[BC] Achieving good S/N

[Robert Meuser]

I think Dave was referring to the Prestos. They were actually designed for disc 
cutting. They had a separate motor  for each speed. They could hit full speed in 
under 1/16 th of a turn and had enough torque to break your arm. They also had a 
lot of rumble.  Some were equipped with two tone arms if 78 was one of the 
speeds. There was also an eq selector.

R

Steve wrote:
> Hi Dave:
> 
> 
>>KVIL-FM in Dallas used the Fairchild Limiter when they went on the air in
>>1961.  They also used those real heavy gear drive turntables.
> 
> 
> 
> Talk about rumble! Remember (how could we forget) the QRK's? James Gabbert
> in San Francisco (KPEN eventually KIOI) mounted those in huge cases that
> were filled with tons of sand for damping. Worked. You couldn't hear rumble
> from his QRK's. They were the 16" platter versions. I once owned two of the
> 12" versions which I bought right out of the QRK garage in Fresno in 1966.
> Bodine motors. Heck, those were used as rewind and capstan motors in Ampex
> and other machines. Sure did start fast!
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
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