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If you are a fan of vintage audio equipment from the 1930's, including Western Electric, ERPI, RCA, Racon and more...and if you are fan of learning all about tube electronics and how it works and the theory behind, then this MASSIVE 1932 book of 972 pages is for you. Simple as that. The info is from the early 1930's, the very beginning of when the really great tube audio equipment was being made. Great for all history buffs of tube electronics and the early era of it.
This book is in really great condition, white pages with dust jacket and hardback, no underlining that I can see. For being about 84 years old, it is in amazing condition. One of the best condition's on this book that I have ever seen.
This is, and I quote from an advert for it, "a complete, up-to-date (1930's) Authoritative Course which explains, in simple language, everything about Sound, Electricity, Radio, Public Address, Phototubes, Sound Motion Pictures and Television, for the beginner who wants to learn all about them!"
Yes, that is you, so get this fabulous book. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS, THAT IS WHY THEY ARE THERE!
Just a sample of what you will learn:
1. All about Loudspeakers...how they work, how to fix them...from the earliest types to Alnico...this chapter is worth the price alone!
2. Sound Motion Pictures, which seems to feature all ERPI and Western Electric gear! Remember, this is from 1932, when sound pictures were first going and WEco was the boss!
3. There are 36 chapters, which include:
4. Vacuum Tube Characteristics
5. Construction Features of the Vacuum Tube...how they are made, what is used...brilliant stuff...
6. Vacuum Tube Detector and Amplifer Action...yes, it is very useful and well written
7. Audio Amplification....great, great 1930's amps explained!
8. Testing and Servicing
9. Television....early TV, also wonderful
10. Radio Broadcasting System...including cool microphones, mixers, and radio stations...neato 1930's gear...
11. Sound, Speech and Music as Related to Broadcasting....yes, you vintage pro audio folks will love this!
Much, much more. This book has it all for all lovers of vintage tube broadcast gear...loudspeakers...amps...and the theory behind how it all works.
All this is ONE MASSIVE book!
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Overseas is fine. Check my feedback, the buyers are happy. For what it is worth, I have owned a vintage, tube based analogue 24-track studio for over 20 years...and yes, the vintage, tube and discrete electronics DOES sound much better than anything else! Learn all you can about vintage tube gear, it keeps going up in value!