It was my grandpa who got me interested. I idolized the man, and he had a very nice system for the day. A pair of Scott tube amps, a Scott stereo pre-amp, Amprex real to reel, duel arm stereo and mono turntable and Jensen speakers. He was always playing with wires and connectors.
He was also a musician with an organ with Leslie speakers, two handmade electric guitars, acoustical guitars, mandolin and a cello. He had a spectacular dedicated music room, about 30x40 with a vaulted ceiling and balcony. A grand fireplace centered the vault with speakers on each side of the fireplace.
I remember being so excited when I got my first system with Marantz amp, preamp and tuner (still have the tuner) Empire turntable and Jensen speakers. I had him come into my bedroom to hear my system I was so proud of. He listened for a couple seconds and said, you have a 60 cycle hum I was devastated, he was not impressed. I wish he could hear my system now, but hed be 130 years old and was already hard of hearing when he died at 101.
I have some of his paintings from his music room in my music room. I think of him every time I listen.
He was also a musician with an organ with Leslie speakers, two handmade electric guitars, acoustical guitars, mandolin and a cello. He had a spectacular dedicated music room, about 30x40 with a vaulted ceiling and balcony. A grand fireplace centered the vault with speakers on each side of the fireplace.
I remember being so excited when I got my first system with Marantz amp, preamp and tuner (still have the tuner) Empire turntable and Jensen speakers. I had him come into my bedroom to hear my system I was so proud of. He listened for a couple seconds and said, you have a 60 cycle hum I was devastated, he was not impressed. I wish he could hear my system now, but hed be 130 years old and was already hard of hearing when he died at 101.
I have some of his paintings from his music room in my music room. I think of him every time I listen.