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  1. Thread: Magic

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    Or one that no system will do justice to except...

    Or one that no system will do justice to except the one you heard it on first. Like Ray Charles doin' "What'd I Say" on a poolhall Seeburg juke. Or Patsy Cline's "Walkin' After Midnight".
    :)
  2. Thread: Altec 834A

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    One lone picture in the '59 catalog

    AKA Monterey... what Grumpy said.

    Courtesy Hifilit

    http://www.hifilit.com/hifilit/Altec/1959-i.jpg
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    A 420 (A/Y) Biflex with a small throwaway tweeter...

    A 420 (A/Y) Biflex with a small throwaway tweeter in your 861 (A/B) box became the 870 (A/B) system;


    http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/altec/reference/1975-drivers/page06.jpg
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    Nah, much simpler than that. Just passing thru on...

    Nah, much simpler than that. Just passing thru on a rather long, elliptical orbit. ;)

    Take care! :)
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    In space, no one can hear you scream...

    Moin Peter,



    Exactly. Just like the classic Ray Charles/Stevie Wonder head roll. They wear (wore) specs... big ones. Plenty of (p)early reflections from the teeth too. :D

    Talk about your...
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    Sticky: This patent is for the Altec Acousta-Voicing...

    This patent is for the Altec Acousta-Voicing Process. Specific embodiment as yet undetermined, could span several product models of equalizers and related items.

    SOUND-IMPROVING MEANS AND METHOD...
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    Oh, man, that's been awhile Jim. You'd be lost...

    Oh, man, that's been awhile Jim. You'd be lost here now. The coaster was US71, which is now I-540. Heck, we even got them there ellyvators and jet airyplanes and sich now, thicker'n dogpeckergnats on...
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    Only if your visits were before the deputies were...

    Only if your visits were before the deputies were all issued dB meters. :banghead:
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    Don't feel bad, since Ruby Tuesdays, Chillis,...

    Don't feel bad, since Ruby Tuesdays, Chillis, etc. knocked off all the Awful Waffles and mom-n-pops, you can't even get grits here nowdays.
    ...
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    Before buying some 15s, you might want to see...

    Before buying some 15s, you might want to see which frame size 15" your A7 cabs are made for. The older 825 cabs mostly used small-frame (15") drivers with a 14-9/16" bolt pattern, and later 828s...
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    Sticky: Found it! The patent specifically for edgewound...

    Found it! The patent specifically for edgewound voice coils in loudspeakers, not only for flat wire, but triangular wire as well;

    OSCILLATING COIL FOR ELECTRODYNAMIC LOUDSPEAKERS

    Patent...
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    Lowell George - Thanks I'll Eat It Here

    My favorite Fat Man...can it be nearly 30 years?

    If this one ain't in your collection, it oughtta be.

    Released just months before Lowell George's death in '79, this studio LP is notable for...
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    Sticky: Perhaps, there are certainly applications where...

    Perhaps, there are certainly applications where the beef of a heavy roundwire coil is needed. Edgewound coils have a "flatter" outer profile with the valleys between turns considerably reduced. For...
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    Sticky: Correction to post #16; Substitute 31x for...

    Correction to post #16;

    Substitute 31x for 32x embodiment

    Correction to post 26;

    Substitute M-21xx for M-20x
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    Sticky: Another “team” mic design, from Robert Marshall...

    Another “team” mic design, from Robert Marshall and Wm. Harry of Bell Labs, embodied in the WE and Altec 639x “Birdcage” mic.

    This one was tricky to pin down due to the (as yet unexplained) time...
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    Oh yeah, good choice, Moldy...turn it up...not...

    Oh yeah, good choice, Moldy...turn it up...not too much dammit...that's it...take me back to the island, Leon...

    1. Will O' The Wisp Listen
    2. Little Hideaway Listen
    3. Make You Feel Good...
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    Hi, Gary, If you still have the clips and...

    Hi, Gary,

    If you still have the clips and tags, I'll bet you could pay for several months' satellite access for what some "minty original extremely rare Altec Model 19 motional dampers with...
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    Sticky: (Edited) Another Altec microphone, the "lipstick"...

    (Edited) Another Altec microphone, the "lipstick" M-20x, in two patents, one by Wm. Moreland, assigned to George Carrington, the other by George Carrington, unassigned. Anybody know "the rest of the...
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    Sticky: (warranted OT...read on...) Sometimes I'm...

    (warranted OT...read on...)

    Sometimes I'm reminded that when I had hair, it was blond...don't know how your comment blew right by without notice, Bo. In reply, your wish has not only been...
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    Sticky: Another useful tip; Once you've located an...

    Another useful tip;

    Once you've located an item of interest, do a side search on the inventor. Often, other aspects of the item of interest will be revealed. This is how I finally found the...
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    Sticky: Kinda puts the potential for exponential...

    Kinda puts the potential for exponential expansion in a whole new light, doesn't it?

    I've been wondering about the potential of applying the technology to our image library...:hmm:
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    The Bostwick patent from '29 is the earliest I've...

    The Bostwick patent from '29 is the earliest I've been able to find too, Steve. Thanks for the link, I read it late one night, then lost it.

    The more I study and learn, the more apparrent it...
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    A technical milestone, coil and magnet rub...

    A technical milestone, coil and magnet rub together with no ill effects.

    May your power be unlimited, and your excursion immense! Best wishes to you both.
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    In its 1943 catalog, Altec Lansing claimed the...

    In its 1943 catalog, Altec Lansing claimed the “First Time in History” , they had produced a compact two-way loudspeaker called the Duplex. The term Duplex was never trademarked to a loudspeaker, but...
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    Sticky: Another one from Bell, for the horn embodied in...

    Another one from Bell, for the horn embodied in the WE and Altec 32x bent horns. Various angled throat adapters may have been derived here as well.

    ACOUSTIC DEVICE
    Patent number: 1996743
    Filing...
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