Re: [ARSCLIST] 1/4" Record and Playback head

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think 1958 for quarter-track reel tapes, too. I'm pretty sure Ampex had a somewhat kludgey 2t/qt 
switch for the play head on their A series and 900 series decks by 1958, too.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Chichester" <Dnjchi@xxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 1/4" Record and Playback head



I recall buying a Bell stereorecorder in 1958, the year I was  married.
Don Chichester

In a message dated 6/10/2009 5:48:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

At 05:29  PM 2009-06-10, Stewart Adam wrote:
> Does any one know when the first  1/4" 4 track recorders became
> available.  Either professional or  consumer

Hello,  Stewart,

http://richardhess.com/notes/2007/11/26/rca-sound-tape-cartridge-and-quarter
-track-reel-introduction-date/

October  1959 just in time for 1959 Christmas shopping--both
reel-to-reel and the  RCA Sound Tape Cartridge  format.

Cheers,

Richard


Richard L. Hess     email:  richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Aurora, Ontario, Canada        (905) 713 6733     1-877-TAPE-FIX
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Quality tape  transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.




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