[QuadList] Vital... Gainesville

[Bill Carpenter]

Hi Folks,

Maybe Nubar had a profitable fire? It's much harder to start a Flood!

Bill Carpenter

Bye for now, love to all, Bill & Gewyn & Ginger (whoof...whoof)

--- On Tue, 3/1/11, Chill315 at aol.com <Chill315 at aol.com> wrote:

From: Chill315 at aol.com <Chill315 at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [QuadList] Vital... Gainesville
To: quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com
Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 9:00 AM



The first Riker items that I saw were in a GE switcher that was custom made 
for WWJ-TV (now WDIV-TV) in Detroit.  These were the mix amps and special 
effects for the switcher.  
 
There was a connection with Riker, Richmond Hill and Possibly CDL.  
The main guy, RIker moved from one to another.  I have worked with a 
Richmond Hill switcher and it was a very decent switcher.  Just got old and 
could not do what the clients required.  It was kind of a 2 ME with a mixer 
at the end.  I would have to really do some memory work as it was in the 
70's.  Stable unit.
 
Now for Vital.  The story that I heard is there was a fire at the 
plant and they never really recovered.  The story is that a fire safety 
demonstration was done and when the fire extinguisher was discharged into the 
container with the fie, it blew it all over the place and caught the building on 
fire.  See do all your demonstrations outside. Not indoors.
 
Or was it that the guy was looking at Vital Nancy and got distracted?  
LOL
 
Chris Hill
WA8IGN
 

In a message dated 3/1/2011 11:09:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
david at dcvideo.com writes:


Hello Don, 
  

  

  Somewhere in my life I have encountered that Riker panel, but can't place 
  it. More recently, it may be in one of my switcher junk piles which may have 
  made it more recognizable. If it's still there, it's resting with a TS 40 
  panel as well. I don't know the history of Riker or Richmond Hill. Likewise, I 
  don't know the demise of Vital, CDL, or others.
  

  

  

  OK. Who can guess what this switcher is? Should be easy 
  for at least one contributor here (you may be exempt as you have worked on the 
  these!). Clue: Was a 2" quad era 
  switcher.
  

  

  
  

  

  

  David
  www.dcvieo.com
  

  

  

  

  
  On Feb 28, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Don Norwood wrote:

  
    
    You're on a roll David.  It was indeed a Riker.  It was 
    missing one of the pattern waveform modules, so we built one to 
    replace it.  Thinking back on those days, I'm kind of amazed how much I 
    got done compared to today's projects that seem to take forever!
     
    What was the story with Riker and Richmond Hill?  All the Riker 
    products were blue and Richmond Hill were beige, but otherwise they 
    were the identical devices.  I have an undated Richmond Hill 
    catalog and lots of Riker ads, but don't see any mention of their 
    relationship.  Did RH buy out Riker?
     
    Don
    
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        Now for bonus points, who knows what the SEG is?  Riker?
      

      
      
      
      David 
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