You should look for an Advent 201 which is a stereo version of that exact deck. Advent used that transport because it was so bulletproof and US made. It was the first deck to have Dolby noise reduction and Chrome tape compatibility. Neal/Ferrograph of Great Britain also used that transport with Dolby and Chrome and was one of the first to have adjustable bias which could be monitored through the VU meter.
My school had one of these. I was a ten year old geek and absolutely blown away by this device which could advance the Kodak Carousel slide projectors all by itself while also playing the narration. Still looks like sorcery even today, 30 years later lol.
At 2:51, the song is "Upside Down" by Diana Ross. I have that song on a 45. I'm really sure that UMG wouldn't snatch its copyright material, because it's turned down due to a poor low quality camera.
@BrooklynMouseReturns In addition to that, there was a song by Fleetwood Mac, but it is a WMG record, but YouTube is very lucky to avoid the madness, because of copyright issues from the evil WMG.
Have one of these too and the slide projector synch works by putting an inaudible tone that changes the slide. Basically you run your patch cable between the two, and speak into the mic with record on. Then when you push the visual advance button on the cassette player it puts the code signal onto the tape. When finished just pop in your tape, slap your carousel of slides which corresponds with the tape presentation, press play and kick back and enjoy your automated slide show. Love Wollensak!
Just a bigger design, bigger speaker, bigger layout and easy to use. The whole inside's packed with mechanics and ciruitry, motor, etc. Barely any free space in there.
Love the tape "Strengthening your immune system" does it really work? I guess recording over it with Diana Ross won't help much :D I love those Mono tape decks, then have a much more higher quality sound due to the head recording on more of the tape, because there is no left and right separation and more width to record on its much crisper and less prone to azimuth problems and muffled audio. Love the Wollensack!! 5 out of 5, I'd be proud to own one of those machines.
Wollensak was actually an American company as far as I know. This and a reel-to-reel by Wollensak I have are US-made. I do have a Wollensak cassette recorder made in Holland, but it is actually a Philips with the Wollensak name on it.
That is a great video of an awesome machine. I love the recording and playback of the slide/tape control. Do you have any further information about where on the tape the trigger signals are stored and what type of signals they are?
now the buzzing noise on internal speaker i had that problem with my 1967 magnavox record player. i'm sure you noticed it in that vid, but i finally replace the 8" woofer with a pair of 1970 fisher woofers and they sound awesome and a lots of bass too. i might have to replace the 5" tweeters because the sound quality is not crisp enough. the other vids you see with that player sharing music is with the fisher woofers.
I'm guessing that the cassette tapes used inconjunction with slide projectors had a 'cue tone' on them that advanced the slide on the projector - would that be correct? If so, will it record an extra track on the cassette that placed the cue on it Ricky?
I am old enough to have used those tanks myself when I was in high school and college in the 80's. School equipment brings nostalgic memories, like the blue Califone record players of grade school, and the Singer 16mm projectors of high school. Those projectors were terrific, and easy to use!
You should look for an Advent 201 which is a stereo version of that exact deck. Advent used that transport because it was so bulletproof and US made. It was the first deck to have Dolby noise reduction and Chrome tape compatibility. Neal/Ferrograph of Great Britain also used that transport with Dolby and Chrome and was one of the first to have adjustable bias which could be monitored through the VU meter.
thatmuse76 1 year ago
did you get this deck fixed ok these are great decks
force311999 1 year ago
@force311999 Yes.
CassetteMaster 1 year ago
My school had one of these. I was a ten year old geek and absolutely blown away by this device which could advance the Kodak Carousel slide projectors all by itself while also playing the narration. Still looks like sorcery even today, 30 years later lol.
majorfubar69 1 year ago
At 2:51, the song is "Upside Down" by Diana Ross. I have that song on a 45. I'm really sure that UMG wouldn't snatch its copyright material, because it's turned down due to a poor low quality camera.
BrooklynMouseReturns 1 year ago
@BrooklynMouseReturns In addition to that, there was a song by Fleetwood Mac, but it is a WMG record, but YouTube is very lucky to avoid the madness, because of copyright issues from the evil WMG.
BrooklynMouseReturns 1 year ago
Being an old AV freak, Wollensak was developed my 3M in Minnesota. They are tanks. They focused on quality. It a keeper. Too bad it;s not 2 channel
Do you have any experience with the Bell &* Howell 16MM autoloads projectors?
Thunderchicken1997 1 year ago
@Thunderchicken1997 I do have one of those Bell & Howells.
CassetteMaster 1 year ago
Being an old AV freak, Wollensak was developed my 3M in Minnesota. They are tanks. They focused on quality. It a keeper. Too bad it;s not 2 channel
Thunderchicken1997 1 year ago
Have one of these too and the slide projector synch works by putting an inaudible tone that changes the slide. Basically you run your patch cable between the two, and speak into the mic with record on. Then when you push the visual advance button on the cassette player it puts the code signal onto the tape. When finished just pop in your tape, slap your carousel of slides which corresponds with the tape presentation, press play and kick back and enjoy your automated slide show. Love Wollensak!
paulj0557 1 year ago
That this is huge! Awesome video.
sinistermoon 2 years ago
that's kind of big for a cassette deck, why is it like that?
numanumaaddict 2 years ago
It was for school use back in the day for making slide presentations. It can't run off batteries, either. I guess a more "industrial" machine.
CassetteMaster 2 years ago
well, that still doesn't explain why it's so fuk'n big, haven't you ever wondered about it's size to?
numanumaaddict 2 years ago
Just a bigger design, bigger speaker, bigger layout and easy to use. The whole inside's packed with mechanics and ciruitry, motor, etc. Barely any free space in there.
CassetteMaster 2 years ago
Love the tape "Strengthening your immune system" does it really work? I guess recording over it with Diana Ross won't help much :D I love those Mono tape decks, then have a much more higher quality sound due to the head recording on more of the tape, because there is no left and right separation and more width to record on its much crisper and less prone to azimuth problems and muffled audio. Love the Wollensack!! 5 out of 5, I'd be proud to own one of those machines.
AnalogueJosh 2 years ago
cool. I had a model 3000 or it was really similar in the controls. my dad gave it to me when I was a kid and I missed it a lot.
sweetgyy 2 years ago
I thought a german make ? I had a tube reel to reel a long time ago
sweetgyy 2 years ago
Wollensak was actually an American company as far as I know. This and a reel-to-reel by Wollensak I have are US-made. I do have a Wollensak cassette recorder made in Holland, but it is actually a Philips with the Wollensak name on it.
CassetteMaster 2 years ago
Where was that unit made? Can you use it with batteries?
Lachlant1984 3 years ago
I believe it is made in the USA, and it has to plug in, it can't use batteries.
CassetteMaster 3 years ago
That is a great video of an awesome machine. I love the recording and playback of the slide/tape control. Do you have any further information about where on the tape the trigger signals are stored and what type of signals they are?
HD41117 3 years ago
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supagibble 3 years ago
wow...and built into a samsonite case!
musicom67 4 years ago
Wollensak was 3M's optical division, and they just about always made quality stuff, most notably camera lenses.
douro20 4 years ago
now the buzzing noise on internal speaker i had that problem with my 1967 magnavox record player. i'm sure you noticed it in that vid, but i finally replace the 8" woofer with a pair of 1970 fisher woofers and they sound awesome and a lots of bass too. i might have to replace the 5" tweeters because the sound quality is not crisp enough. the other vids you see with that player sharing music is with the fisher woofers.
damusician 4 years ago
lol that sounds to close to SWOLLEN SACK lol
when was this thing made in the 70s or 80s?
cmarlow330 4 years ago
1978
CassetteMaster 4 years ago
That was the one of the ancestors of the (legendary) Advent 201.
gli7utubeo 4 years ago
Terrific find!! That machine is in super condition. Very nice demo also.
AllAmericanFiveRadio 4 years ago
when you recorded the song off the radio did you plug the Realistic Radio's Headphone Jack to Wollensak tape recorder's "MIC" jack
chao772 4 years ago
It was on a line-level jack.
CassetteMaster 4 years ago
The song you recorded off the radio the song name is "Upside Down" by Diana Ross
chao772 4 years ago
Awesome machine. I wonder if they sold them here in the UK?
wisteela 4 years ago
I want That recorder!
chao772 4 years ago
NICE!
Extralounge 4 years ago
that recorder is tight i should get one like that
damusician 4 years ago
I'm guessing that the cassette tapes used inconjunction with slide projectors had a 'cue tone' on them that advanced the slide on the projector - would that be correct? If so, will it record an extra track on the cassette that placed the cue on it Ricky?
tubeie07 4 years ago
Yes. That's how it operates.
CassetteMaster 4 years ago
I am old enough to have used those tanks myself when I was in high school and college in the 80's. School equipment brings nostalgic memories, like the blue Califone record players of grade school, and the Singer 16mm projectors of high school. Those projectors were terrific, and easy to use!
aldiakaroofus 4 years ago
fantastic recorder!
ralfleenen 4 years ago
Are you saying the slide control is recorded on the other side?
EclipseWebJS 4 years ago
Yes.
CassetteMaster 4 years ago
Holy crap that thing is freaking huge!
SilentStorm5 4 years ago