[QuadList] 1" Machine glue

[Scott Thomas]

Just this last month, a former employee of my station sent us one of the maintenance books for the VPR-20. Not sure why. We don't have one. (probably just the novelty of it)

I'm curious as to why the VPR-20 and the Sony BVH-500 are so similar in form? Any shared engineering there?

I remember very fondly the VPR-3 demo tape that Ampex sent out. What an amazing machine. I got to see them in operation at WCPX in Orlando when I worked there. I missed their ACR-25, but they did have an ACR-225 when I was there.

Scott Thomas


On Feb 2, 2010, at 1:37 AM, Bill Carpenter wrote:

> I think it's just progress, I was designing helical machines, before they were a broadcast product, except in France on Secam, and the Phillipiness, and I did on-air (non-phased) color tests, in Mexico City, 2 weeks before the Olympic's in 1968. 
> 
> In the early 70's, I was the product manager, for all the Quad's except the AVR-1 and ACR-25, and introduced the AVR-2. By 1980, I had the VPR-20, the portable 1" machine and in 83, I introduced the best helical scan machine ever built, the VPR-3, so it's just progress, and making everything better!
> 
> Bill Carpenter
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> From: C. Park Seward <park at videopark.com>
> To: Quad List <quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com>
> Sent: Mon, February 1, 2010 9:18:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [QuadList] 1" Machine glue
> 
> I must be lucky. Transferred two Quad reels this weekend with the 3M foam and the tape was fine. No glue on the tape.
> 
> Best,
> Park
> 
> C. Park Seward
> Visit us: http://www.videopark.com
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> 
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> On Jan 31, 2010, at 10:26 AM, georgenann at aol.com wrote:
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>> Gentlemen,
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>> Was thinking that Ted might impose a fine for writing up stuff on "C" machines, etc. on this very fine "QuadList"?  IF so he is going to be a wealthy man.  (Only Kidding)
>>  
>> Seeing this discussion and remembering the stuff about the glue coming out of the reels, let me reflect on the first two times CBS encountered the problem.
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>> The first time was in a room referred to as the "Air" room which had a couple 1100's and was only for air. One of the morning shows came to a grinding halt.  Later it was found that there was "Glue" in the middle of the supply reel.
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>> The op at the time was a good op, but seemed to be in constant trouble with the law, big time.  One VP was sure he had put the glue on, but nobody addressed it with him. (That I know of)
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>> Not too long thereafter, it happened again, the VP (Who was a real good guy) called the FBI in on the case.  It really had the op shook up, but then it was determined it was the "Glue" problem we all know about.
>>  
>> 73,
>>  
>> George Keller
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