[QuadList] Anyone recognize this magnetic film recorder??

[Ted Langdell]

On Sep 17, 2010, at 5:22 AM, Dennis Lusk wrote:

> It looks like a Movieola film player to  me. The bottom bit an  
> amplifier for optical or magnetic audio.
>
> Den,

You're on the right track from a corporate perspective.  Movieola  
became part of Magnasync/Movieola in 1966, but Magnasync had been  
making audio recording gear for quite a while before that.

Via the AMIA-L,  film maker/film equipment maker Jeff Kreines says:

On Sep 17, 2010, at 5:08 AM, Jeff Kreines wrote:

> Magnasync 602E, 16mm.
>
> Very common in the US, successor to the X400 series.

Jeff's post was quickly followed by Voice of America Moving Image  
Librarian Len Modzelesky, who just said, "Magnasync."

The two companies are not linked by name, although they are commonly  
owned.  Movieola has morphed into an equipment sales, rental and  
training business, while Magnasync gradually became a company that  
made only products for communications recording.

It now seems like they've exited that business as there's not much to  
see at http://www.magnasync.com.

Ted

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ted Langdell
> To: Quad List
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 8:01 AM
> Subject: [QuadList] Anyone recognize this magnetic film recorder??
>
> Howard Dell, a "sometime BBC VT Editor" and member of the VTOldboys  
> website group in the UK is trying to determine the make of this  
> machine.
>
> http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JIm38sWB7Qc/TI03egATGBI/AAAAAAAAAWI/47kwRZrjj9w/s1600/pic-2.jpg
>
> They've blown up the image to read the nameplate, but can't get any  
> potential names that Google recognizes.
>
> Howard contacted the CBSRetirees.com (CBS NYC engineers) webmaster  
> who posted it. Our member Harold Deppe, Jr. spotted it and thought  
> the Quadlist might know.
>
> If someone has a clue, let me know and I'll pass it on to Howard.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ted
>
> Ted Langdell
> Secretary
>
>
>
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Ted Langdell
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