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29th Nov 2020, 9:50 am | #41 | ||
Pentode
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Location: Bristol, UK.
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Re: BBC Turntable - possible to use at home ?
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Pete Copeland was a good friend, whom I worked for and then with for many years, You probably know that apart from the Goons and Hancock he was an expert on disc technology and an avid record collector and recordist. He published a very readable historical overview of recording techniques, "Sound Recordings" (British Library 0-7123-0225-5), and his memoirs* (which his wife and friends organised for publication posthumously), but sadly he died before he could finish his magnum opus on the subject of audio restoration, written whilst he was at the National Sound Archive/British Library. There was talk that the BL would publish it albeit incomplete, but I haven't heard anything recently. To get swiftly back on-topic, Typically, hearing me grumbling, Peter dug into his basement and provided "proper" fader knobs for our "lightweight" SP10 units (ex-Type "B" kit, I think), as they originally only came with a handle and tiny metal pointer. So when I bought mine via eBay decades later, I had a second bit of evidence that it was indeed one I'd used in anger in the Bristol dubbing theater! Quote:
Cheers, S. *Memoirs of a Record Collector and Sound Recording Engineer: The Autobiography of Peter Copeland (1942 - 2006) It is mostly autobiographical, and not highly technical, and sadly without illustrations (or at least it hadn't any when I downloaded it). |
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29th Nov 2020, 2:30 pm | #42 | |
Dekatron
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Location: Kington, Herefordshire, UK.
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29th Nov 2020, 5:37 pm | #43 |
Pentode
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Bristol, UK.
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Re: BBC Turntable - possible to use at home ?
Thanks - most of our conversations with Peter's widow are about bird watching these days (as she is secretary of our local ornithology club), and it's only this thread that reminded me of it.
I will certainly do that! Most grateful, S. |