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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=ted@quadvideotapegroup.com
href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">Ted Langdell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ted@quadvideotapegroup.com
href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">Ted Langdell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=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
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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
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
href="mailto:bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv">bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv</A>>
<<A
href="mailto:bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv">bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv</A>>
wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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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>
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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
href="mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com</A>
[<A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
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>
<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">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>
<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">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"
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 id=role_body>
<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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