

The secret White House taping system used a Sony TC-800B audio recording machine like the one on the right. The recorders were turned off on July 18, 1973, shortly after they became public knowledge as a result of the Watergate hearings. The recordings were produced on up to nine Sony TC-800B open-reel tape recorders. The records come from line-taps placed on the telephones and small lavalier microphones in various locations around the rooms. The taping system was installed in selected rooms in the White House in February 1971 and was voice activated. President Richard Nixon and various Nixon administration officials and White House staff, ordered by the President for personal records. The Nixon White House tapes are audio recordings of the communications of U.S. Martin engineering in Highland Sound Company (Phantom Productions) studio, Alpine, Texas 1965Ĭatalog listing $27.75 1976 catalog $39.95 We were lucky to find this one which was installed in a board room and appears and functions as brand new. SSA-777 Amplifier & Speaker system 1963 $175ĥ00 777LEs were manufactured. Sony 600 at Alpine radio station KVLF remote recording. '62 Burstein Applebee catalog listing $89.50 This Sony deck was used by Martin as a source deck in the late '60's in Highland Sound's first studio. We had one come in (right above) with a dark panel. Interesting that it was released in different control panel colors. Is the older Sony TC-777S-4 that was later released in a Limited Edition of 500 units in 1964. This model was also sold as the Sony 521 and was almost identical except for the 521 have international voltage selector and 50 to 60 cycle setting. Martin was able to use it for duplicating and recording concerts. This recorder was used by the Alpine, Texas High School music recordings. Here's the 533 which was listed in a Sony brochure from 1958 Record the low end of electronic organ recording. This microphone was acquired from an engineer who Of Phantom's original recording microphones used in Phantom'sįirst studio. Of Phantom's original recording microphonesġ940 catalog listing 1942 catalog listing This is an interesting mic. It is a Shure 300 and has the Shure emblem, however is labeled by Stromberg Carlson as a Model MG 58. Interesting that there is no documentation for the 3A on the Shure site.ġ952 First Shure ribbon microphone, Model 300 The only early "3" Shure lists in its discontinued models is the 3B from 1937. A reminder that the prices listed are what the item originally sold for in the year it was released.
