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Leo Enticknap
Film God

Posts: 7474
From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 11-04-2002 06:16 AM

Eastman Kodak introduced a new formulation of cellulose triacetate for release prints in the autumn of 1948. An article which appears in the SMPE Journal around then explains how it improved on the durability and mechanical tolerances of previous generations of acetate stock (I can dig out the full reference if you'd like it), to the extent to which Kodak felt able to market it as a serious alternative to nitrate. Eastman Kodak ceased manufacturing nitrate base for release prints in February 1950. I guess the European manufacturers may have gone on a bit longer, and there are all sorts of urban legends about nitrate continuing in the Eastern Bloc well into the 1960s.

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Bernard Tonks
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 619
From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 11-04-2002 06:47 AM

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We had BTH projectors, with the driven sound head, can't recall the model no. I loved them everyone else hated them... bastards to set up until you get to know them then they were beautiful.

Ken,

That could have been the BTH D block soundhead and drive. The later model BTH was with the rotary magnetic drum soundhead (although called magnetic it was optical only, before stereo days.) I personally liked the combination of the BTH type KB picture head with the rotary magnetic soundhead. Never was a great lover of BTH sound, but they made some nice reliable racks, and could sound great with good acoustics!

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Ken McFall
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 615
From: Haringey, London.
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 11-04-2002 01:13 PM

Thanks for that Bernard... our's were the rotary magnetic sound head. Gave very good performance if you knew how to set them up.

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Pete Naples
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1565
From: Dunfermline, Scotland
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 11-04-2002 02:33 PM

Ken, I don't recall ever meeting Bob Brown, the Westrex man round these parts was more often than not, Ken Bush with the occasional George Coates thrown in for good measure.

What company did you work for in Peterhead? I've got some really old books someplace that talk about that cinema being part of the now defunct Caledonian Associated Cinemas empire. Last time I was in there the colour scheme would support that, flamingo pink and jobby brown! The CAC I started in was once those colours, and the few remaining ex-CAC's also bear those delightful shades in non public areas.

All this nostalgia, brings a tear to my eye! Ach it's ok, over the next two days I'm working in the Cameo and the Dominion, Edinburgh, you can't get any older or nostalgic than those two!

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