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Aurora, Ontario, Canada       (905) 713 6733     1-877-TAPE-FIX
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