General Information

Serial #

283022

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal top and components; wood casing; plastic knobs and tape slot

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

37.9 cm

Width

29.0 cm

Height

16.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Tandberg

Country

Norway

State/Province

Unknown

City

Oslo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Late 1950's to mid 1960's

Canada

Donor was in the RCAF and was stationed at the Metz Canadian air division headquarters after World War II. Donor collected vinl records, but was intrigued by the new tape recording mediums that became available at that time. One of Allatt's comrades ourchased the Tandberg 5 tape player-recorder when passing throug Norway, brought it back to the Metz RCAF headquarters, and sold it to Allatt.

Function

Used to record and playback audio signals on magnetic tape.

Technical

The model 5 recorder was, like most Tandbergs, a three-springed model, with a single motor sitting right between the reels. Made in 1958, the model 5 is curious in that it's actually a four-track machine and, although it can playback stereo tapes, it can only record in mono; the rationale being that there was only a minute amount of recordable stereo material available. Refording in stereo sound was made possible by connecting an optional stereo record amplifier to the tape player-recorder. This tape player-recorder is one of the first European-made stereo recording devices made available on the market. An interesting fact is that although the machine has two power amplifiers for playing back stereo tapes, only one loudspeaker is built into the case.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On the top: above a sliding switch: "MONITOR SPEAKER/ UPPER TRACK - OFF - LOWER TRACK"/ Above a rotating selector switch: "1 7/8/ 3 3/4/ 7 1/2"/ On two wheels, at three spots on each wheel: "0/ 5/ 10/ 15"/ Above a small switch on the proper left: "BASS"/ On white plastic: "Stereo/ QUADRUPLE"/ To the proper left of a selector switch: "RECORD/ PLAYBACK/ PUB. ADDR."/ TANDBERG TAPE RECORDER/ Tandberg/ RADIO"/ Below a knob with numbers on it: "3-2/ EXTRA/ 1-4/ MONAUR/ STEREO"/ On the proper back: at the top: "INPUT/ STEREO AMPLIFIER"/ MFR sticker lower proper left: "TANDBERGS RADIOFABRIKK, A/S, OSLO/ MODEL 5/ 100-125-145-200-220-245 volts ~/ 50 c/s, 75 watts"/ An upper case "D" within a circle, an upper case "S" within a circle, an upper case "N" within a circle/ "MADE IN NORWAY"/ Stamped into a metal piece above a set of outputs/inputs: "283022" /Below a set of outputs/inputs: "OUTPUT 4 OHMS INPUT/ LOWER TRACK UPPER TRACK .5 MEGOHM"

Missing

One take-up reel

Finish

Medium brown wood exterior with a gold-coloured metal top and white and clear plastic components.

Decoration

N/A