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<DIV>Don</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You are correct in the original intention of the question. A
manufacture that did everything from A to Z in the building of a machine.
That has given me the next question to ask after we put this one to bed.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Chris</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 3/21/2011 12:20:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dwnorwood@embarqmail.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Ted:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>By the time Merlin got thru with the machine, it had an Ampex headwheel,
Ampex audio heads and an Ampex pinch roller. Whether those were part of
the original Shibaden design I do not know. Ken Zin can probably tell
us.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In the "fine print" of the question Chris originally asked, he did say
only original manufacturers that did not rely on the major parts of other
manufacturers. Some of these machines, like the Visual/Allen, would not
exist without the "big guy's" parts. On the other hand, machines like
the Bosch are clearly original. I think the intention was
to explore how many companies actually made quads from top to
bottom. Otherwise, I could be a "manufacturer" since I've built and sold
machines made out of a variety of parts. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Don </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">Ted Langdell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">Ted Langdell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">Quad List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 21, 2011 11:15
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [QuadList] Another
Jeporady Question-Quads not made by AmpexorRCA</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hi, Bill, </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Sorry if the below sound a little sharp in reply... Not much
sleep. Too much going on.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>The Shibaden catalog pictures and text would be of great interest.
If you find it again, please try to scan and post.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Anyone else have some Shibaden info?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Ted</DIV>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On Mar 21, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Ted Langdell wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV>The Shibaden SV-7000 Quad used in the Merlin duplicating system
doesn't look like any RCA I've seen... </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>See the deck and some historic pictures at <A title=http://www.labguysworld.com/Merlin_ME68.htm href="http://www.labguysworld.com/Merlin_ME68.htm">http://www.labguysworld.com/Merlin_ME68.htm</A></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Don Norwood posted two different brochures for the system on June 3,
2009 (<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" class=Apple-style-span><B>Re:
[QuadList] Fwd: Merlinized Shibaden for Vidtronics' dub
system(wasToshiba))</B></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><B><BR></B></DIV>
<DIV>Ted</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On Mar 21, 2011, at 7:13 AM, <<A title=mailto:bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv href="mailto:bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv">bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv</A>>
<<A title=mailto:bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv href="mailto:bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv">bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv</A>>
wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); 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></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
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Spencer<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-SIZE: 10pt">NorthStar
Studios, Inc.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
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Dickerson Pike<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
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TN 37207<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
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650-6610<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
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(615) 445-5616<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A title=mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com href="mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com</A>
[<A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" title=mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com href="mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com">mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com</A>]<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>On Behalf Of<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></B>Ted
Langdell<BR><B>Sent:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Monday, March 21, 2011 8:28
AM<BR><B>To:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Quad
List<BR><B>Subject:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Re: [QuadList] Another Jeporady
Question-Quads not made by Ampex
orRCA<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2"
Quads:<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Bosch<SPAN class=apple-tab-span> <SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN>(Germany)<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Visual/Allen<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN class=apple-tab-span> <SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN>(Bosch transport and
heads from Germany w/Visual/Allen Electronics from
US)<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Shibaden<SPAN class=apple-tab-span> <SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN>(Japan)<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">TAMCO<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN class=apple-tab-span> <SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN>(Japanese partnership
btw. Ampex and Toshiba making Ampex designed machines in
Japan)<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">1"
Quad:<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN class=apple-tab-span> <SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN>Asaka<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN class=apple-tab-span></SPAN>(Japan) Company also known
as Asaka/ShibaSoku<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sony,
NHK made 2" Quad prototypes in Japan.<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I
suspect there are more to be found. The hunt continues! (We
need some Japanese QuadList members!)<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ted<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">On
Mar 21, 2011, at 5:56 AM,<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" title=mailto:Chill315@aol.com href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>wrote:<O:P></O:P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR><O:P></O:P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><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></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">What
other manufactures built quad
machine? <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><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></DIV></DIV>
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