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The console Ron Chapman used at KLUV is apparently for sale

Why would they replace them if they still worked? Those are nice boards!

R
 
Robert Bass said:
Why would they replace them if they still worked? Those are nice boards!

R
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They are likely either old analog boards or don't use the newer IP based systems for connectivity.

Update... I looked at the pics, and that is an analog board. I can't think of anyone who would want that.
 
DavidEduardo said:
I looked at the pics, and that is an analog board. I can't think of anyone who would want that.
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Maybe someone with a collection of music on carts and working machines to play them on. That board, at that price, would make for an excellent addition to such a "period piece" setup.
 
K.M. Richards said:
Maybe someone with a collection of music on carts and working machines to play them on. That board, at that price, would make for an excellent addition to such a "period piece" setup.
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That sort of setup would make a neat museum exhibit. Put a bunch of carts on a sequencer and let it play a whole song > stopset > jingle > song sequence over and over so people could see it working.

A cart machine with the cover off is fun to watch, too. Unless you are the engineer, in which case you are thinking that MTBF is BS... it will break as soon as I leave the building.
 
Robert Bass said:
Why would they replace them if they still worked? Those are nice boards!

R
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They're good boards, but very old. About 5 years ago, one of our "special" board-ops thought it would be a great idea to use the phone bank to break his fall when he tripped in the studio. I happened to be in the studio the next day when the engineer "fixed" it by plugging in a Telos external phone switch. When I inquired how long the repair would take, he scoffed and said, "They stopped making PARTS for this ten years ago."
 
One man's trash is another man's treasure...

R
 
I love how the first photo in the listing is of a Wheatstone board and not a BMX.

I have a soft spot for BMX boards - being in the console business I still consider them the standard of quality even though PR&E hasn't existed for many years. But given the choice of spending quality time with my family and cleaning up a well worn BMX, my family wins.
 
LibertyNT said:
DavidEduardo said:


They are likely either old analog boards or don't use the newer IP based systems for connectivity.

Update... I looked at the pics, and that is an analog board. I can't think of anyone who would want that.
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I could see a small station buying it to use.
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The price is low enough that a LPFM might be able to afford it, even if it is a little more console than they're likely to need.
 
I still have a few BMX-III in service and some AMX series stuff! It works well, but I do prefer IP consoles when buying new.
 
Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is an IP board?

R
 
Interesting... How do you connect analog gear to them such as microphones?

R
 
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