About the Collection of the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording

Museum Collection:

The initial items for the museums recording device collection would come from items loaned or donated to the museum from the Chris & Martin Theophilus Reel2ReelTexas vintage reel tape recorder recording collection.

On December 31, 2012, the collections consists of:

180 (and growing) - reel to reel tape recorders that range from and include many in between representative models. About 80% are working!

The original 1947 Ampex 200A (right) from Capitol Records to the last Ampex ATR-100

The first Studer Dynavox T-26 to the Studer/ReVox B77 & Studer A807

The first Magnecord PT-6 to one of the last Magnecord 1024s

The first Teac reel tape recorder, the TD-103 "new" in its original wood shipping box.

The last Teac reel to reel tape recorder made,the X-1000R

The first 4 track Simul-Sync Teac TCA-43 to the last Tascam BR-20T

The first Roberts/Akia Terecorders to the last Akai GX-747

One of the first Berlant Concertone recorders the 1401 to the Concertone 800 Reverse-O-Matic

One of the early Sony 555 recorders to the last Sony reel tape recorders theTC-765 and APR 5003

One of the first Brush BK-401a to their professional Brush 2105

One of the first Crown Prince recorders to the solid state SS 700

Other brands include: Amplifier Corp's Magnamite, Brenell, Dokorder, Eico, Fostex, HeathKit, Magnetophone, Nagra, Norelco, Otari, Pentron, Philips, Pioneer, Spectone, Tandberg, Tape-Athon, Technics, Telefunken, Toshiba, Uher, Viking, Webcor, WilcoxGay and Wollensak.

There are several Edison cylinder units, magnetic film recorders and wire recorders in the collection.

104 microphones that range from a 1920's Webster Chicago spring microphone, to the RCA 77DX.

400+ reel to reel related audio magazines

100's of manuals, ads, photos, memorabilia and support documentation

Additional museum devices would come from items donated to the museum and items specifically purchased to provide the broadest possible representation of the magnetic recording history. In addition to the magnetic recording devices (1930's to 1980's), other related technology will be included (cylinder player/recorders; record cutter/players, etc.).

Go to information about the manufacturers • Go to information about specific recording devices

Museum Collection: The initial items for the museums recording device collection would come from items loaned or donated to the museum from the Chris & Martin Theophilus Reel2ReelTexas vintage reel tape recorder recording collection. On December 31, 2012, the collections consists of: 180 (and growing) - reel to reel tape recorders that range from and include many in between representative models. About 80% are working! The original 1947 Ampex 200A (right) from Capitol Records to the last Ampex ATR-100 The first Studer Dynavox T-26 to the Studer/ReVox B77 & Studer A807 The first Magnecord PT-6 to one of the last Magnecord 1024s The first Teac reel tape recorder, the TD-103 "new" in its original wood shipping box. The last Teac reel to reel tape recorder made,the X-1000R The first 4 track Simul-Sync Teac TCA-43 to the last Tascam BR-20T The first Roberts/Akia Terecorders to the last Akai GX-747 One of the first Berlant Concertone recorders the 1401 to the Concertone 800 Reverse-O-Matic One of the early Sony 555 recorders to the last Sony reel tape recorders theTC-765 and APR 5003 One of the first Brush BK-401a to their professional Brush 2105 One of the first Crown Prince recorders to the solid state SS 700 Other brands include: Amplifier Corp's Magnamite, Brenell, Dokorder, Eico, Fostex, HeathKit, Magnetophone, Nagra, Norelco, Otari, Pentron, Philips, Pioneer, Spectone, Tandberg, Tape-Athon, Technics, Telefunken, Toshiba, Uher, Viking, Webcor, WilcoxGay and Wollensak. There are several Edison cylinder units, magnetic film recorders and wire recorders in the collection. 104 microphones that range from a 1920's Webster Chicago spring microphone, to the RCA 77DX. 400+ reel to reel related audio magazines 100's of manuals, ads, photos, memorabilia and support documentation Additional museum devices would come from items donated to the museum and items specifically purchased to provide the broadest possible representation of the magnetic recording history. In addition to the magnetic recording devices (1930's to 1980's), other related technology will be included (cylinder player/recorders; record cutter/players, etc.). Go to information about the manufacturers • Go to information about specific recording devices

Tour our collection! We offer seven hours of 50 video segments via download about our reel to reel tape recorder and microphone collection and the history of magnetic recording available at this link. ORDER THE VIDEO FILES ON LINE - was ~~14.95~~ NOW only $9.95 There are 50 QuickTime H264 854 X 480 files in this download. Play on MAC OS or Windows Media Player While most content deals with the history and manufacturers of the reel to reel tape recorder, or tape deck, we cover many aspects of magnetic recording. We provide 48 hours during which to download the files. After that the file access will expire. Once the files are downloaded they are yours to keep. © 2018 Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording • Webmaster • All pictures and content on this web site are the property of the Theophilus family,the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording and reel2reeltexas.com • Photos of items in our collection are available for sale. We do NOT provide copies of ads, nor photos from other sources! All photo work is billed at studio rates and a deposit is required.

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