[GreenKeys] tty trivia from the 1960s (Kinda off topic - but,
what the hell)
George B. Hutchison
w7tty at readysetsurf.com
Fri May 11 10:12:12 EDT 2007
All - - -
After listening to the Essex "Easier Said Than Done" as provided on
the knology link, there is indeed an effect, a click, if you will,
that does ring of a 28 running close to machine speed.
Having played with many teletype machines, and playing drums for a
time as well, I do believe the sound is actually something like a set
of Hi-hat cymbals, thin ones, locked and with the stick hitting about
half-way up the curvature of the cymbal. It is not the bell of the
cymbal because it would have a bit of a "dink" in the sound.
Ya know, all of the chatter about the music, machines, etc., sounds
like a bunch of geezers sitting around the cracker barrel and the
wood stove down at the general store, talkin' 'bout dem old times...
And ya know what? I am enjoying the hell out of it. Go ahead and shut
me down, Mr. Gil... Be a poop if ya wants. If I hadn't of used all
of my oil on them there tellytype masheens, I'd soak the wheels of my
walker and amble on down to Arizony and whack yez on yer gourd with
my bamboo cane!!!
Young upstarts...geez.....
73,
George - W7TTY
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