I did try to convice them of that - but to no avail!
John
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie" <kornowicz@...> wrote:
>
> A shame that such a beauty is relegated to a museum. I'm sure there
> are plenty of folks here that could give it a better home.
>
> Bernie
>
> "Do a little dance,
> Make a little love,
> Get down tonight,
> Get down tonight."
> -- KC and the Sunshine Band
>
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "John Beresford"
> <j.k.beresford@> wrote:
> >
> > It is an SFX console, obviously a rare black one. I know about this
> > one as I have played with it for a few hours about 5-6 years ago. It
> > is one a few that were painted black orinigally before they started
> > with the standard BBC grey finish. This one was used at ATV studios
> in
> > the UK and was the one used on "Emergency ward 10", a popular
> hospital
> > drama in the 60's. It had about 6 specially made up tapes in amongst
> > the rest which were a different colour and these had hospital type
> > sounds on that were not standard. The place in the video clip is the
> > National Media Museum's storage facility in Blackdyke Mill near
> > Bradford, Yorkshire. When I saw it it had a poorly left hand cycling
> > motor that had burnt out. Probably had it's clutch over tightened
> > which can jam the gearbox. The curator told me at the time they were
> > planning to display it but had not yet thought of a context -
> > apparently they still haven't.
> >
> > John B
> >
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie" <kornowicz@>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdK_uYu5G8Y
> > >
> >
>