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Author Topic: Soundheads Richard Quesnelle Film Handler Posts: 67 From: Penetang, Ontario, Canada Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-02-2000 10:34 PM                     Hi Everyone. What I was wondering, are soundheads matched up with a certain projection head or that it doesn't matter? Or does it matter with what amp you use? Thanks for any reply. Reg  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-02-2000 11:06 PM                     Most projector and soundhead manufacturers make drive kit/mounting plate adapters to allow you to mix and match different make/model projector and soundhead combinations depending on your liking/needs/budget. As an example, you could put a Simplex 35 projector on an old RCA 9030 soundhead.  |  IP: Logged Daryl Lund Film Handler Posts: 88 From: Chehalis,WA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 04-03-2000 05:13 AM                     ken how about a powers 6b? or a motiogragh (for the spelling bee people)on a western electric base?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-03-2000 08:28 AM                     I have all the parts in stock to mount a Motiograph Model K on a Western Electric U base. If anyone needs these(for real)let me know... I wonder if Bill Purdy is working out the basement reader for this thing?? Mark  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-03-2000 08:31 AM                     Actually almost all modern projector/soundhead combinations can be worked out if need be. Wolk and Strong still make many different drive kits for this purpose. You can even mount an XL on a Century sound reproducer if need be, and there was even a kit to mount an XL on a Century R-2. The biggest problem here is with European machines although Kalee made kits to mount the model 21 on RCA and Simplex sound heads. Mark  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-03-2000 08:36 AM                     As with most american machines the europeanscould in many cases swap soundheads as they sat behind the projector head I have seen Ernaman 8's with a phillips soundhead and reverse  |  IP: Logged Harry Robinson Expert Film Handler Posts: 155 From: Franklin Tennessee Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-03-2000 10:58 PM                     I've been having a sound head/enclosed base problem. I have an RCA 1040. I found an RCA base but was surprised to find out it didn't fit. The 1040 uses a 1 7/8" spacing for the mounting bolts and the base uses 2 1/2" (or thereabouts. We drilled new holes and jerry-rigged the thing to work, but the purist in me would like to know if there are any 1 7/8" mounting plates that bolt onto the RCA base.  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-03-2000 11:44 PM                     The RCA 1040 and 1050 had different mounting bolt patterns than the 9030 and 9050 soundheads. In some of the older projector and soundhead manuals, the manufacturers usually listed adapter plates or mounting casting part numbers for using certain makes/models of soundheads on certain pedestals.  |  IP: Logged John Eickhof Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 588 From: Wendell, ID USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 04-03-2000 11:57 PM                        The RCA enclosed pedistal was available with one piece mounting brackets for the RCA 9000 series (Large bolts, wide spaced) and the earlier RCA 1000 series (small bolts, closer spaced) This bracket would also fit simplex, and century soundheads. The 9000 bracket was exclusive in that only the newest RCA soundheads, and Toshiba-Photophone, and Photophone India and other 9030/9050 export types would fit. (This was also the most common) There was also a mounting bracket for the Western-Electric type pattern, (Also fits Motiogrief) Thesae are hard to find. I have at least one bracket for the 1040/1050 & 9005 soundheads in stock.These brackets also fit the 'heavy duty' RCA pedistal (aka B.F. Shearer Co.)  |  IP: Logged

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