Here is the same set after Pat had refinished the cabinet. (The electronics were refurbished by the Antique Radio Store here in San Diego.) Many of you can remember when radio was the primary means of receiving news and entertainment in the home, and when the family radio was always the centerpiece of the living room. These old radios even sounded different from the radios of today. (If you’ve never heard a radio program coming through a 10” electro-dynamic speaker, than you’ve never really heard radio!) This picture has absolutely nothing to do with the circus other than that the original owner of this set might have used it to listen to one of the Fitch Bandwagon remote broadcasts from Madison Square Garden, featuring Merle Evans and the Ringling Band. |
Monday, January 13, 2014
More of Pat's magic! #2
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Like many collectors of old radios, I have a small, low-power AM transmitter just powerful enough to transmit audio to the various radios I have scattered around the house. Instead of listening to modern-day programs, I use my old radios to listen to recordings of old radio shows from yesteryear (including the Fitch Bandwagon.) Incidentally, one of the best places to find old radio shows on-line is http://www.otrcat.com/.
Special thanks to Buckles for posting these photos showcasing my wife's creativity. Tuesday January 14th is her birthday, and these postings were submitted as a surprise for her.
Happy Birthday Pat
There's sure a lot of great talent in the Beheim household!
How did she match the missing
venier Eric unless she grafted
from a hidden spot
Electromagnetic speakers although
very efficient usually (always)
had a slight hum due to the coil
magnet behind the cone's coil
Early "Voice Of The Theater" sets
that sat behind movie screens had
the hum that was hidden in the
overamplified sound playback
Nowadays "rare earth" magnets add
great advantages to sound quality
Try the true IMAX speakers.
klsdad
The hum was a derivation of the
frequency of the alternating (AC)
current which is 60 cycle here
& 50 cycle in the UK & Europe
(at a slightly lower pitch)
Sorry but IMAX doesn't make any
although they well may put their
name on some likely made by
"Eminence" from Eminence Kentucky
I like to think that most of shit kicking animal guys and showguys would really not be too impressed with mega cycles, transmitters, etc. I am lucky this thing actually works and do not have a clue why. I had a wind up record player that got kind of slow bat times. back to what we think we know. thanks. johnny
Just checked with a pal who is
a leading theatrical audio expert
Although not exclusively IMAX
primarily uses J B Lansing
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