Capstan

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1953–1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0833.017

MANUFACTURER: Excel Sound Services Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Bradford, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 17
Total Parts: 19
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: A metal cylinder with a synthetic band the top of the cylinder.

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.1 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: 3.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Excel Sound Services
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Bradford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Used as a personal recording device by Neil Chotem, most often associated as an arranger/producer for CBC radio in Quebec and for his association with the progressive/psychedelic rock band Harmonium
Function: The capstan transports the magnetic tape past the heads of a tape recorder at a constant speed of 15 ins/sec.
Technical: These recorders employ a capstan motor and for the take-up drive a separate motor of similar design, having a very low hum field. It contains a special recording amplifier, having suitable frequency compensation for Record and Playback.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's etched:"15".
Missing: Nothing missing.
Finish: A metal cylinder with a synthetic band the top of the cylinder
Decoration: None.

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Excel Sound Services Ltd., Capstan, circa 1953–1957, Artifact no. 2008.0833, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0833.017/

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