http://reel2reeltexas.com/DVDR2RTexas.htmlI watched the trailer and now I really want this DVD set.
There have been many referrals on this site to their online museum and now they have made a DVD tour of their collection and the history of the Reel to Reel recorder.
Disc chapters as listed on their website:
Disk One
Introduction & Collection Background 9 min
Brief History of Sound Recording
& How the tape recorder Works 35 min
Collection Part 1 25 min
Recording Background - Martin 13 min
Collection Microphones 12 min
Ampex Tape Recorders 25 min
Collection Part 2 30 min
Disk Two
Collection Part 3 23 min
Sony Tape Recorders 17 min
Phantom?s On-Location Recording 10 min
Teac/Tascam Tape Recorders 36 min
Tape Recorder Accessories 25 min
Collection Part 4 38 min
This is my world as well as I have my own collection of machines, tapes, related recording equipment like mics and mixers as well as other devices for playing records and other formats, particularly portable players of every stripe from wind up 78 to mini-disc and literature too, and have done semi-pro recording at various times as well. The thing is, the person who runs Phantom is well organized, his equipment is restored to working condition and he has been successful at making a living at it somehow.