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Vintage Studio

Gotta love it!

I just picked up a Stereo 80 and a Solid Statesman stereo console for the school station I'm (still) working on. I feel much better as I think the two Gates boards will put up with student usage than something more delicate like a Mackie mixer or something with sliders.

Looks like your studio is shaping up there!
 
Well, it's taking shape. Today we've stained (1st layer) the pinewood frames. I have to install power extension sockets underneath the tables...

The cost of having too much equipment is I won't put all in use, that would be crazy. The Harris triple decker will rest, the ITC cart machines shown on the pictures only 3 of them will work at a time 'cause the single units have continuous running motors, the triple one don't and I want to spare it.

I thinking of a mdf rack cabinet to be placed under the larger table: 220/110 power converter, Harris cart recorder, TT preamp, -10/+4 converters... And the console's power supply and it's huge cable...
 
As I recall, the motor lead runs through the microswitch assembly on the ITC single play decks. Not all models, though.

Give-away is if there are two stacked microswitches--one is used to "arm" the deck when the cart is inserted, the other turns on the motor. On these models, was common to put a loop of wire from the swinger to the normally open contact on the microswitch to keep the motor running continuously.
 
Wow, ITC deltas! And you even have micro-trak tone arm. Get a Stanton A600 broadcast cartridge and stylus for that tone arm! It's the 1980's all over again. Don't forget those green, red, and yellow record shucks for 45's. We used to buy shucks in bulk from BSW, or back then Broadcast Supply West (now worldwide)
 
Great pics! Brings back a lot of memories from some of my early radio jobs.

The first station had a McMartin board, a reel to reel and 3 Ampro cart machines. That, a mic and a bunch of 45s,
was what we had to remain on the air with except for an overnight phone feed for Mutual Network.
 
Easy way to wire is to use pig-tails into the connectors, then down to either barrier strips or those terminal blocks (pictured). Mount the blocks on a piece of plywood painted white, then you can use a permanent marker to indicate which block connects to which channel on the board.

Since you have tile walls, make your pigtails long enough to reach over to the far left leg because you'll have a mess of wires from the cart machines. That would be a good place to hang your board with all the terminals.
 
TomT said:
Easy way to wire is to use pig-tails into the connectors, then down to either barrier strips or those terminal blocks (pictured). Mount the blocks on a piece of plywood painted white, then you can use a permanent marker to indicate which block connects to which channel on the board.

Since you have tile walls, make your pigtails long enough to reach over to the far left leg because you'll have a mess of wires from the cart machines. That would be a good place to hang your board with all the terminals.
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Not far from what I've imagined after posting. I'll drill the board behind the cart machines to allow the cables (mains and audio) to run and fix under the board, instead of the tiles . I'll add cable ties evenly placed on the cables loom, making a pig-tail like cable. Last doubt... should I split the plywood piece in two, just like the consoles left-right inputs are splitted, or condense L+R on a single piece and run the cables from inside the console?...
Thanks for the input TomT
 
Have you ever seen those ads from people who have Ham Radio stations in exotic locales, and they rent the houses out to hams who want to visit and operate from there?

I think you should turn your place in to a "Bed and Breakfast" for people who've always wanted to (or remember working in) operate a real, honest to goodness radio station....carts, turntables, "no fixed playlist". :)

A weekend there could put a smile on anybody's face, not to mention a smile in their voice!
 
You could split the input feeds I suppose, but I find it more convenient to wire up all inputs--in order--since you will be feeding stereo sources in on paired cables (taped or tie wrapped, for example)

E.G:

Input 1/A Input 1/b Input 2/A Input 2/B etc
L~~R L~~R L~~R L~~R

A "Sharpie", that is, a black felt-tip permanent marker, is handy, because then you can label what goes to what right at the barrier blocks. Trust me, you will forget after a few months. Another helpful installation tip--look for those small florescent lights-the kind that plug in and you mount under a kitchen cabinet or above a sink. I mount them under the console tables to light up the wiring. Makes it easy to see what you are doing when you make changes.
 
Yes, a sharpie is a must :)
Yesterday I installed 2 small pinewood boards, placed verticaly, one at each half of the table underneath, placed the terminal blocks. I opted for split the L and R, placing each channel on it's own board. The console splitted layout inputs/outputs made me choose the same layout.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc118/SFM-PTGAL/Broadcast console/DSCF6131.jpg L channel board
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc118/SFM-PTGAL/Broadcast console/DSCF6132.jpg R channel board

I've seen lots of studio constructions where I work, due to tech evolution. From Chilton CAD 400 boards to a Advanced Integration Controllers and a Fireface...


TomT said:
You could split the input feeds I suppose, but I find it more convenient to wire up all inputs--in order--since you will be feeding stereo sources in on paired cables (taped or tie wrapped, for example)

E.G:

Input 1/A Input 1/b Input 2/A Input 2/B etc
L~~R L~~R L~~R L~~R

A "Sharpie", that is, a black felt-tip permanent marker, is handy, because then you can label what goes to what right at the barrier blocks. Trust me, you will forget after a few months. Another helpful installation tip--look for those small florescent lights-the kind that plug in and you mount under a kitchen cabinet or above a sink. I mount them under the console tables to light up the wiring. Makes it easy to see what you are doing when you make changes.
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Sharpie? I enjoy figuring out the wire mess anew every time I need to deal with it.
That's what I do for a living anyway...deal with wire messes, etc, at least mine is just a little rat's nest I built myself.
 
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