Capstan
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1953–1957
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2008.0833.019
- MANUFACTURER
- Excel Sound Services Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Bradford, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 19
- Total Parts
- 19
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- A metal cylinder.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.6 cm
- Width
- 5.2 cm
- Height
- 3.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- 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 3.75 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:"3.75".
- Missing
- Nothing missing.
- Finish
- A metal 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/2008.0833.019/
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