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	    [removed]   Volume 95 : Issue 355


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Re: OTR in Wyoming
	 Orson Welles on Biography
	 Matinee House & Jean Shepherd cassettes
	 Cassette Tape Hand Winder
	 Hello to OTR fans
	 WOTW/Welles
	 reel to reel and interpretation of my comments
	 quarter inch tapes
	 Tube Radios for Sale

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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 11:08:24 -0800
From: dabell@[removed] (Alan Bell)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: OTR in Wyoming
Message-Id: <v01520d01acc0048a7b72@[[removed]]>

On Thu, 2 Nov 1995 18:42:19 -0500 BCH66@[removed] wrote:

>Several members have related listening to some of these old shows
>in Wyoming back in the 40s

Actually, that was me (I *think* I was the only one.  At least I don't
remember reading about anyone else from Wyoming).  Anyway, I was actually
referring to a children's record, *not* OTR.

Still, when I was a toddler in the post-war years, living on a farm/ranch
in southeast Wyoming, I do have faint memories of radio programs.  I
remember the *voices* of Fibber McGee and Molly in particular for some
reason.  And a voice that *really* stands out is the announcer who used to
do the commercials for Franco-American Spaghetti.  For some reason, that
man's voice truly riveted me.  Can someone tell me who he was?

But to the point of your query.  I can only guess that during the day we
received our radio from Cheyenne, or possibly Scotts Bluff, Nebraska.  At
night, of course, it could have come from just about anywhere.  We all have
memories of that magical feeling of tuning in a distant radio station.
Now, of course, we get satellite reports from Bosnia and South Africa with
the anchorperson having a live, three-way conversation with the reporters.
(Not to mention talking to someone on the moon, f'cryin' out loud)  That's
truly remarkable, yet for some reason, it doesn't quite match the almost
spooky quality of being in Albuquerque at midnight and tuning in KVI,
Seattle or WCCO, Minneapolis.

_____________________________________________________________________
ALAN BELL  3768 Sonoma Avenue  Santa Rosa, CA 95405  dabell@[removed]
=============================707-546-6988============================

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Date: 3 Nov 95 11:20:00 -0500
From: amo@[removed] (Arlene M Osborne +1 +1 508 960 6273)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Orson Welles on Biography
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Caught a one-hour program on A&E's Biography last
night whose subject was Orson Welles.  Unfortunately,
they spent little time on his radio days other than
a Shadow line or two, and a brief bit about how surprised
and shocked the cast of War of the World was the following
day.  Good show, though.  Hope you caught it!

Arlene Osborne amo@[removed]

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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 22:46:34 EST
From: DFEQ02A@[removed] (MR JOSEPH ANDOLINA JR)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Matinee House & Jean Shepherd cassettes
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

A couple of postings ago I mentioned that I obtained Jean Shepherd 
shows from a new company called Matinee House.  I also mentioned that 
I would probably post back here with a review of the sound quality. 
Well here I am,  and here it is-----

I was very pleased with the overall audio quality on the cassettes.  
Each 90min. cassette contained 2 shows.  Even though the cassettes 
have some amount of hiss,  I found that with just a little fine 
tuning through a 5 band equalizer while dumping the shows to reel-to-
reel, I was able to transform them into very good sounding audio.  
The original source for the tapes sent me I believe is from not the 
actual WOR broadcast, but from some NPR FM station.  Apparently,  the 
Jean Shepherd show was put into syndication and picked up by a few 
dozen NPR stations across the country.  The commercials (and only the 
commercials) were edited out for the noncommercial format. Regardless,
  Jean was left intact, not a word of his talking and story telling 
taken out. The shows listed in Matinee House's flyer are from the '69 
run. And when you see the date listed as being 9/10/69, there would 
be only about a two week difference from the original WOR broadcast 
of the same show.  So all the shows are dated around two weeks after 
the live airing. It's a pleasure to hear his opening and closing 
theme music again after all these years.  So far, I only came across 
one show in the package that was missing the end of the program, 
probably only a few minutes or so, and one show that seemed to have a 
FM drifting problem about a third of the way into the broadcast.  All 
and all, I feel that my purchase of the tapes is "priceless", 
especially being a Jean Shepherd fan who has been going through JS 
withdrawal for the past 20 years!!!

I'm told that orders have been coming in like "hot cakes", so if you 
order from them, just be patient. The wait is worth it, believe [removed]


Anybody needing their mailing & e-mail address or Phone #, here it 
is:
MATINEE HOUSE                                  E-MAIL: 
jrstraz@[removed]           Phn# (617)665-2356
87 BEACON STREET                                                      
                             Call btwn: 8PM-11PM
MELROSE, MA 02176-5629                                                
                           EST Monday thru Fri. 

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Date: Sat, 04 Nov 1995 00:16:56
From: mmolloy@[removed] (Michael A. Molloy)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Cassette Tape Hand Winder
Message-ID: <274@[removed]>

     I know that this has little to do with OTR, but I do use this thing on all my OTR
cassettes. . . .a long long time ago, I purchased at my local RADIO SHACK a "Realistic
Cassette Tape Hand Winder" (catalog number 44-223)  The price was very cheap and I
kick myself for not buying a few more but the one I had gave me faithful service for
many years (probably around 15). This little gizmo has saved my batteries in my
walkman, helped me to save some tapes that were eaten in other decks and also loosened
tightly wound tapes. 

     There hasn't been a day that I haven't used this plastic marvel but alas it is no
more.  My young toddler son decided to take it apart with a hammer.  My local RADIO
SHACK store says they haven't carried this item for years .  I had to show him the
broken pieces with the label before he would admit that they ever sold them.

     Does anyone out there know where another might be purchased?  Does any other
company make a similar item?  Does any one out there make a similar gadget?  I sure
could use another.

     I thank you all in advance.

     Michael Molloy


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  Michael Molloy                        
  [removed] Box #91                           mmolloy@[removed]
  Attica, NY, 14011-0091                

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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 22:27:20 -0500
From: jsigler@[removed] (Jay A. Sigler)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Hello to OTR fans
Message-Id: <v01510101acc08c3b0ab1@[[removed]]>

As a Professor at Rutgers University, now on leave on Martha's Vineyard, I
was pleased to find out about OTR. I grew up in Newark, New Jersey and have
fond memories of Jean Shepard, Henry Morgan, Henry Aldrich and a few other
radio shows I feared had been left in the dim past. Any chance of finding
Henry Aldrich again? I'm also interested in The Fat Man, [removed] Smart and
Sam Spade. In time, as I get to know some of you, I hope to help you out,
too. Signed, Jay Sigler, a new subscriber.

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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 21:32:34 -0500
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: WOTW/Welles
Message-Id: <m0tBYL0-000KJQC@[removed]>

>>What I found fascinating is that we were listening to the broadcast in real
>>time, via my computer and CompuServe.  They had a great web page for that
>>project, by the way.
>
>Wow! You mean you can listen to AUDIO over telephone lines???
>
>What will they think of next???  ;-)
>

Well, you [removed] marches [removed]

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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          AOL: JimWidner  
                          

                                                 

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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 95 18:45:24 EST
From: platecap@[removed] (Bob B)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: reel to reel and interpretation of my comments
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

First it's getting a little *OLD* for some of the members to keep
dismissing my comments just because I sell cassettes!

When I said reel to reel was bad, I did not mean for everyone who has
reels to trash them!  I have hundreds of reels myself and I'm not
throwing them away, and NEVER suggested anyone do that.
There are a LOT of readers of this list (and the majority of collectors)
who have never even TOUCHED a reel machine.
They may be sorely attempted to make the switch to reels.
My comments were intended specifically as advice to these people.
Many people have commented here about THEIR problems keeping equipment
working, finding equipment, finding tape, squeaking reels, etc.

I *DON'T CARE* what veteran collectors use, or trade on; all I know is
that 3-3/4 quarter track reel format is OBSOLETE!

Humans by nature RESIST CHANGE.  Analog recording technology is on the
way out.  Compact Disks outsell regular cassettes by more than 50%.

If you want old time radio to DIE with the current generation of
collectors, then keep using hissy reels on government surplus tape!

Today's generation wants digital [removed] NOT HISSY OBSOLETE REELS!
An article written in 1991 by OTR Collector, Bob Proctor ("LO-FI" IN A
HI-FI AGE) spelled out the future of old time radio collecting very
clearly. OUR HOBBY IS DEAD IF WE CONTINUE ON THE SAME PATH.

I'm not trying to tell collectors what they should or shouldn't do.  I'm
stating FACTS.

Finally, the attitude that I'm trying push cassettes to push sales of my
own tapes is insulting!  I don't *CARE* where you get your shows.  I
REGULARLY recommend people support their non-profit clubs which I also
support. I *DO* care about the future of old time [removed]

I'm getting a little sick of the attitude that just because I sell OTR
to help support the hobby, my comments don't mean squat.

-Just my [removed]  < CLIMBING DOWN OFF 2 STORIED SOAPBOX >

Bob Burnham; BRC Productions; [removed] Box 2645; Livonia, MI 48151
voice (313) 277-3798;  fax (313) 277-3095; internet platecap@[removed]

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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 11:11:28 -0600
From: hhoward@[removed] (Henry Howard)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: quarter inch tapes
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

One source for quarter inch tape is the The Tape Warehouse in Chamble, Georgia.
This is THE source for most of Metro Atlanta, and much of the SE.  Good
folks to deal
with.  Open 9:30 to 6 Eastern M-F and 10-4 Saturday.  (770) 458 1679 or
(800) 659 8273.


I recently bought 3 Revox reel to reels from a radio station for $500 for
the lot.  The are
taking lots of elbow grease to clean up, and a few odds and ends (like light
bulbs) to
bring back to life.  These are professional/semi pro machings, built well
and are still
supported with most parts.  Your local radio stations engineer might be a
good source
for finding and maintaining this type of equipment.  If they receive Radio
World or other
trade mags, these often list used equipment for sale.  (While you are
talking about equipment you can slip in the plug for playing programs too.)


For general reference, Teac supports parts on most machines for 7 years past
production.

Some of the older Ampex decks are still good buys.  The AG 600 series which
is a small
reel (7inch) can be found.  Their main problem is needing a new drive belt
about once a year.
The belts have been avalible from a belt dealer, and anyone that can operate
a screw driver
can put it on.  These are well built, simple mechanical decks.

Which format???

Using quarter inch tape vs cassettes is a question of seriousness.
Cassettes are easy to use.
They are not as robust as quarter inch.  But then, how  long is the
collector planning to live.  If you
are collecting for an organization that will continue past your own life
time (or length of job), then you use a more robust, and costly format.
There is no "right" answer, it is a matter of what is the most appropriate
answer for the user.
+++++ Henry Howard == The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company +++++
+++++    [removed]   or/artc /audiocraft     +++++
+++++               Produced at Audio Craft  (770) 923-7955
+++++
======================================================= (2)

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Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 02:45:22 -0500
From: RadioJoe5@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Tube Radios for Sale
Message-ID: <951104024521_97678285@[removed]>

I found this notice on Planet BMUG and thought it might be of interest to
this list.  Contact the seller directly at

Stu_Goldstein@[removed]


The post --------------------------------------------------------
          Friday, November 3, 1995 11:19:25 AM

          Buy/Sell (Non Comp) Item

  From:           Stu Goldstein

  Subject:        Neat Old Radios FS

  To:             Buy/Sell (Non Comp)

The grooviest of all: the Cointrola hotel-room radio. "TURN SWITCH ON. PLACE
DIME IN THE COIN CHUTE AND PUSH IN, THEN RELEASE. SELECT PROGRAM BY TURNING
THE DIAL CONTROL. BE SURE ELECTRIC CORD IS PLUGGED IN THE WALL SOCKET. 30
MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION"  Floor model, [removed] inches high. Locked door
on the back for retrieving coins (I have the key.) Works! $200

Packard-Bell Stationized Model 501. Table model with handle. Cream plastic
case. Works, but makes a hum.  $30

The patented "Universal - Portable Zenith Long Distance Wavemagnet 6 Tube
Receiver". Operates on 110V AC, 110V DC, or Z-985 dry battery pack (I've only
used it on AC--works great--don't have the battery pack). The one with the
nifty sailboat stitched on the speaker cloth. Includes the original owner's
manual. Features the "WAVEMAGNET TRIPLE HI-FICIENCY SWITCH: SELECT POSITION
OF SWITCH WHICH GIVES MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE IN AUTOMOBILES, -TRAINS, -PLANES,
-BOATS, -BUSES, -STEEL SHIELDED BUILDINGS, -AT HOME OR OUT-OF-DOORS". Case is
dark sumulated (I assume!) lizard.  $65

Zenith "Long Distance Universal Wavemagnet" portable. Operates on 110V AC,
110V DC, or dry battery pack (works on AC; no battery pack).  Features the
"WAVEMAGNET TRIPLE HI-FICIENCY SWITCH: SELECT POSITION OF SWITCH WHICH GIVES
MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE IN AUTOMOBILES, -TRAINS, -PLANES, -BOATS, -BUSES, -STEEL
SHIELDED BUILDINGS, -AT HOME OR OUT-OF-DOORS". Tan, tweedy case; the leather
handle is gone.  $45

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