Date:Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:08:56 -0800
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Subject:Re: message from Rod Stephens
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Comment and question for Rod, perhaps trivial:
Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
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On Nov 15, 2005, at 3:37 PM, Tom Fine wrote:
> But its advantage for radio work was that
> if any one valve (U.S. "bottle") started failing, you were given
> switches to
> find out which one it was.
In the USA Bottles are for beer or milk; we call your valves "tubes" or
electron tubes. Any Americans ever called a tube a bottle?
> and a
> very sophisticated "main gain" control (a stud fader) which also
> altered the
> feedback.
And, is a "stud" fader a screwdriver adjusted pot, or something else?
"Stud" has other meaning in the UsA as well.
And most important, will it be possible to do a stereo version of the
coronation? If so maybe the Kennedy funeral could be similarly treated
here.
Thanks!
Lou