Sameer Verma
@sameerverma.bsky.social
Profess by day. Tinker by night.
November 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Love recording on #Scotch 111!
Of course, there's the whole thing about recording on #Ampex 456 (minus the stickiness) or #BASF SM468, or the #ATRmagnetics MDS-36, but there something about recording to Scotch 111 on my Ampex F-44 that brings me back to this acetate-backed tape.
Of course, there's the whole thing about recording on #Ampex 456 (minus the stickiness) or #BASF SM468, or the #ATRmagnetics MDS-36, but there something about recording to Scotch 111 on my Ampex F-44 that brings me back to this acetate-backed tape.
April 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Love recording on #Scotch 111!
Of course, there's the whole thing about recording on #Ampex 456 (minus the stickiness) or #BASF SM468, or the #ATRmagnetics MDS-36, but there something about recording to Scotch 111 on my Ampex F-44 that brings me back to this acetate-backed tape.
Of course, there's the whole thing about recording on #Ampex 456 (minus the stickiness) or #BASF SM468, or the #ATRmagnetics MDS-36, but there something about recording to Scotch 111 on my Ampex F-44 that brings me back to this acetate-backed tape.
This is an interesting reel. I've never seen one like it. From Eastman #Kodak. The tape is warped with age (and heat?).
That said, there's a "splicing block" directly built into it! Would it be useful? I don't know. But, it looks like somebody thought it would :-)
That said, there's a "splicing block" directly built into it! Would it be useful? I don't know. But, it looks like somebody thought it would :-)
April 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is an interesting reel. I've never seen one like it. From Eastman #Kodak. The tape is warped with age (and heat?).
That said, there's a "splicing block" directly built into it! Would it be useful? I don't know. But, it looks like somebody thought it would :-)
That said, there's a "splicing block" directly built into it! Would it be useful? I don't know. But, it looks like somebody thought it would :-)
Everybody loves somebody...
Listening to this #DeanMartin classic on my #Akai GX-635D reel tape recorder. Circa 1981, made in Tokyo, #Japan by the Akai Electric Company Limited.
Listening to this #DeanMartin classic on my #Akai GX-635D reel tape recorder. Circa 1981, made in Tokyo, #Japan by the Akai Electric Company Limited.
April 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Everybody loves somebody...
Listening to this #DeanMartin classic on my #Akai GX-635D reel tape recorder. Circa 1981, made in Tokyo, #Japan by the Akai Electric Company Limited.
Listening to this #DeanMartin classic on my #Akai GX-635D reel tape recorder. Circa 1981, made in Tokyo, #Japan by the Akai Electric Company Limited.
Gil Melle - Patterns in Jazz. With Eddie Bert, Joe Cinderella, Oscar Pettiford, Ed Thigpen. Blue Note 1517. Recorded April 1, 1956.
April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Gil Melle - Patterns in Jazz. With Eddie Bert, Joe Cinderella, Oscar Pettiford, Ed Thigpen. Blue Note 1517. Recorded April 1, 1956.
Tesla.
Made in Czechoslovakia! Tesla 1L34.
TESLA (originally named after Nikola Tesla, later explained as abbreviation from TEchnika SLAboproudá, which means "low-current technology") was a large, state-owned electrotechnical conglomerate in the former Czechoslovakia.
#Tesla #NotTesla
Made in Czechoslovakia! Tesla 1L34.
TESLA (originally named after Nikola Tesla, later explained as abbreviation from TEchnika SLAboproudá, which means "low-current technology") was a large, state-owned electrotechnical conglomerate in the former Czechoslovakia.
#Tesla #NotTesla
March 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The very awesome AR-XA by Acoustic Research. Circa 1963, made in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A well-engineered, simple turntable that my geeky mind loves. A set of simple and elegant solutions to the oh-so-many problems that turntables have.
Hats off to Mr. Edgar Villchur for the design!
A well-engineered, simple turntable that my geeky mind loves. A set of simple and elegant solutions to the oh-so-many problems that turntables have.
Hats off to Mr. Edgar Villchur for the design!
February 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The very awesome AR-XA by Acoustic Research. Circa 1963, made in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A well-engineered, simple turntable that my geeky mind loves. A set of simple and elegant solutions to the oh-so-many problems that turntables have.
Hats off to Mr. Edgar Villchur for the design!
A well-engineered, simple turntable that my geeky mind loves. A set of simple and elegant solutions to the oh-so-many problems that turntables have.
Hats off to Mr. Edgar Villchur for the design!
February 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The organized insides of a Stellavox SP7. Pluggable architecture! Epoxy-potted unobtanium modules. This one runs on a steel spring belt as opposed to a rubber one. Somewhat noisy, but the spring takes up the vibrations from the drivetrain. Later units sported a rubber belt with a belt tensioner.
January 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The organized insides of a Stellavox SP7. Pluggable architecture! Epoxy-potted unobtanium modules. This one runs on a steel spring belt as opposed to a rubber one. Somewhat noisy, but the spring takes up the vibrations from the drivetrain. Later units sported a rubber belt with a belt tensioner.
Very cool article "Jazz off the Record" by @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social
Also very pleased that it includes one of my photographs from my visit to Dr. Rudolph Van Gelder's "Van Gelder studio" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, where many a Blue Note record (@bluenoterecords.bsky.social) were born.
Also very pleased that it includes one of my photographs from my visit to Dr. Rudolph Van Gelder's "Van Gelder studio" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, where many a Blue Note record (@bluenoterecords.bsky.social) were born.
January 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Very cool article "Jazz off the Record" by @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social
Also very pleased that it includes one of my photographs from my visit to Dr. Rudolph Van Gelder's "Van Gelder studio" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, where many a Blue Note record (@bluenoterecords.bsky.social) were born.
Also very pleased that it includes one of my photographs from my visit to Dr. Rudolph Van Gelder's "Van Gelder studio" in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, where many a Blue Note record (@bluenoterecords.bsky.social) were born.
It's alive!
The #Ferrograph Series Seven. This is a quirky machine. It's been interesting looking into the guts and reading the manual.
I must say, it does help to read the manual on this one 😆
The #Ferrograph Series Seven. This is a quirky machine. It's been interesting looking into the guts and reading the manual.
I must say, it does help to read the manual on this one 😆
December 20, 2024 at 6:20 PM
It's alive!
The #Ferrograph Series Seven. This is a quirky machine. It's been interesting looking into the guts and reading the manual.
I must say, it does help to read the manual on this one 😆
The #Ferrograph Series Seven. This is a quirky machine. It's been interesting looking into the guts and reading the manual.
I must say, it does help to read the manual on this one 😆
And now, to provoke you, Enoch Light style!
December 19, 2024 at 1:22 AM
And now, to provoke you, Enoch Light style!
Allow me to persuade you, Enoch Light style...😎
December 17, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Allow me to persuade you, Enoch Light style...😎
The inner workings of the Akai "Standard" Terecorder. Circa 1958, made in Tokyo, Japan by the #Akai Electric Company Limited.
Rubber idlers are relatively ok. May need some sanding to improve friction. The rest of the mechanism is in excellent shape. Some cleaning and lubrication should do it.
Rubber idlers are relatively ok. May need some sanding to improve friction. The rest of the mechanism is in excellent shape. Some cleaning and lubrication should do it.
November 11, 2024 at 8:13 PM
The inner workings of the Akai "Standard" Terecorder. Circa 1958, made in Tokyo, Japan by the #Akai Electric Company Limited.
Rubber idlers are relatively ok. May need some sanding to improve friction. The rest of the mechanism is in excellent shape. Some cleaning and lubrication should do it.
Rubber idlers are relatively ok. May need some sanding to improve friction. The rest of the mechanism is in excellent shape. Some cleaning and lubrication should do it.
The Concord 107S with its companion amplifier 107S/A. Circa 1965, made in Japan for the Concord Electronics Corporation in Los Angeles, California.
November 11, 2024 at 7:05 PM
The Concord 107S with its companion amplifier 107S/A. Circa 1965, made in Japan for the Concord Electronics Corporation in Los Angeles, California.
October 8, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Listening to Kirsten Edkins. On tape!
I recorded the album "Shapes & Sound" on tape for that special tape sound. It does sound marvelous on my Akai GX 635-D ❤️
I recorded the album "Shapes & Sound" on tape for that special tape sound. It does sound marvelous on my Akai GX 635-D ❤️
July 23, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Listening to Kirsten Edkins. On tape!
I recorded the album "Shapes & Sound" on tape for that special tape sound. It does sound marvelous on my Akai GX 635-D ❤️
I recorded the album "Shapes & Sound" on tape for that special tape sound. It does sound marvelous on my Akai GX 635-D ❤️
1) #IKEA baffle from the "as-is" department.
2) 3-inch #Sharp driver from #UrbanOre.
3) Some masking tape by #Scotch.
4) Mr. #JohnnyHartman on the turntable.
5) #Amperex tubes in the midst.
6) A sum-total of 3 watts.
Let the #OpenBaffle experiments begin!
2) 3-inch #Sharp driver from #UrbanOre.
3) Some masking tape by #Scotch.
4) Mr. #JohnnyHartman on the turntable.
5) #Amperex tubes in the midst.
6) A sum-total of 3 watts.
Let the #OpenBaffle experiments begin!
July 18, 2024 at 9:10 PM
1) #IKEA baffle from the "as-is" department.
2) 3-inch #Sharp driver from #UrbanOre.
3) Some masking tape by #Scotch.
4) Mr. #JohnnyHartman on the turntable.
5) #Amperex tubes in the midst.
6) A sum-total of 3 watts.
Let the #OpenBaffle experiments begin!
2) 3-inch #Sharp driver from #UrbanOre.
3) Some masking tape by #Scotch.
4) Mr. #JohnnyHartman on the turntable.
5) #Amperex tubes in the midst.
6) A sum-total of 3 watts.
Let the #OpenBaffle experiments begin!
Voltmeter and Ammeter in one. For measuring battery condition for very early radios. Circa 1913, "Made in USA" by the Sears Roebuck & Company.
My grandfather was born in 1920. This thing predates him! Simply so very cool ❤️
#Sears #searsroebuck #searsroebuckandco
My grandfather was born in 1920. This thing predates him! Simply so very cool ❤️
#Sears #searsroebuck #searsroebuckandco
June 27, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Voltmeter and Ammeter in one. For measuring battery condition for very early radios. Circa 1913, "Made in USA" by the Sears Roebuck & Company.
My grandfather was born in 1920. This thing predates him! Simply so very cool ❤️
#Sears #searsroebuck #searsroebuckandco
My grandfather was born in 1920. This thing predates him! Simply so very cool ❤️
#Sears #searsroebuck #searsroebuckandco
It's always 5PM somewhere! It sure is, on my Tandberg Model 3 tape recorder. Circa 1958, made in Oslo, Norway by the Tandbergs Radiofabrikk.
February 8, 2024 at 4:08 AM
It's always 5PM somewhere! It sure is, on my Tandberg Model 3 tape recorder. Circa 1958, made in Oslo, Norway by the Tandbergs Radiofabrikk.
The Galvin Manufacturing Company. Now known as Motorola. This VT-182, a double triode for radio communication, was made for the US Army Signal Corps. Late 1930s or early 1940s.
February 7, 2024 at 7:28 PM
The Galvin Manufacturing Company. Now known as Motorola. This VT-182, a double triode for radio communication, was made for the US Army Signal Corps. Late 1930s or early 1940s.
