<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi, Guy,<div><br></div><div><div>On Jun 14, 2009, at 8:23 AM, Guy Spiller wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Now, I can see the picture as well. Interesting looking machine. I wonder...did they make their own headwheel panels, or did they use an Ampex or RCA?<br>Guy</div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>None of the above. Visual bought Fernseh (Bosch) Quad head assemblies, such as seen here on the LabGuy's World website:</div><div><a href="http://www.labguysworld.com/Fernseh_NR-286.htm">http://www.labguysworld.com/Fernseh_NR-286.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>The head is stamped "5 mils" which would imply it was used for 7.5 ips recordings. </div><div><br></div><div>I see what appears to be an air fitting on the left side of this picture:</div><div><a href="http://www.labguysworld.com/Fernseh_NR-286_039.jpg">http://www.labguysworld.com/Fernseh_NR-286_039.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>indicating that this is an air-bearing head.</div><div><br></div><div>Richard notes that the head assembly pictured came from Merlin Engineering Works in Palo Alto.</div><div><br></div><div>There is a connection between all of these companies, and we'll explain that in the upcoming story about the Visual deck.</div><div><br></div><div>You might also be surprised to learn what radio/TV host, composer and pianist/organist is tied into the story.</div><div><br></div><div>Sorry if this comes off like a big tease (must be the producer-side coming out) but I'm waiting for permission to reprint comments that have been e-mailed to me, and to see what other visual material comes about.</div><div><br></div><div>Hopefully all that coincides with getting some time freed up to assemble more pages for the site.</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div><div><div><div>Ted Langdell</div><div>Secretary</div><div>Skype: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>TedLangdell</div><div>e-mail:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></div></div></div></div> </div><br></div></body></html>