BGM Four Track Stereo
Unknown - CUSTOM BUILT: Australia (AUS)
- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Unknown - CUSTOM BUILT: Australia (AUS)
- Year
- 1969/1970
- Category
- Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 339435
- Main principle
- Audio-Amplification
- Wave bands
- - without
- Details
- Tape Recorder
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- - This model requires external speaker(s).
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: BGM Four Track Stereo - Unknown - CUSTOM BUILT:
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 510 x 250 x 370 mm / 20.1 x 9.8 x 14.6 inch
- Notes
-
This home made four track stereo recorder was hand made by a 27 year old Bruce Manser on the kitchen table in 1969/70 in Adelaide South Australia and is a one only.
It was constructed using second hand materials, some sheet aluminum and bits of brass. Much of the mechanics were built from scratch while the electronics were designed based on Bruce’s experience as a tape recorder service mechanic. The recording circuitry was based on the German Grundig recorders because they were superior to other machines on the market at the time. All the printed circuit boards were also hand made.
Bruce worked his whole career in the radio and professional audio industry in Australia including the 1970/80’s as a sales representative for Syntec International Australia, who imported and distributed Revox, Tannoy, Sennheiser, Ampex and other leading audio brands in Australia. Bruce is retired and living in Queensland and has donated this “one off” recorder to the “Ellison Museum of Radio & Magnetic Recording” in Adelaide South Australia.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 21 kg / 46 lb 4.1 oz (46.256 lb)
- Mentioned in
- -- Collector info (Sammler)
- Author
- Model page created by Keith Ellison. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 18 models, 15 with images and 1 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Unknown - CUSTOM BUILT: Australia (AUS)
Collections
The model BGM Four Track Stereo is part of the collections of the following members.