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Author Topic: Cinerama Sound Reproducer Cary Loeser Film Handler Posts: 9 From: Evergreen, Colorado, USA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 09-25-2006 12:41 AM                     Is anyone familiar with the old sound reproducers that were made by Westrex and used for the Cinerama process? I have the following questions: 1) What kind of oil was used in the sprocket gear housing? 2) What did the gear-driven "electrical generator" do? Was it suppose to generate a DC voltage, square wave, etc. and what was its purpose? 3) There were two lamp-indicators built in to the unit; the yellow or clear lamp on top and the red lamp on the bottom. What did they do? I don't think that either lamp indicated that the machine was locked (synchronized) into the system because there was always a "lock box" installed on the side of the sound reproducer. I would assume that one of the lights was a "sync" light, similar to the ones that were installed on the projectors. Any information that you can share with me would be appreciated.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 09-25-2006 05:58 AM                     Dick Vaughan should be the person to answer this; they are running an original Cinerama sound reproducer at Bradford. [ 09-25-2006, 06:42 PM: Message edited by: Stephen Furley ]  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 09-25-2006 09:08 AM                    Not to be picky, but why is this in the large format forum?  |  IP: Logged Cary Loeser Film Handler Posts: 9 From: Evergreen, Colorado, USA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 09-25-2006 12:24 PM                     Please tell me what forum that this topic ahould be in and I will post it there. Thank you.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-26-2006 03:06 AM                     Cary ... No, don't duplicate a post to another forum..for it's not allowed or it will be closed (need to read the posting rules in the faq and rules section next time..). Just keep this one going - others will have to get over it with this subject being posted in this handler's forum.  |  IP: Logged Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 09-26-2006 03:21 AM                     If Im lucky I'll be able to ask next month, when I finaly (fingers crossed) get to see a working one.  |  IP: Logged Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 09-26-2006 10:11 AM                        quote: Stephen Furley Dick Vaughan should be the person to answer this; they are running an original Cinerama sound reproducer at Bradford Thanks for the plug Stephen I am not sure I can answer questions specifically about Carey's reproducer as his is a Westrex ours is an original Cinemeccanica. I will take a look to see if there are any similarities. quote: Cameron Glendinning If Im lucky I'll be able to ask next month, when I finaly (fingers crossed) get to see a working one. Are you travelling all the way to Bradford or just down the road to see John Mitchell?  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-26-2006 03:53 PM                     It is a Selsyen type sync system and as such the motor serves as in effect a generator and a motor  |  IP: Logged Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 09-27-2006 04:31 AM                     quote: Dick Vaughan Are you travelling all the way to Bradford or just down the road to see John Mitchell? John Mitchell I've been planning to go since he first invited me in 1988. Unfortunatly I could never get the night off on one of his screening dates as there tended to be a projectionist shortage in Sydney that night, no wonder why! As I now control a roster the situation has changed. Hopefully I will one day make it to Bradford  |  IP: Logged Nick Scott Expert Film Handler Posts: 133 From: nsw austrailia Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-27-2006 05:29 AM                        Ive been to a couple of John Mitchells outdoor cinerama screenings they are fantastic. I saw Windjammer there it was great.  |  IP: Logged Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 09-27-2006 11:10 AM                        Cameron please pass on my best wishes to John. It's been a while since we've been in touch Enjoy your night  |  IP: Logged Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 09-27-2006 09:10 PM                     John has had to close his country regular 35mm cinema, his last screening was last friday night, It apears that the local council will hopefully be reopening it. An 18 year era is coming to an end.  |  IP: Logged

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