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ALVIN

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  1. having recorded it, not ''really'' listening... i find it now

     a bit ''trancey''

    i have now retired.

     i have recorded from abba to zz top and even performed with both

     from  my dear, dear , missed friend bowie to orchestral  beethoven

     at least, for me; music  is as i like

     and ''too hell'' with

    ''in a monastery  garden''

     that i grew up with

     holding a thorn in between my teeth to get stereo from my 78's!

  2. one of my 4.2's was running about 20ips , irrespective of speed switch.

    no , it was not in f fwd.fault traced to poor gold  split connections to the speed control board at rear.. unsrew the 2 screws securing the 2 green plugs and gently, with a jewellers screwdriver, prise each  split gold pin , slightly wider, to ensure a better tight fit.

    this cured the problem.

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  3. yes chris , very similar to what i did. 2 lavs were just too much  background noise.

     the trouble was ; it started raining and one of the arris  fell

    off the bonnet (hood) !!!!!

     the 'talent' kept driving!

    same shoot where i got soaked to the skin, even wearing the ''proper'' clothing,

    the batteries went flat in the nagra 

     and we had to share r/mic  channels with the independents , just up the road

    not a good day !

     

  4. my 'pocket' on this?... i just sold all my 416'es and

    bought ecm 925p's

     notice i did not say them in the same breath!

    no doubt the 416 are very very good especially in increment weather and  not only 'industry standard'

    but i was able to buy the crew an amazing dinner with the change

     yes over $800 change !!!!!!!

     thats a lot , for me

    just do not get the ecm 925p's wet

     and it really does not matter if you loose them on location

     as i have

     

  5. testing...

    one of my ''better'' recordings is with derek and clive ; alias peter cook and dudley moore..

    i was in lime grove dubbing theatre 2, upstairs; when who should come in, but those two...!

     so quickly i put up 3k of 16mm magstock and ran.

    i had made the correct decision , as it was obvious they were both ''on form''....

    3 lots later , we realised they were becoming, and us , a 'little exhausted''

    so refreshments were ordered.

    they were in the comentry booth , with a  mic i still have, a bi-directional 27volt sennheiser ,

     when t'was said .. ''could be getting fainter'' as they were both on the floor by this time....!... then ''testing , testing'' followed by the most enormous belch and simultaneous fart.....!

     the recoding made history.

     luv em or loathe them ... most find them incredibly funny.

     alvin ; aka patrick; aka ''hugh strain''

  6. must be a thread?... i cdn't find it.

    severe .. and i mean very severe above zero noise on my nt2a

     was ..in fact damp!

    as everyone says... but this was harsh , clicky. even intermittent.

    cured by dismantling and separating the 2 capsules so the 

    rears eg insides are exposed then placing 30cms from radiant tungsten halogen heater for 4 hours.

    reassemble , use correct length screws!!!!!, mark which capsule is front...

    phenomenal diffeerence!

  7. hi.not sure i'm in the right place.on this forum..

    but extreemly noisey.. i mean> zero level as when normally working...

    was in fact... damp

     this staggered me!

     cured by separating the 2 capsules and drying over 4 hours

     then re-assembling

     results..

     perfect

  8. just replaced the feed = rewind belt with the correct one... wow ; what a difference! it works. but when recording , listening on monitor output on  headphones and before; on the b/a press button the volume is ok , but on after the volume drops 20dB . its got me beat... 

     i've been trying to fault find for 9 hours now. any ideas , please anyone??????

     i've replaced the b/a  single pole double throw switch.. it wasn't that !

    oh one more thing. does the 111 have 3 belts? i only see 2, there was a smaller belt in the spares i bought

    serial is pho 68 12802

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  9. my nagra 111 has identicakl ''loss'' on playback on monitoring output,

    also on hi-fi record when in ''after'' on the b/a switch.

     seems mine =may?= have been modified????? any ideas please

    its loosing about 20dB

    S/N PHO 6812802

    I'VE DEGAUSSED AND SCRUBBED HEADS WITH J&J COTTON BUDS WITH ISOPROPYL ALCHOHOL

  10. HI; U NEED CHAT WITH ''EVERT DRIJVER'' = PE1AUK...IF HE HAS RECOVERED FROM COVID...WE SPENT A G E S  DESIGNING/ MAKING AND TESTING. A FEW YEARS BACK. RESULTS WERE EXCELLENT.HE WAS IN GRONINGEN IN THE NETHERLANDS... OWNER OF DRIJVER ENGINEERING . I LAST HEARD FROM HIM ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HOPE HES OK.WIND SOCKS.. HE DOESNT CALL THEM THAT, WERE HIS FORTE...

  11. IF YOU NEED REPLAY IN SYNCH YOU SHALL NEED A SYNCHRONISER  AND 1VOLT 

    OUTPUT ON THE POWER SUPPLY ... 60 HZ? .. AS IN THE ORIGINAL ATN2

    12 TO 24 VOLT IS OK  DO NOT USE THE ATN 3 FOR THE 4.2 AS IT IS 27 VOLTS

     

    OH BTW ... HAS ANYONE A 'SPARE' TACHO  UNIT FOR THE NAGRA 111.. THEY COULD SELL ME? PLEASE.

     ITS THE 3RD ALLOY BOX  TO THE LEFT.. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE M/C WHEN OPENED.

     MINE IS MISSING

     RUNS ABOUT 60 IPS AS A RESULT ... OOPS!!!!!!

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  12. SO ..IN SHE SMILES... I'M HERE TO DO THE NN VOICE OVER FOR TONITE''..

     OK I SAID... SAT HER DOWN, IN THE BOOTH... WENT BACK TO RECORD ROOM

    '' CAN YOU GIVE ME A BIT FOR LEVEL, PLEASE''

    SOUNDED ABYSMAL !!!!!!... SIBILANT OR WHAT....!!!!!!

     WENT TO DESK... EQ FLAT...OK..

     WENT INTO BOOTH

     ASKED HER, POLITELY' TO ''READ A BIT MORE''

    SHE WAS LIKE THAT !!!!!!

     AMAZING

    I APPOLOGISED AND SAID SORRY BUT YOUR VOICE IS WAY TO SIBILANT

     SHE WAS NOT WEARING FALSE TEETH EITHER...!!!!!

     PHONED PRODUCTION AND HASTILY THEY FOUND SOMEONE ELSE!

  13. I'VE JUST LEARNT ''A LOT'' ABOUT EARLY NAGRA 111'S , BY READING THE ABOVE.

    I'M RESTORING A '67 ; JUST COMPLETED A '68. NO PICS, BUT I HAD ONE ETCHED ''PRILLY LAUSANNE'', WHICH I SHOULD HAVE KEPT. I WORKED IN SOUND TRANSFER FOR = TOO LONG=  BUT ON A TERRY AND JUNE SHOOT I NOW  AM FAMED FOR BEING A ''TV TRAINING'' OUTAKE AS WHEN POLLING I FALL BACKWARDS THROUGH A ROSE BUSH !.. JUST CHANGING MY NAME BACK TO WHAT IT SHOULD BE ''PATRICK LEE'', YES ALSO WKD AT LIME GROVE ON NATIONWIDE

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