Minnesota Flats
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Back during the late 1940s-early 1950s, my parents had stacks of 78 and 45-RPM classical records they'd play on our single-speaker, Magnavox console (push-button, AM radio/changer that played 78, 45 and 33-1/3-RPM records). Check them stylish, brown Bakelite knobs, eh? In the top middle of the dial, partially obscured by reflection, is the green, illuminated tuning "eye" that glowed reassuringly whenever the unit was turned on. This console was our primary source of family entertainment before we got our first B&W TV (with "rabbit ears") in about 1954.
The "broadcast" band is AM. The other one is short wave, not FM.
Like so:
During the late '50s, my older brother got into building Heath kits. He started with a crystal radio and ended up building a "stereo hi-fi" with a separate amp for each channel.
There are many classical pieces whose main themes I can whistle note-for-note, though I don't know what they are called or who wrote them. Yet they stir deep, visceral memories of childhood.
The "broadcast" band is AM. The other one is short wave, not FM.
Like so:
During the late '50s, my older brother got into building Heath kits. He started with a crystal radio and ended up building a "stereo hi-fi" with a separate amp for each channel.
There are many classical pieces whose main themes I can whistle note-for-note, though I don't know what they are called or who wrote them. Yet they stir deep, visceral memories of childhood.
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