Date:         Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:08:56 -0800
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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