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Vernon Alatorre

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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #60 on: August 29, 2012, 03:42:05 PM »

I am still using a Yamaha PM3K desk as FOH for shows that is from 1986.  Old and heavy but still sounds pretty sweet, although it is time to give the old girl a thorough cleaning :P

I love when people walk up and say things like "holy crap I haven't seen a 3K in years" Then they go into their stories about how they used one for 15 years as FOH and loved it.  Of course they usually follow that up with talk of the sexy new digital they just bought but those things are just not in my price range atm :P
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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #61 on: August 29, 2012, 07:22:23 PM »

Several Carver PM1200's and (2) Carver PT1250's, circa 1993. A pair of EV1202's would estimate 1989.
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Bob Leonard

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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #62 on: August 31, 2012, 07:55:13 PM »

Me, and a 55 from the 50's.
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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #63 on: August 31, 2012, 08:19:01 PM »

Me, and a 55 from the 50's.

I've got a fiddle from 1885 and a banjo from 1898.....
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Branko Pucekovic

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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #64 on: September 02, 2012, 02:29:28 AM »

Yamaha REV7 from 1987, and of course 8 pcs. Apogee AE5 tops
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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #65 on: September 02, 2012, 10:42:47 AM »

I've got a fiddle from 1885 and a banjo from 1898.....

Good to see you kept some instruments from your childhood....
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Charlie Zureki

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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #66 on: September 02, 2012, 01:17:14 PM »

Good to see you kept some instruments from your childhood....

  Oh... wasn't prepared for that one...  ;D ;D

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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #67 on: March 10, 2014, 01:41:32 PM »

[quote author=David Kaiser link=topic=138187.msg1287786#

I definitely intend to keep that Green Bullet. The history of that mic is in full parallel with the work that I do. It has worked well for me doing voice recording. It also gives me a direct link with previous generations that I never met.
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I located the Shure 520 Green Bullet last week and spoke with Shure today. My microphone was manufactured between 1949 and 1956.
I also have a Hohner brand harmonica mic in the original box. The foam interiior has disintegrated. The instruction sheet is somewhat spotted with age, but is still readable in several languages.
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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #68 on: March 10, 2014, 01:48:06 PM »

The monitor wedges at my church might be older than me.
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Re: Oldest Piece of Equipment Still in Service?
« Reply #69 on: March 10, 2014, 04:53:57 PM »

The monitor wedges at my church might be older than me.

My oldest piece of kit is my FOH, Yorkville Unity15's over LS800p's. my rig is pretty current which is nice for insurance reasons. I can find the replacement values online, and if I were to lose it all due to some event covered by insurance, I could walk into a couple stores with a cheque for $xx,xxxx and come out with exactly what I have now.
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