<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Shibaden was part of Hitachi. for a time.<div><br></div><div>In 1976, Hitachi introduced a Quad that had digital servo and TBC. Auto tracking, sync processing and full electronic editing.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone have pix? Or did this become something with a Shibaden label?</div><div><br></div><div>Abramson cites the machine and on Page 171 of the History of Television 1941-2000, with a footnote citing the SMPTE Journal of May, 1977, page 332: "Progress Committee Report for 1976."</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone have pix? Or did this become something with a Shibaden label?</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Mar 21, 2011, at 7:23 AM, <a href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="role_body" bottommargin="7" leftmargin="7" rightmargin="7" topmargin="7"><font id="role_document" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> <div>I also have some information on the Shibaden machines and they used the clones of Ampex Amtec, Colortec, and Velcomp in some machines. </div> <div> </div> <div>Chris Hill</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>In a message dated 3/21/2011 10:14:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv">bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv</a> writes:</div> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> <div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I used to have a Shibaden catalog from the 70s that showed their quads and they looked to be RCA clones if not rebadged RCA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bill Spencer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">NorthStar Studios, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3201 Dickerson Pike<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nashville, TN 37207<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(615) 650-6610<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CP (615) 445-5616<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com [<a href="mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com">mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ted Langdell<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 21, 2011 8:28 AM<br><b>To:</b> Quad List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [QuadList] Another Jeporady Question-Quads not made by Ampex orRCA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div><p class="MsoNormal">2" Quads:<o:p></o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal">Bosch<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>(Germany)<o:p></o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal">Visual/Allen <span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>(Bosch transport and heads from Germany w/Visual/Allen Electronics from US)<o:p></o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal">Shibaden<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>(Japan)<o:p></o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal">TAMCO <span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>(Japanese partnership btw. Ampex and Toshiba making Ampex designed machines in Japan)<o:p></o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal">1" Quad:<o:p></o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>Asaka <span class="apple-tab-span"></span>(Japan) Company also known as Asaka/ShibaSoku<o:p></o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal">Sony, NHK made 2" Quad prototypes in Japan.<o:p></o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal">I suspect there are more to be found. The hunt continues! (We need some Japanese QuadList members!)<o:p></o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal">Ted<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mar 21, 2011, at 5:56 AM, <a title="mailto:Chill315@aol.com" href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We all know the Ampex and RCA machines. A number of us have seen other machines in use. So the question of the day is.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">What other manufactures built quad machine? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The answer can not be a refurbished machine that was built on someone else's platform. I know of two of the manufactures. I do not know a third one but am aware of the machine. There may be more.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Answers can not include prototypes.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Chris Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">WA8IGN<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Please trim posts to relevant info when replying!<br>Send QuadList list posts to <a title="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com" href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><br>Your subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:<br><a title="http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com" href="http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com">http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; 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