Tape recorder Museum in Hungary

[astrotoy]

Not sure whether this has been posted before.

If you are visiting Hungary - a place to visit.  Larry

http://www.magnomuzeum.hu/index_en.php?inf=kiallitas_en

[ironbut]

Very cool Larry!
That's kinda how I imagine Steve Williams home to look like (except without the old lady in the rocking chair)!

[steveidosound]

Thanks ! That looks like a really cool place.
I am flattered that you would think my collection to be anything like it, but no, mine are far less organized and far more dysfunctional ! :-(
Theirs are also  far more euro-centric and "higher end" than most of the things I hoard...er...collect.
That having been said, I have about 11 machines more or less in common with them from their photo gallery at least.
Did have a 12th one, but I got rid of it.
So does anyone want to guess which ones we have in common? (hint - not the expensive ones)
The really scary part is I have lost track of how many machines I have...
If the photo gallery is all-inclusive (63 machines)  I might have them beat !

[steveidosound]

In looking for lists of manufacturers of reel to reel tape recorders, I ran across this link.
http://museumofmagneticsoundrecording.org/index.html
This seems to be the same person or persons that have the Phantom Productions site in Texas
http://reel2reeltexas.com/

Then there is Philip Van Praag and his book "Evolution of the Audio Recorder" (which I have)
He had a big collection, but has sold most of it, I think. I communicated with him on eBay once or twice when I recognized him as a seller.
 Perhaps other "historians" here know of more large collections/collectors. I am actually rather clueless and "un-networked" in this area.
 I would venture to guess most the people on here have more than a couple of machines.
I will report back to this post later with a full count at least, if not a list of mine.

[Listens2tubes]

That is COOL! COOOL! COOOOOL! COOOOOOL!!!!

[Ki Choi]

Not sure whether this has been posted before.

If you are visiting Hungary - a place to visit.  Larry

http://www.magnomuzeum.hu/index_en.php?inf=kiallitas_en

Hi Larry:

Thanks for posting the link.  I had seen it before and have used it to justify my insanity.  Considering there's no way I can compete, I had been concentrating on hoarding mostly two track master recorders.  I will need to build an extension to my house since I am running out of room. ;)

Ki