[QuadList] Asaka 1" quad (was NHK's research lab developed a Quad machine in 1958)

[David Crosthwait]

Wayne,

I saw this unit at NAB in the 70's. Also saw a closed circuit broadcast (NAB summary) mentioning it also. I think this was 1976 or 77. It was a record/play transport and two separate external processors. Linear tape speed: 10 I.P.S.

As far as I know, it never saw a sale here. Perhaps John Turner may know. One has to remember that type C was almost accepted when this was introduced. Then, it was over for any production segmented machine, although one-inch helical type B (segmented) hung in there for five more years or so along with 2" quad ACR's and TCR's (commercial playback devises).

 
Above, Asaka one-inch quad. Now you see it, now you don't. That's how long it lasted.

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On Feb 27, 2011, at 2:49 PM, Wayne Watson wrote:

> This post jogged a very foggy old memory. In about 1973 or 74 at NAB was there a one inch quad shown by an Asian manufacturer? My recall was that it had a head that looked like a very small Ampex quad. When I went by the both I was surprised to see it, however there was nobody there at that time that could speak enough English to tell anything about it.
> Was there ever such a recorder was it a bad dream?
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> Wayne Watson
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