Ampex 1000's around the World

[NewVista]

The Ampex 1000 from Ch 9 Brisbane was taken home by Dave Barnaveld where he attempted to convert it into a 2"/16 track audio recorder (using an MCI or Sculley headstack?)(would have been better off buying an "economical" used MCI JH-16 - like the one at that station - which was probably the inspiration for his idea).

The British Science Museum has a 1000 on display sans racks, and no doubt the Ampex museum in Redwood City has one (if that museum is still open ?)

Anyone seen the Ampex museum or any other 1000's ?

[XDCAM]

Their is Two in New Zealand . One is a ex TVC/BBC and the others are New NZBC .These all have the racks also.

[NewVista]

Originally Posted by XDCAM

Their is Two in New Zealand .

Good for NZ for saving these. The one that was in Redwood City was moved to storage. Fortunately 1000's can be seen in that other place with redwoods: I assume those giant redwood trees are still in Rotorua.

[Woodronics]

There is a complete Ampex VR-1000 on display at the Swiss Transport Museum in Luzern, and another at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. Okay, so they were both there in 1993

[J Ballard]

Museum of Broadcast Technology in Rhode Island (US) has one.
An Ampex transport exists at a museum in Ottawa, Canada?
regards,
JB

[TV-collector]

Here is something about it from Germany:

http://www.fernsehmuseum.info/ampex-vr1000.html

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