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<DIV>David:</DIV>
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<DIV>I've heard the same VR-1199 number applied to upgraded 1100's. I
think I may have a "VR-1175", as it only has part of the upgrades! But
obviously, none of these numbers are official Ampex numbers. The part
numbers are stamped into the foil labels, so I guess it's possible that the
numbers could have been transposed. Would that make it an extremely rare
collector's item, worth many extra thousands of dollars????? </DIV>
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<DIV>Don </DIV>
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<A title=DCFWTX@aol.com href="mailto:DCFWTX@aol.com">DCFWTX@aol.com</A>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10" BACK="#ffffff"><BR><BR>"Reasserts that the
model is a VR-2100. ???" Well maybe they "created" that model number after
their "rearranging" of electronics. <BR><BR>I recall at KTLA years ago seeing
what they called Ampex "1199's", which I think were jeeped up 1100's with 1200
electronics. I may be off about the model number, but it was not a standard
Ampex catalog item. I think the engineers there created the term after their
ingenuity. <BR><BR>David<BR><A
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