How Old Are The Members of The Fedora Lounge?

[jamespowers]

No, he's actually refering to the precursor of reel-to-reel tape, developed by the Germans during WWII. Even JamesPowers doesn't remember those! (And neither do I!)

You remember them. Come one now fess up. Tell me how to work mine.

 

[MissMittens]

This is one featuring a Porsche 356 and Citroen DS and the dialog is barely perceptible
[video=youtube;bjSNwwvW7Rg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjSNwwvW7Rg[/video]

But I think that the actress is clasically beautiful and looks like she could have been a golden era actress.

 

[Widebrim]

This is one featuring a Porsche 356 and Citroen DS and the dialog is barely perceptible
[video=youtube;bjSNwwvW7Rg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjSNwwvW7Rg[/video]

But I think that the actress is clasically beautiful and looks like she could have been a golden era actress.

Where are they, Italy? No necktie, of course...

 

[MissMittens]

Where are they, Italy? No necktie, of course...

No tie is "cool". A man isn't dressed unless he is wearing a tie, according to my father. Looks as though the video was shot in the French/German alps region.

This one is the most blatant "modern speech" commercial. Enjoy
[video=youtube;O581DhDk_1E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O581DhDk_1E[/video]

 

[Widebrim]

Terrible, but at least no rappers...

 

[MissMittens]

Terrible, but at least no rappers...

Duh!

 

[shazzabanazza]

I'm 18 and I do like the fact that there is a large variety in age on this forum. It makes things more interesting and it's great to have so many different perspectives. This is a great forum as far as I know [;

I agree Alex

 

[martinsantos]

If I remember well, wire records were created and produced by Webster Co, from Chicago, around 1940... Charlie Parker recorded a few things in one of these. And had a good sound, indeed!

The reel-to-reel was a German developement.

Never heard a 8-track working... And saw the a recorder only once (a big, weird thing with LP, reel-to-reel, cassete and radio). So I stay with the ol' reel to reel with its 2 tracks.

No, he's actually refering to the precursor of reel-to-reel tape, developed by the Germans during WWII. Even JamesPowers doesn't remember those! (And neither do I!)

 

[LizzieMaine]

I have a Webster wire recorder -- it's not the most convenient format to work with, but it does work. They were being manufactured for military use during the war, but weren't sold to the public until the postwar era.

The BBC were using a reel-to-reel tape system before the war, called the "Blattnerphone," which used three-foot-diameter reels of solid steel tape operating at high speed -- if the tape broke, you could easily behead a technician, so it was never sold for home use. But it was being used for broadcasting even before the Germans got their Magnetophon working -- practically all the programs on the Empire Service were played from Blattnerphone recordings.

 

[martinsantos]

I will get one of these Websters... It's not all uncommon here the model 80.

Certainly it is not very practical... Specially when you would want to "edit" the recordings, as with the reel-to-reel tape. But always a pleasure to see a Webster working (I have two turntables made by Webster, with that characteristic color. And are the very best I ever saw! One of them, from late 40s, just asked me two drops of oil to starting working again).

Wonderful the BBC's recorder! Never heared about! Thanks.

I have a Webster wire recorder -- it's not the most convenient format to work with, but it does work. They were being manufactured for military use during the war, but weren't sold to the public until the postwar era.

The BBC were using a reel-to-reel tape system before the war, called the "Blattnerphone," which used three-foot-diameter reels of solid steel tape operating at high speed -- if the tape broke, you could easily behead a technician, so it was never sold for home use. But it was being used for broadcasting even before the Germans got their Magnetophon working -- practically all the programs on the Empire Service were played from Blattnerphone recordings.

 

[Auron]

Interesting, I thought I was the only young one on this board. Apparently, about 1/4 are under 25. Hello my fellow hat wearers.

 

[Effingham]

Turning fifty (AAAIIIEEEE!) next month.

 

[Neophyte]

I was born 12 days after the first offensive US airstrikes of Operation Desert Storm.

 

[chiefusmm]

I'm in the over part of the poll. When I was born the big box office hit was Spencer Tracy in "Old man and the sea" and the top show on the idiot box was "Gunsmoke"

 

[Bourne ID]

38 years old and better now than I was before! Loving every minute!

 

[CharlieB]

I was born 12 days after the first offensive US airstrikes of Operation Desert Storm.

I was born, literally, in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

 

[DJH]

Since international events seem to be a good way to date people, I was born the year of the Suez Crisis.
This makes me 37.

OK, in Hex because I decided I was getting too old counting in decimal

 

[AtomicEraTom]

East and West Germany reunited the year I was born.

 

[rue]

I was born the same year that Woodstock happened :eeek:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Damn hippies!

I was born the same year that Woodstock happened :eeek: